| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.79 |
| Liaison | Ian Johnson |
| Submission Date | May 26, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colorado College
OP-9: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.28 / 4.00 |
Michael
Brubaker Campus Operations & Plant Manger Facilities Services |
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Total energy consumption (all sources, transportation fuels excluded), performance year:
162,724.69
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 | 843 MMBtu |
| Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site | 135 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 | 159 MMBtu |
| Option 4: Purchased third-party certified RECs and similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a certified green power purchasing option) | 10,236 MMBtu |
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A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Colorado College introduced its first on-campus renewable electricity project in spring of 2008. Its 22-kilowatt array was the largest solar electric system in the Colorado Springs Utilities service area at the time of permitting. During 2011/2012, CC purchased panels for the Worner Center (63,000 kWh) and in 2012/2013 for KRCC (3,240 kWh) and the Children's Center (25,200 kWh). In 2014, CC installed new solar arrays on the El Pomar Sports Center (278,000 kWh/yr), the Cornerstone Arts Center (164,600 kWh/yr), the Spencer Center (18 kW array), Synergy House (4.3 kW array), and the Dean's house (10.7 kW array). In 2015, CC installed a new solar array at the Baca Campus (31 kW array).
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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
CC has a solar thermal array on the roof of the Worner Student Center.
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A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
CC owns 200 kW in the Bradley Community Solar Array as part of the Clean Energy Collective. Additionally, CC owns 250 kW of the Colorado Springs Solar Garden.
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A brief description of the RECs and/or similar renewable energy products:
The College purchased 2,000 mWh of wind energy from Colorado Springs Utilities with the associated RECs attached.
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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:
Source Option 1: Calculated from the Cornerstone, El Pomar, and Synergy PV arrays.
Source Option 3: Calculated from 2 months of the Clean Energy Collective Solar Array from April to the end of the year June 30.
Source Option 4: Calculated from CC wind share with CSU + REC's donated from CSU from the Sun Share solar array.
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