| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.54 |
| Liaison | Tom Hartzell |
| Submission Date | Feb. 26, 2020 |
Calvin University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
Jack
Phillips Mechanical Director Physical Plant |
"---"
indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
255,902.20
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) | 11,660.50 Kilowatt-hours | 39.79 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:
The campus has 3 renewable electricity devices. There is a solar roof that generates a quantifiable amount of electricity. The other 2 devices, solar panels and wind turbine do not produce enough electricity to be quantified on this scale and are used for classroom teaching. Time period taken from July 9th, 2018 to July 6th, 2019.
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:
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A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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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:
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Metrics used in scoring
39.79
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.02
Optional Fields
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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 | --- |
| Coal | 22 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | 3 |
| Natural gas | 36 |
| Nuclear | 9 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 4 |
| Wind | 4 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 22 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
In the other category:
10% oil
0.2% Market purchases
12% Pumped Storage
This data comes from Consumers Energy, https://www.consumersenergy.com/community/sustainability/energy-mix
Wind, Solar and Hydro are individual estimates from a 11% share of the market. Estimates are based on previous report.
10% oil
0.2% Market purchases
12% Pumped Storage
This data comes from Consumers Energy, https://www.consumersenergy.com/community/sustainability/energy-mix
Wind, Solar and Hydro are individual estimates from a 11% share of the market. Estimates are based on previous report.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 100 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
See attached Excel sheet for solar power data / calculations. Information on solar panel power comes from Chuck Holwerda.
There are two dorm rooms metered by geothermal, they are unmetered so we have no data on them.
There are two dorm rooms metered by geothermal, they are unmetered so we have no data on them.
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