| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.84 |
| Liaison | Stephanie Del Rosario |
| Submission Date | May 26, 2022 |
California State University, Fullerton
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.24 / 4.00 |
Michael
Lotito Associate Director of Plant Operations Physical Plant |
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) | 6,357,064 Kilowatt-hours | 21,690.30 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
SOLAR PV PROJECTS:
There have been three phases of solar construction.
Phase 1 is solar-owned by the campus and began in FY 15-16. Rooftop solar PV was installed on the roof of three campus buildings. Phase 1 solar PV is 1 MW.
Phase 2 was purchased through a PPA with SunPower in FY 16-17. Solar PV was installed on the top of two campus parking structures. Phase 2 solar PV is 3 MW. Total solar PV on campus is 4 MW.
Phase 3 is solar-owned by the campus and began in June 2020. Rooftop solar PV was installed on the roof campus parking structure. Phase 3 solar PV is 500 kw.
OTHER SOLAR POWER EXAMPLES:
-Six Bigbelly solar trash compactors are designed to reduce collection frequency and increase waste capacity.
-Two solar-powered trellises, called ConnecTables, are now available for students to plug in their cell phones and laptops free of charge.
-Installation of the 3,000 kWh battery at East Parking Structure #2 will reduce demand charges from Southern California Edison and bolster a future microgrid. $2.3M ($1.8M funded by the California Public Utilities Commission Self-Generation Incentive Program).
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| 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:
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:
N/A
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 | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Geothermal | 1 |
| Hydro | 1 |
| Natural gas | 72.50 |
| Nuclear | 1 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 17.50 |
| Wind | 2 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 5 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Per Southern California Edison (SCE) 2019 Power Content Label:
"Unspecified sources of power" means electricity from transactions that are not traceable to specific generation sources.
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:
Note though the original energy source is natural gas, much of the heating hot water is produced by the absorption chillers using waste heat from the natural gas turbine generator with some supplemental natural gas. For 2019, approximately 75% of the campus heating was provided using waste heat from the turbine.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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