| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.20 |
| Liaison | Lauren Poole |
| Submission Date | Dec. 10, 2021 |
Colorado School of Mines
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.01 / 4.00 |
Lauren
Poole Sustainability Coordinator EHS |
Total energy consumption, performance year:
Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
| 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) | 126,033 Kilowatt-hours | 430.02 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
Information about Xcel Energy's Certified Renewable Percentage program is provided in the section below.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
In 2020, two solar arrays were installed at Mines:
1) A 74 kW solar system on roof of new parking garage (Oct 2020-May 2021)
2) A 56 kW solar system on the roof of our new residence hall on Jackson Street (May 2020-May 2021)
Source: Solar Edge system production tracking software.
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| 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:
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
Unbundled renewable energy products (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for clean and renewable energy is available:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | 26 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | --- |
| Natural gas | 37 |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | 5 |
| Wind | 31 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 1 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Xcel Energy has a Certified Renewable Energy Percentage program for renewable energy mix from the electric grid. Certified Renewable Percentage allows Xcel customers to count the renewable energy portion of electricity delivered to them through the regular energy mix toward customer energy goals. It’s a benefit customers automatically receive and is not something they need to enroll in or subscribe to. Certified Renewable Percentage is the same for all Colorado customers. The Colorado percentage for 2020* is 31.9%. Xcel calculates this based on the total RECs retired (MWh) on behalf of customers, divided by total electricity used by customers from all sources (MWh). Energy generated from voluntary renewable programs - such as Windsource and Renewable*Connect - is deducted from these amounts. One megawatt-hour (MWh) equals 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh). Xcel provides a spreadsheet that allows customers to calculate their mix based on usage.
For more details, see https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/energy-portfolio/power-generation/certified-renewable-percentage
See also https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/energy-portfolio/power-generation (Colorado mix)
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:
In 2017, Mines renovated an old heating plant and started producing our own steam in April 2017 using 100% natural gas. We imported steam from Coors Brewery from Jan-April 2017 so there was some imported steam shown in baseline year but not the performance year. The data above is for the performance year.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We also host a Solar Challenge every year where we invite students to submit solar design projects for prizes. More details at: https://www.mines.edu/sustainability/minessolarchallenge/
he Energy Information Agency stated that Colorado’s electricity generation from renewable energy sources more than tripled between 2010 and 2020. In 2019, Colorado's governor proposed a plan for 100% of the state's electricity generation to come from renewable resources by 2040 See https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=CO
We also host a Solar Challenge every year where we invite students to submit solar design projects for prizes. More details at: https://www.mines.edu/sustainability/minessolarchallenge/
he Energy Information Agency stated that Colorado’s electricity generation from renewable energy sources more than tripled between 2010 and 2020. In 2019, Colorado's governor proposed a plan for 100% of the state's electricity generation to come from renewable resources by 2040 See https://www.eia.gov/state/analysis.php?sid=CO
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