Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 54.81
Liaison Jennifer McLaughlin
Submission Date May 26, 2023

STARS v2.2

South Dakota State University
OP-2: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.48 / 8.00 Jennifer McLaughlin
Sustainability Intern
Facilities and Services
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Gross Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from stationary combustion 20,167.44 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 21,618.22 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions from other sources 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported electricity 25,876.73 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 32,839.53 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Total 46,044.17 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 54,457.75 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Figures needed to determine net carbon sinks:
Performance year Baseline year
Third-party verified carbon offsets purchased 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Institution-catalyzed carbon offsets generated 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from on-site composting 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon storage from non-additional sequestration 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Carbon sold or transferred 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Net carbon sinks 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of the carbon sinks, including vendor, project source, verification program and contract timeframes (as applicable):
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Adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net GHG emissions 46,044.17 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 54,457.75 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or three-year periods):
Performance year Baseline year
Start date July 1, 2019 July 1, 2011
End date June 30, 2022 June 30, 2014

A brief description of when and why the GHG emissions baseline was adopted:
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Figures needed to determine “Weighted Campus Users”:
Performance year Baseline year
Number of students resident on-site 4,019 4,152
Number of employees resident on-site 18.33 11
Number of other individuals resident on-site 6.33 0
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment 9,904.67 10,265
Full-time equivalent of employees 1,746.33 1,868
Full-time equivalent of students enrolled exclusively in distance education 766.23 330
Weighted Campus Users 9,179.24 9,893

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user:
Performance year Baseline year
Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user 5.02 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent 5.50 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Percentage reduction in adjusted net Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions per weighted campus user from baseline:
8.88

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
4,122,911.67 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive building space, performance year:
Floor area
Laboratory space 346,100.67 Square feet
Healthcare space 0 Square feet
Other energy intensive space 96,231 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
4,911,344.00 Gross square feet

Adjusted net Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
0.01 MtCO2e per square foot

A brief description of the institution’s GHG emissions reduction initiatives:

SDSU has continued energy consumption reduction, has natural gas boilers (divested from coal in 2012), installs LEDs, installed a solar array on a building, and Facilities & Services has several electric carts.


Website URL where information about the institution's GHG emissions is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Baseline year data utilizes a 3-year average (FY12, FY13, & FY14).
The only exception to the 3-year average for the baseline was for the fuel consumption. This data was just for FY14, as it was all that was available.

Performance year data utilizes a 3-year average (FY20, FY21, and FY22). A three year average was used for the weighted campus user statistics, which is why this number is different than PRE 5. A three year average was also used for the building space statistics. While the healthcare and energy intensive space floor areas stayed the same, the lab floor area changed over the three years which is why this number and the gross floor area are different from PRE 4.


Baseline year data utilizes a 3-year average (FY12, FY13, & FY14).
The only exception to the 3-year average for the baseline was for the fuel consumption. This data was just for FY14, as it was all that was available.

Performance year data utilizes a 3-year average (FY20, FY21, and FY22). A three year average was used for the weighted campus user statistics, which is why this number is different than PRE 5. A three year average was also used for the building space statistics. While the healthcare and energy intensive space floor areas stayed the same, the lab floor area changed over the three years which is why this number and the gross floor area are different from PRE 4.

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