| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.40 |
| Liaison | Margaret Lo |
| Submission Date | June 12, 2023 |
Ball State University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.23 / 4.00 |
James
Lowe Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning and Management Facilities Planning & Managment |
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Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
652,184.40
MMBtu
Clean and renewable energy sources
Clean and renewable electricity
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 225,430 Kilowatt-hours | 769.17 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
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A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
Installed (631) 320 watt (200kW capacity) Eldora Solar Panels in new Health Professions Building
The dashboard:
http://kiosk.datareadings.com/HHPUMscu/overview
Installed a 16.2kW capacity Q-Cell solar panel array on the roof of a classroom addition to the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse.
The dashboard:
http://kiosk.datareadings.com/HHPUMscu/overview
Installed a 16.2kW capacity Q-Cell solar panel array on the roof of a classroom addition to the Rinard Orchid Greenhouse.
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 0 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water from certified/verified clean and renewable sources | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the clean and renewable stationary fuels:
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A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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Unbundled renewable energy products
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 11,000,000 Kilowatt-hours | 37,532 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
On 12/14/2022, BSU purchased Renewable Energy Ceriticate from Carbon Solutions Group. The REC is a Cleanbuild Green-e 'TierII' type, COD < 5 years.
Metrics used in scoring
38,301.17
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
5.87
Optional Fields
Sierra magazine requests the following information from U.S. institutions that wish to share data with that organization:
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | --- |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | --- |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | --- |
| Wind | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
The BSU electric power provider AEP/I&M recently announced that their power production for 2020 was 85% carbon-emission free. The evaluation that BSU needs to undertake is should we use our providers carbon footprint or continue to use SIMAP which accounts for multiple PJM providers who are not as carbon emission free.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 1 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 90 |
| Natural gas | 9 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The majority of the buildings on campus use the heating hot water produced by the central geothermal plants. A small percentage still rely on steam generated on site.
Ball State University participates in a carbon offset program managed by Second Nature’s Carbon Credit Purchasing Program and has projects registered through the voluntary carbon standard. For more information, please go to https://www.bsu.edu/academics/centersandinstitutes/cote/sustainability/carbon
Ball State University participates in a carbon offset program managed by Second Nature’s Carbon Credit Purchasing Program and has projects registered through the voluntary carbon standard. For more information, please go to https://www.bsu.edu/academics/centersandinstitutes/cote/sustainability/carbon
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