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Liaison Jenny Isler
Submission Date March 1, 2018
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Clark University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete Reporter Jenny Isler
Director of Sustainability
Physical Plant / Facilities
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
58,482.70 MMBtu

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:
0 MMBtu

None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
none

Option 2 

Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
0 MMBtu

None
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
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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, performance year:
0 MMBtu

None
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
Beginning in January 2014, Clark is actively supporting and benefitting from a local solar energy farm operated by Solar Flair Energy. Through a state and federally supported program to encourage the development of renewable energy production facilities, called Alternative Net Metering, Clark was able to secure a 20-year financial arrangement with this local, independent innovator. Alternative Net Metering operates through a system of utility credits: Clark's electrical bills from National Grid receive a discount adjusted for solar energy farm production. Indirectly, Clark is powered by the sun — up to 10% of our annual (non co-generator produced) electrical usage! Real-time analytics from the farms are here and here.

Option 4 

Total third-party certified RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a utility-provided certified green power option) purchased during the performance year:
0 MMBtu

A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
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Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
http://www.clarku.edu/offices/campussustainability/sustainable-clark/energy-climate.cfm#2013

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
Percentage of total electricity use (0-100)
Biomass 0.72
Coal 1.63
Geothermal 0
Hydro 6.24
Natural gas 75
Nuclear 9.69
Solar photovoltaic 1.22
Wind 1.60
Other (please specify and explain below) 0

A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
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Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100)
Biomass 0
Coal 0
Electricity 0
Fuel oil 1.60
Geothermal 0
Natural gas 98.40
Other (please specify and explain below) 0

A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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