Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.52
Liaison Alan Burr
Submission Date March 5, 2020

STARS v2.2

University of Wisconsin-Platteville
OP-1: Emissions Inventory and Disclosure

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.46 / 3.00 Amy Seeboth-Wilson
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Management
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Part 1. Greenhouse gas emissions inventory

Has the institution conducted a GHG emissions inventory within the previous three years that includes all Scope 1 and 2 emissions? :
Yes

A copy of the most recent GHG emissions inventory:
A brief description of the methodology and/or tool used to complete the GHG emissions inventory:
A student collected data from relevant information keepers across campus and entered into the used basic level SIMAP (Sustainability Indicator Management & Analysis Platform). https://unhsimap.org

All communication was kept on our shared drive: S:\WGroups\Sustainability\B. Data and Reporting\Campus Reporting\Greenhouse Gas Reporting\2019

Has the GHG emissions inventory been validated internally by personnel who are independent of the GHG accounting and reporting process and/or verified by an independent, external third party?:
Yes

A brief description of the GHG inventory verification process:
A student compiled all of the Scope 1 & 2 data and entered it into the SIMAP Tracking System. Two staff personnel then independently reviewed all the data sources, raw data calculations, and data entry to assure that our numbers are accurate.

Documentation to support the GHG inventory verification process:
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Scope 1 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
Weight in MTCO2e
Stationary combustion 14,868.14 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources (mobile combustion, process emissions, fugitive emissions) 436.25 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 1 GHG emissions, performance year:
15,304.39 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 2 GHG emissions
Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year (market-based):
Weight in MTCO2e
Imported electricity 12,583.74 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Imported thermal energy 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total gross Scope 2 GHG emissions, performance year:
12,583.74 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

GHG emissions from biomass combustion
Gross GHG emissions from biogenic sources, performance year:
0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Scope 3 GHG emissions
Does the GHG emissions inventory include Scope 3 emissions from the following sources?:
Yes or No Weight in MTCO2e
Business travel --- 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Commuting Yes 5,748.74 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Purchased goods and services Yes 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Capital goods --- 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Fuel- and energy-related activities not included in Scope 1 or Scope 2 --- 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Waste generated in operations Yes 0 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Other sources Yes 591.57 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

Total Scope 3 GHG emissions, performance year:
6,340.31 Metric tons of CO2 equivalent

A brief description of how the institution accounted for its Scope 3 emissions:
We tracked commuter, paper purchasing, solid waste (landfill), and wastewater on our 2018-19 greenhouse gas reporting. "Other Sources" is our transmission and distribution losses.

https://campus.uwplatt.edu/sustainability/dashboard

Part 2. Air pollutant emissions inventory

Has the institution completed an inventory within the previous three years to quantify its air pollutant emissions?:
Yes

Annual weight of emissions for::
Weight of Emissions
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) 18.01 Tons
Sulfur oxides (SOx) 35.97 Tons
Carbon monoxide (CO) 14.74 Tons
Particulate matter (PM) 22.57 Tons
Ozone (O3) 0 Tons
Lead (Pb) ---
Hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) ---
Ozone-depleting compounds (ODCs) ---
Other standard categories of air emissions identified in permits and/or regulations ---

Do the air pollutant emissions figures provided include the following sources?:
Yes or No
Major stationary sources Yes
Area sources No
Mobile sources No
Commuting No
Off-site electricity production No

None
A brief description of the methodology(ies) the institution used to complete its air emissions inventory:
Reporting requirements for our Heating Plant requires fuel consumption numbers to be submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to generate a Quarterly Fuel Sampling Analysis Report. This report includes the following variables: Coal (tons/month), Ash (%), Sulfur (%), Heat (Btu/lb), SO2 (lbs/mmBtu), Fuel Oil (gallons), and Fuel Oil Sulfur (%). Source: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/AirEmissions/Historical.html

Optional Fields

Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from purchased electricity (location-based):
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Gross Scope 2 GHG emissions from imported thermal energy (location-based) :
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Website URL where information about the institution’s emissions inventories is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
S:\WGroups\Sustainability\B. Data and Reporting\Campus Reporting\AASHE STARS\2020 Report Stars v2.2\Data\7. Operations - Air&Climate\OP1-Emissions inventory

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