| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.46 |
| Liaison | Ciannat Howett |
| Submission Date | Oct. 9, 2024 |
Emory University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.03 / 4.00 |
Cyrus
Bhedwar Director Office of Sustainability Initiatives |
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) | 4,256,843 Kilowatt-hours | 14,524.35 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
Emory generated 4,256,843 kWh of onsite solar energy during the performance year, but we have not yet retired the RECs.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
The complete list of solar facilities within the STARS scope includes:
| Site | Rated Capacity (kW) | Avg Annual Production (kWH) |
| Waterhub | 6.7 | 7,300 |
| N Decatur Bldg | 71.6 | 97,200 |
| 1762 Clifton Ph 1 | 183.0 | 235,700 |
| 1762 Clifton Ph 2 | 97.8 | 109,500 |
| Peavine North | 876.0 | 1,060,000 |
| Peavine South | 592.0 | 719,500 |
| Fishburne PD | 547.0 | 689,000 |
| 1599 Clifton PD | 212.0 | 243,700 |
| Conference Center PD | 190.0 | 252,100 |
| Gambrell Law School bldg | 292.0 | 354,400 |
| 1599 Building Roof | 131.2 | 201,550 |
| HSRB 1 | 82.6 | 115,286 |
| Library Service Center | 340.0 | 390,800 |
| Waterhub | 6.7 (kW) |
| N Decatur Bldg | 71.6 |
| 1762 Clifton Ph 1 | 183.0 |
| 1762 Clifton Ph 2 | 97.8 |
| Peavine North | 876.0 |
| Peavine South | 592.0 |
| Fishburne PD | 547.0 |
| 1599 Clifton PD | 212.0 |
| Conference Center PD | 190.0 |
| Gambrell Law School bldg | 292.0 |
| 1599 Building Roof | 131.2 |
| HSRB 1 | 82.6 |
| Library Service Center | 340.0 |
In addition, Emory has six 70-watt solar panels outside of the Few and Evans Residence Halls, which are used to power a pump, which pumps water from an underground cistern into the waste water system for toilet flushing. The power generated is not measured, however. A smaller installation is located at our WaterHub.
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:
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 | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
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 | 4.50 |
| Coal | 13.30 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 2 |
| Natural gas | 47.30 |
| Nuclear | 26.90 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 5.50 |
| Wind | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Drawn from State Resource Mix (eGRID 2022)
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 0 |
| Fuel oil | 1.80 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 98.20 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
All data reported in this section are from September 2022-August 2023.
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