| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.90 |
| Liaison | Deborah Steinberg |
| Submission Date | Dec. 6, 2021 |
Carnegie Mellon University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.86 / 4.00 |
Martin
Altschul Director of Strategic Facilities Initiatives of FMCS Facilities Management Services |
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Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
793,712.74
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) | 5,845.92 Kilowatt-hours | 19.95 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
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A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
CMU has one on-site renewable energy generating system, a 12 KW Photovoltaic system is installed at 407 South Craig Street office building.
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 | 108,372,034 Kilowatt-hours | 369,765.38 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
Since 2011, Carnegie Mellon University has purchased RECs in an amount equal to at least 100% of the University's electricity needs.
Metrics used in scoring
369,785.33
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
46.59
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 | 0 |
| Coal | 15.73 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 1.18 |
| Natural gas | 52.43 |
| Nuclear | 29.04 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 1.63 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Other includes petroleum fired and non hydroelectric renewables.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 8 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 92 |
| 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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Electricity use, by source from EIA US Energy Information Administration: Pennsylvania Net Electricity Generation by Source Aug. 2021.
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