| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 56.21 |
| Liaison | Jennifer McMillin |
| Submission Date | July 28, 2020 |
Cleveland State University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.84 / 4.00 |
Jennifer
McMillin Director of Sustainability Facilities l Architect l Safety l Technology |
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Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
472,641.73
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) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 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:
28kW solar PV system on South Garage (currently non-functional and awaiting repair)
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:
The CSU Administration Center utilizes geothermal heating, but specific utility data is not available.
Unbundled renewable energy products
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 29,041,548 Kilowatt-hours | 99,089.76 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
Each electricity supply contract has included an increasing proportion of renewable electricity (Green-e certified RECs).
• From 2014 to 2015, 15% of our electricity came from green power sources
• From 2016 to 2019, 30% of our electricity came from green power sources
• From May 2019, our three-year electricity supply contract includes 58% renewable power
• From 2014 to 2015, 15% of our electricity came from green power sources
• From 2016 to 2019, 30% of our electricity came from green power sources
• From May 2019, our three-year electricity supply contract includes 58% renewable power
Metrics used in scoring
99,089.76
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
20.97
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 | 0.60 |
| Coal | 44.40 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 0.90 |
| Natural gas | 21 |
| Nuclear | 28.30 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.10 |
| Wind | 3.60 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 1 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
The breakdown of electricity use by source outlined above is the regional grid mix taken directly from the U.S. eGRID subregion RFC West.
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-01/documents/egrid2018_summary_tables.pdf
Other = Oil (0.3%) and Other Fossil (0.07%)
https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-01/documents/egrid2018_summary_tables.pdf
Other = Oil (0.3%) and Other Fossil (0.07%)
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 100 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Steam and chilled water produced by Cleveland Thermal up until FY2014 was produced using coal fired boilers, with Residual Fuel Oil No. 6 used for peak loads. In FY2016, Cleveland Thermal transitioned to producing steam and chilled water using 100% natural gas.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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