GHG Report for Alfred State College SUNY College of Technology
Submitted on May 15, 2011; last updated on September 15, 2011
Summary Statistics
Making fair comparisons between higher education institutions is always challenging due to the rich diversity of higher education. The unverified nature of the information in this database and unavailability of unbiased normalization metrics means such comparisons are even more difficult. Users should therefore approach direct institution to institution comparisons with caution and recognize that all comparisons between institutions are inherently biased.| Total | Per Full-Time Enrollment | Per 1000 Square Feet | % Offset | |
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| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2) | 15,850 metric tons of CO2e | 4.5 metric tons of CO2e | 9.7 metric tons of CO2e | 4% |
| Gross emissions (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) | 21,946 metric tons of CO2e | 6.2 metric tons of CO2e | 13.4 metric tons of CO2e | 3% |
| Net emissions | 21,385 metric tons of CO2e | 6.0 metric tons of CO2e | 13.1 metric tons of CO2e | N/A |
Emissions Inventory Methodology and Boundaries
| Start date of the 12-month period covered in this report | July 1, 2009 |
| Consolidation methodology used to determine organizational boundaries | Operational control approach |
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If any institution-owned, leased, or operated buildings or other holdings that should fall within the organizational boundaries are omitted, briefly explain why.
None are omitted. |
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| Emissions calculation tool used | Clean Air-Cool Planet |
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Please describe why this tool was selected.
Comparability with other institutions and ease of use. |
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Please describe the source(s) of the emissions coefficients used.
Clean Air Cool Planet, EPA, and others referenced in the attached Inventory Management Plan. |
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| Which version of IPCC's list of global warming potentials did you use? | Third Assessment Report |
| Who primarily conducted this emissions inventory? | Sustainability office staff |
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Please describe the process of conducting the inventory.
Utility records were retrieved from financial data. See the attached Inventory Management Plan for more details. |
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Please describe any emissions sources that were classified as de minimis and explain how a determination of the significance of these emissions was made.
Fuel oil and generator fuel—only used for emergency backup—no incidents recorded in the period reported. Propane—for barbeque grills outside of dining services / curricular activities. Veterinary Technology animals (e.g. dogs and cats)—population is transient. If the animals were off campus and the students needed to drive to practice, then the animal emissions would be the same, and the total GHG emissions would be greater. Students commuting between the two campuses were not included. ASC has a small study-abroad program that is partially covered under Scope 3. The omitted portion is estimated to be less than 1% of the total GHG inventory. Welding and chemistry lab emissions also were not included and are also estimated to be less than 1% of the total GHG inventory. |
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Please describe any data limitations related to this submission and any major assumptions made in response to these limitations.
See the attached Inventory Management Plan for details. |
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Emissions Data
Emissions from the following sources (in metric tons of CO2e)
| Scope 1 Emissions | |
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| Stationary Combustion | 7,002.7 metric tons of CO2e |
| Mobile Combustion | 570.4 metric tons of CO2e |
| Process Emissions | 403.2 metric tons of CO2e |
| Fugitive Emissions | 171.6 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 1 emissions | 8,147.9 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 2 Emissions | |
| Purchased Electricity | 7,702.4 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Heating | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Cooling | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Purchased Steam | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 2 emissions | 7,702.4 metric tons of CO2e |
| Scope 3 Emissions | |
| Commuting | 5,088.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Air Travel | 57.9 metric tons of CO2e |
| Solid Waste | 826.4 metric tons of CO2e |
| Paper Purchasing | 54.7 metric tons of CO2e |
| Other Reimbursed Travel | 68.2 metric tons of CO2e |
| Total Scope 3 emissions | 6,095.2 metric tons of CO2e |
| Biogenic Emissions | |
| Biogenic Emissions from Stationary Combustion | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Biogenic Emissions from Mobile Combustion | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
Mitigation Data
| Carbon Offsets | |
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| Carbon offsets purchased | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| Offset verification program(s) | No information provided |
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Description of offsets purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
No information provided |
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| Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) | |
| Total RECs purchased | 0 kWh |
| Percent of total electricity consumption mitigated through the purchase of RECs | 0.0 % |
| Emissions reductions due to the purchase of RECs | 0.0 metric tons of CO2e |
| REC verification program(s) | No information provided |
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Description of RECs purchased (including vendor, project source, etc.)
No information provided |
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| Sequestration and Carbon Storage | |
| Sequestration due to land owned by the institution | 559.0 metric tons of CO2e |
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Description of how sequestration was calculated
See the attached Inventory Management Plan for details. |
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| Carbon storage due to composting | 1.9 metric tons of CO2e |
Normalization and Contextual Data
| Building Space | |
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| Gross square feet of building space | 1,634,712.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of laboratory space | 195,800.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of health care space | 5,427.0 sq ft |
| Net assignable square feet of residential space | 413,823.0 sq ft |
| Population | |
| Total Student Enrollment (FTE) | 3539.0 |
| Residential Students | 2377 |
| Full-time Commuter Students | 808 |
| Part-time Commuter Students | 354 |
| Non-Credit Students | No information provided |
| Full-time Faculty | 159 |
| Part-time Faculty | 49 |
| Full-time Staff | 349 |
| Part-time Staff | 22 |
| Other Contextual Data | |
| Endowment Size | 3654110 |
| Heating Degree Days | 6105 |
| Cooling Degree Days | 586 |
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Please describe any circumstances specific to your institution that provide context for understanding your greenhouse gas emissions this year.
See Inventory Management Plan. |
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Supporting Documentation
| Completed inventory narrative | Download |
| Completed inventory calculator | Download |