| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 81.45 |
| Liaison | Lindsey Lyons |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Dickinson College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.75 / 4.00 |
Neil
Leary Director Center for Sustainability Education |
Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
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:
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Grid-tied solar panels are installed at five locations on campus: Waidner-Sphal Library, Kaufman Hall, The Center for Sustainable Living, The Quarry trellis, and Britton Plaza. Additionally, most of the electricity needed for our farm operations is generated by grid-tied pv panels. Ground was broken in February 2018 on a 3 MW solar field that will generate an estimated 5.2 million kWh/year beginning in fall 2018. http://www.dickinson.edu/news/article/3036/?utm_source=dickinsontoday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dickinsontoday.
Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
The Dickinson College Farm produces biodiesel from waste vegetable oil.
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, performance year:
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
Total third-party certified RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a utility-provided certified green power option) purchased during the performance year:
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
Dickinson purchases Green-e Certified American Wind RECs from Green Mountain Energy equivalent to 100% of annual electricity purchases.
Value from CACP calculator S_Energy tab.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 1.30 |
| Coal | 23.30 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 1.20 |
| Natural gas | 30.70 |
| Nuclear | 40.50 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.20 |
| Wind | 1.30 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0.70 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Other is electricity generated with oil.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 5 |
| Fuel oil | 2 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 93 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Ground was broken in February 2018 on a 3 MW solar field that will generate an estimated 5.2 million kWh/year beginning in fall 2018. http://www.dickinson.edu/news/article/3036/?utm_source=dickinsontoday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dickinsontoday.
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