| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.32 |
| Liaison | Ian Johnson |
| Submission Date | June 3, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Colorado College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.08 / 4.00 |
Michael
Brubaker Campus Operations & Plant Manger Facilities Services |
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
230,410.87
MMBtu
Option 1
2,402.91
MMBtu
None
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).
Option 2
716.38
MMBtu
None
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.
CC also has a geothermal heating system under Armstrong Quad.
Option 3
1,721.57
MMBtu
None
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.
Option 4
0
MMBtu
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
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Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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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 | --- |
| Coal | 42.64 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | 9.19 |
| Natural gas | 44.39 |
| Nuclear | 0 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.50 |
| Wind | 0.42 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 2.85 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
2.85% of CC's electricity is sourced from what Colorado Springs Utilities refers to as "mixed market". It is a make up of the company's day-to-day purchases of resources intended to balance its electric system. It does not consist of wind, hydro or solar but does include natural gas purchases and electric purchases from neighboring suppliers to provide daily balance.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | 0.01 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 99.99 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
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:
2.10
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 and Sunshare Array
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