Case Western Reserve University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Stephanie
Corbett Director Energy & Sustainability |
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) | 334 Kilowatt-hours | 1.14 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:
The University has three rooftop solar arrays on campus buildings:
1. Adelbert Gym 60 kw
2. Tinkham Veale University Center 40 kw
3. MSASS 50 kw
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 | 0.60 |
| Coal | 60 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 0.60 |
| Natural gas | 9.30 |
| Nuclear | 25.70 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.50 |
| Wind | 2.40 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 1.40 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Other is a combination of oil and other fossil fuels.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 90 |
| Electricity | 0 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 10 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
As of Jan 2017 production of steam and chilled water is 100% natural gas for our buildings that are connected to the Medical Center Company power plant.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The university has the following additional renewable energy projects that are not being counted above because they were completed in partnership with our district non-profit utility that is currently keeping the renewable recs but is not selling or trading them:
- A solar research field - an engineering school project - electricity generated feeds a parking garage
- 1 MW of urban solar - district utility owned - is within one mile of campus
- Off-campus 1 MW wind turbine and one 250kW wind turbine that are tied to school of engineering research
The university has the following additional renewable energy projects that are not being counted above because they were completed in partnership with our district non-profit utility that is currently keeping the renewable recs but is not selling or trading them:
- A solar research field - an engineering school project - electricity generated feeds a parking garage
- 1 MW of urban solar - district utility owned - is within one mile of campus
- Off-campus 1 MW wind turbine and one 250kW wind turbine that are tied to school of engineering research
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