Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 69.73 |
Liaison | Lindsey Lyons |
Submission Date | June 13, 2011 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Dickinson College
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.79 / 7.00 |
Kristen
Williams Financial Analyst Facilities Management |
Option 1: Total clean and renewable electricity generated on site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes :

Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
Option 3: Total 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 :
Option 4: Total RECs and other similar renewable energy products that the institution purchased during the performance year that are Green-e certified or meet the Green-e standard's technical requirements and are third party verified:
Option 5: Total electricity generated with co-generation technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
Total energy consumed during the performance year :
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
http://www.dickinson.edu/about/sustainability/content/Energy/
Solar panels are installed on three buildings on-campus, located at the library, an academic building, and at our Center for Sustainable Living. Additionally, most of the electricity needed for our farm operations is generated by grid-tie pv panels. For more information, please visit the website above.
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
The Dickinson College Biodiesel Project is a student-run initiative that uses waste vegetable oil from area restaurants to produce a clean-burning, energy-efficient fuel.
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year:
Entered into three year contract in fall 2009 to purchase18,000,000 recs annually , the amount required to offset 100% of annually electric consumption
A brief description of co-generation technologies deployed:
The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
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