| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.77 |
| Liaison | Susan Kaspari |
| Submission Date | July 16, 2022 |
Central Washington University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
Jeremiah
Eilers Environmental Systems Specialist Faciliteis Management |
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) | 10,814 Kilowatt-hours | 36.90 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
None. Our Electricity is a mixture of 83.16% Hydro, 11.45% Nuclear and 5.39% Unspecified but these are reported from the utility provider and are not certified numbers.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
Solar photovoltaic. Just replaced a Science Building and included an 83KW System.
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:
None.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
None.
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:
None.
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 | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 83.16 |
| Natural gas | 0.84 |
| Nuclear | 11.45 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 5.39 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Breakdown from utility company states the above sources. See attached File.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 9 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 91 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
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:
Most natural gas is used to produce steam at Central Heating and Cooling Plant for Heating Water and Domestic Hot Water.
83.16% of Ellensburg's electricity comes from hydroelectricity, but this is based on the grid mix and is not certified.
Most natural gas is used to produce steam at Central Heating and Cooling Plant for Heating Water and Domestic Hot Water.
83.16% of Ellensburg's electricity comes from hydroelectricity, but this is based on the grid mix and is not certified.
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