Bates College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.70 / 4.00 |
Tom
Twist Sustainability Manager Facilities |
Total energy consumption, performance year:
Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
| 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) | 7,753 Kilowatt-hours | 26.45 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
We buy RECs to account for 100% of our purchased electricity through Constellation Energy - primarily wind power from the midwest.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
We have a small 6 kW array, put up by our students, on one of our satellite research buildings, and a 5 MegaWatt array which will be online this fall.
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 19,997 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:
We are currently burning roughly 19,997 MMBTUs of renewable fuel oil in our central steam plant, which is LR100 - waste vegetable oil.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
We do not import steam or hot water.
Unbundled renewable energy products (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 13,688,907 Kilowatt-hours | 46,706.55 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
We purchase RECs for our entire electrical supply from Constellation Energy, 100% wind.
Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for clean and renewable energy is available:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | 0 |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | --- |
| Wind | 100 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
We buy RECs for all of our power through Constellation New Energy, our power supplier.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 18 |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | 8 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 74 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
We have converted our central steam plant to run on LR100 - which is a waste vegetable oil product.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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