| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.39 |
| Liaison | Stephanie MacPhee |
| Submission Date | Feb. 5, 2025 |
Dalhousie University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.18 / 4.00 |
Stephanie
MacPhee Executive Director Office of Sustainability |
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
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) | 167,806 Kilowatt-hours | 572.55 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
None to date. In our biomass co-gen system we create electricity for the grid that is not counted here.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
We have on our campuses: 1 kw pole mounted system at the agricultural campus, 11.4 kw system wall mounted at the SUB, 4.16 kw roof ballast mounted at the Weldon Law Bld, 4.2 kw system ground mounted at Sexton campus, 19.5 kW pv as part of a pv/air duct system at the Computer science bld,150 kW DC/ 125 kW AC PV at the Innovation and design buildings and 95.5 kw system PV on new additional roof of Arts Centre Expansion.
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 43,557 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:
We use waste residue biomass for the District Energy System at the Agriculture Campus.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
Unbundled renewable energy products
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 75,000 Kilowatt-hours | 255.90 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
Power purchase agreement
Metrics used in scoring
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Optional Fields
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| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 2 |
| Coal | 30 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 10 |
| Natural gas | 19 |
| Nuclear | 0 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 15 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 24 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Other includes 5% imports, 1% other renewable energy and 18% renewable energy inports.
These % are electriicty gernation by fuel type from Nova Scotia Power (Q2 2024) - Clean Energy| Nova Scotia Power.
Natural gas include oil.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 9.03 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 5.41 |
| Fuel oil | 1.46 |
| Geothermal | 0.25 |
| Natural gas | 83.40 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0.45 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Other = propane
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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