| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 79.37 |
| Liaison | Jillian Leach |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
California State University, Chico
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.05 / 4.00 |
Gregory
Wiggins Climate & Energy Analyst Facilities Management & Services |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
181,452.77
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) | 709,834 Kilowatt-hours | 2,421.95 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
CSU Chico has a total of two PPA Solar sites located on Acker Gymnasium and Yolo Hall. The two sites generate the majority of renewable electricity for CSU Chico totaling 325 kW.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
CSU Chico has a total of four sites with solar PV's. Two roof tops have a total of 325kW, parking structure 2 has 78.4kW, and the new arts and humanities building has 36 kW for a total of 439.4 kW.
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:
None
Metrics used in scoring
2,421.95
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
1.33
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 | 2.45 |
| Coal | 2.74 |
| Geothermal | 4.89 |
| Hydro | 13.60 |
| Natural gas | 37.06 |
| Nuclear | 9.33 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 13.23 |
| Wind | 11.13 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 5.56 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Information gathered from California electric generation website: https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/california-electricity-data/2020-total-system-electric-generation
Beginning in 2010, transactions not specifically traceable to
specific generation sources are designated as “unspecified” in
accordance with Public Utilities Code Section 398.2 (d).
Beginning in 2010, transactions not specifically traceable to
specific generation sources are designated as “unspecified” in
accordance with Public Utilities Code Section 398.2 (d).
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 | 0 |
| Natural gas | 99 |
| 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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/california-electricity-data/2020-total-system-electric-generation
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