| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 64.62 |
| Liaison | Sarah Fortner |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
Carleton College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.80 / 4.00 |
Martha
Larson Manager of Campus Energy and Sustainbility Facilities |
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) | 3,516,855 Kilowatt-hours | 11,999.51 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:
Carleton's second wind turbine, a General Electric XLE 1.6 MW turbine, was installed in the Fall of 2011 and provides electricity directly to Carleton's electric grid. Carleton also has a 9 kW solar PV array which produces an annual average of 10 MWh per year.
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:
Carleton has a solar panel array on its Cassat-James residence Hall which provides solar thermal heating for domestic hot water. We do not currently have the ability to measure cumulative btu production.
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 | 4,500,000 Kilowatt-hours | 15,354 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
In 2017, Carleton began purchasing RECs through our utility provider, through their Renewable Connect Program. We purchase RECs to recognize the power and RECs we sell to the public utility for production from from our first wind turbine.
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 | 15 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 0 |
| Natural gas | 16 |
| Nuclear | 24 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 2 |
| Wind | 36 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 7 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Carleton purchases most of its electricity from the public utility (Xcel Energy). The power generation information on their website does not include any detail on what is in included in "other renewables"
https://mn.my.xcelenergy.com/s/energy-portfolio/power-generation
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 100 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The performance year is considered to be fiscal year 2021.
The performance year is considered to be fiscal year 2021.
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