| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.21 |
| Liaison | Jeremy King |
| Submission Date | Sept. 19, 2022 |
Denison University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.43 / 4.00 |
Jeremy
King Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of the President |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
188,318.68
MMBtu
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) | 183,000 Kilowatt-hours | 624.40 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
N/A
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
The University has 10 solar arrays on site including a large 2.33MW solar array owned and operated by a 3rd party. The eight campus arrays that are not part of the 3rd party PPA agreement are all registered with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and through PJM-EIS which is an entity that helps track, manage and certify RECs for our grid region.
The large 2.33MW array is part of a PPA agreement whereby for the first 8 years, the solar SRECs from this array are swapped with other Green-E CERTIFIED RECs at a 2:1 ratio, meaning we get double the RECs. For reporting purposes, these swapped RECs we get will not be reported in this section, but rather below, in the unbundled RECs section.
The large 2.33MW array is part of a PPA agreement whereby for the first 8 years, the solar SRECs from this array are swapped with other Green-E CERTIFIED RECs at a 2:1 ratio, meaning we get double the RECs. For reporting purposes, these swapped RECs we get will not be reported in this section, but rather below, in the unbundled RECs section.
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| 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:
N/A
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
N/A
Unbundled renewable energy products
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 5,714,000 Kilowatt-hours | 19,496.17 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
With the college's new 2.3 MW solar array. We employed a REC swap with the PPA provider and we get 2 RECs for every REC the array produces during the first 8 years. After that, the SRECs produced by the array stay with Denison.
For FY2021 - 5,714 RECs were acquired and retired on behalf of Denison University per the PPA agreement. These RECs were Green-e certified and retired in MRETS and WREGIS. They were a combination of solar RECs and hydro RECs.
For FY2021 - 5,714 RECs were acquired and retired on behalf of Denison University per the PPA agreement. These RECs were Green-e certified and retired in MRETS and WREGIS. They were a combination of solar RECs and hydro RECs.
Metrics used in scoring
20,120.56
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
10.68
Optional Fields
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 | 0.50 |
| Coal | 20.50 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 1.50 |
| Natural gas | 39 |
| Nuclear | 34.50 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.50 |
| Wind | 3 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0.50 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Oil - less than 0.5%
Geothermal - less than 0.5%
Geothermal - less than 0.5%
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | 1 |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | 1 |
| Natural gas | 98 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
https://www.aepohio.com/lib/docs/environment/2021AEPOhioAnnualForcast.pdf
https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/meet-our-partners?partner=denisonuniversity
https://www.epa.gov/greenpower/meet-our-partners?partner=denisonuniversity
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