| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.67 |
| Liaison | Holly Andersen |
| Submission Date | Jan. 26, 2021 |
Bennington College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.42 / 4.00 |
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) | 2,000,100 Kilowatt-hours | 6,824.34 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
We have a power purchasing agreement with Solar Sense. We are the off taker of three solar plants in Northern Vermont.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
We have none on campus.
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 35,914 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:
Our biomass plant burns somewhere between 3-5 tons of wood chips annually. They are all locally sourced bole chips and run the steam system on campus. It is a low pressure steam system-- up to 6 pounds.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
We use locally source wood chips and have an electric power purchasing agreement.
Unbundled renewable energy products (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
We do not have any of these.
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 | 35 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Geothermal | 10 |
| Hydro | 0 |
| Natural gas | 0 |
| Nuclear | 0 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Other than Green Mountain Power and Solar Sense, we have no other sources of electricity.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 75 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 0 |
| Fuel oil | 20 |
| Geothermal | 5 |
| Natural gas | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
N/A
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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