| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.41 |
| Liaison | Deborah Steinberg |
| Submission Date | Feb. 18, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Carnegie Mellon University
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.84 / 7.00 |
Martin
Altschul Director of Strategic Facilities Initiatives of FMCS Facilities Management Services |
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Option 1: Total clean and renewable electricity generated on site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes :
50
MMBtu
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Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
0
MMBtu
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Option 3: Total clean and renewable electricity generated by off-site projects that the institution catalyzed and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes :
0
MMBtu
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Option 4: Total RECs and other similar renewable energy products that the institution purchased during the performance year that are Green-e certified or meet the Green-e standard's technical requirements and are third party verified:
402,131
MMBtu
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Option 5: Total electricity generated with cogeneration technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
0
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Total energy consumed during the performance year :
833,403
MMBtu
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A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Carnegie Mellon University has three on-site renewable energy generating projects. There exists a 12 KW Photovoltaic system at 407 South Craig Street office building which is currently the largest solar installation within Pittsburgh.
The Solar Decathlon House at 5045 Margaret Morrison St. is operated with both Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal systems. Data and background information from both of these sites is available through our Green Practices web sites.
http://www.cmu.edu/greenpractices/links/index.html
The Architecture Department, Intelligent Workplace, located on the 4th Floor of Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall, is currently utilizing a solar thermal system to provide electricity and thermal energy under the premise of a research project.
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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
The Architecture Department's Intelligent Workplace, located on the 4th Floor of Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall is currently utilizing a bio-diesel generator to provide electricity and thermal energy under the premise of a research project.
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A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
Carnegie Mellon University does not currently operate any off-site renewable electricity generating devices.
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A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year, including contract timeframes:
Carnegie Mellon University has sought to increase its purhcase of RECs in the past decade. This goal had come to fruition in the last few years, having RECs supply 100% of the University's electricity needs in the fiscal year 2012.
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A brief description of cogeneration technologies deployed:
Carnegie Mellon University does not currently deploy any co-generation technologies.
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The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The provided data reflects the University's fiscal year 2012 energy consumption.
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