| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.14 |
| Liaison | Kylee Singh |
| Submission Date | July 10, 2023 |
California Polytechnic State University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.45 / 4.00 |
Edgar
Palacios Energy and Sustainability Analyst Facilities Management and Development |
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Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
335,856.71
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) | 11,065,182 Kilowatt-hours | 37,754.40 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
N/A
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
In April 2018, Cal Poly completed construction of the 4.5MW Goldtree Solar Farm. This farm provides 22% of the campus' annual electricity use from an on-campus solar pv system. This farm makes up 97-98% of the electricity generated on campus by solar.
The remaining 2-3% of solar is generated by four roof-mounted solar pv projects ranging in size from 2.4kW, 5kW, 135kW, and 475 kW. The 475kW array was energized in June 2022 (Covers 1 month) of the performance year, thus the % of solar generated by arrays outsides of the Goldtree solar farm will increase during the next STARS reporting period.
The remaining 2-3% of solar is generated by four roof-mounted solar pv projects ranging in size from 2.4kW, 5kW, 135kW, and 475 kW. The 475kW array was energized in June 2022 (Covers 1 month) of the performance year, thus the % of solar generated by arrays outsides of the Goldtree solar farm will increase during the next STARS reporting period.
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:
N/A
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
N/A
Unbundled renewable energy products
| 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:
N/A
Metrics used in scoring
37,754.40
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
11.24
Optional Fields
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| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 4.20 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Geothermal | 5.20 |
| Hydro | 5.80 |
| Natural gas | 8.90 |
| Nuclear | 27 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 39.30 |
| Wind | 25.70 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Percentage of "Other" is 0 % but the percentages above were pulled from the PG&E Utility Provider 2021 Power Content Label as our campus imports energy from PG&E
https://www.pge.com/pge_global/common/pdfs/your-account/your-bill/understand-your-bill/bill-inserts/2022/1022-Power-Content-Label.pdf
https://www.pge.com/pge_global/common/pdfs/your-account/your-bill/understand-your-bill/bill-inserts/2022/1022-Power-Content-Label.pdf
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 0 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 100 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Percentage of "Other" is 0 % but the percentages above is solely based on the fact that most of the Energy used for heating buildings comes from the HHW Central Plant that uses natural gas as its input/fuel source.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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