| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.65 |
| Liaison | Maddie LoDico |
| Submission Date | Dec. 12, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colby College
OP-9: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.27 / 4.00 |
Kevin
Bright Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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Total energy consumption (all sources, transportation fuels excluded), performance year:
223,281.04
MMBtu
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Clean and renewable energy from the following sources::
| Performance Year | |
| Option 1: Clean and renewable electricity generated on-site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes | 3,492 MMBtu |
| Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site | 130,941 MMBtu |
| Option 3: 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 | 0 MMBtu |
| Option 4: Purchased third-party certified RECs and similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a certified green power purchasing option) | 48,054 MMBtu |
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A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Colby installed a co-generation turbine in 1999, producing about 10 percent of Colby’s electrical demand as a by-product of generating heat and hot water for the campus.
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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
The biomass plant replaces approximately 1 million gallons of heating fuel with about 22 thousand tons of locally sourced wood chips and forest waste annually. The plant produces steam used for heat, hot water, cooking, and cogeneration of electricity.
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A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
N/A
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A brief description of the RECs and/or similar renewable energy products:
The College purchases Green-E Renewable Energy Credits that are 100% wind for all campus electricity needs.
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The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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