Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 73.93
Liaison Jen Maxwell
Submission Date April 19, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Appalachian State University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.00 / 4.00 Jim Dees
Data and Assessment Specialist
Office of Sustailability
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
628,215.30 MMBtu

Option 1 

Total clean and renewable electricity generated on site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes:
449.70 MMBtu

None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Wind: The 100-kilowatt “Northwind 100” wind turbine Solar: yearly production data for 3 systems is included in the figure above 4.0 kW ground mounted system "mountain array" 1.7 kW pole mounted "biodiesel array" 5.4 kW roof mounted system "Legends PVEV Charging Station" 1.5 kW roof mounted "Kerr Scott array" 6.6 kW roof mounted "Library Traffic Circle array"

Option 2 

Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
212.10 MMBtu

None
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
All other accountable RE is from solar thermal Plemmons Student Union ST: 42 10'x4' FP collectors Varsity Gymnasium ST: 12 10'x4' FP collectors Reich College of Education ST: 4 8'x4' FP collectors Biofuels Research Facility ST: 4 8'x4' FP collectors Summit Residence Hall 72 panel pressutized glycol system Mountaineer Residence Hall 40 panel pressurized glycol system

Option 3 

Total clean and renewable electricity generated by off-site projects that the institution catalyzed and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes, performance year:
0 MMBtu

None
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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Option 4 

Total third-party certified RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a utility-provided certified green power option) purchased during the performance year:
0 MMBtu

A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
Option 4 is zero.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://sustain.appstate.edu/green-spotlight/2011/07/28/renewable-energy-systems

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
Percentage of total electricity use (0-100)
Biomass 0
Coal 30
Geothermal 0
Hydro 6
Natural gas 12
Nuclear 52
Solar photovoltaic 0.04
Wind 0.10
Other (please specify and explain below) ---

A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
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Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100)
Biomass 0
Coal 0
Electricity 7.70
Fuel oil 0.20
Geothermal 0.20
Natural gas 91.90
Other (please specify and explain below) ---

A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.11

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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