Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.39
Liaison Stephen Ellis
Submission Date July 24, 2013
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Boston University
SD-10: Energy Use by Type

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Sarah Healy
Sustainability Intern
FM&P
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The percentage of total electricity use from coal.:
3.16

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The percentage of total electricity use from wind.:
1

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The percentage of total electricity use from biomass.:
0

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The percentage of total electricity use from natural gas.:
42.39

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The percentage of total electricity use from solar PV.:
0.03

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The percentage of total electricity use from geothermal.:
0

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The percentage of total electricity use from nuclear.:
30.89

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The percentage of total electricity use from hydro.:
5.72

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The percentage of total electricity use from other.:
16.81

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Provide a brief description.:
The "other" category includes Diesel, Digester gas, biomass, fuel cell, jet, landfill gas, municipal solid waste, trash-to-energy, wood and oil.

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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from coal.:
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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from biomass.:
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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from electricity.:
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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from natural gas.:
80

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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from geothermal.:
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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from fuel oil.:
5

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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from other.:
15

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Provide a brief description.:
One of our buildings is powered by geothermal

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If cogeneration, please explain.:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Percentages of total electricity are out of Total Generation rather than out of Net Energy for Load (NEL).

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