| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.81 |
| Liaison | Kathleen Crawford |
| Submission Date | July 28, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Florida Gulf Coast University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.21 / 4.00 |
Katie
Leone Sustainability Coordinator Environmental Health & Safety |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
178,818
MMBtu
Option 1
9,525
MMBtu
None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Florida Gulf Coast University has a two-megawatt solar photovoltaic array. The University's total reliance on Florida Power & Light Co. is reduced by 18 percent (for the academic buildings, not housing), thanks to the power generated by solar field.
Option 2
0
MMBtu
None
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
N/A
Option 3
0
MMBtu
None
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
N/A
Option 4
0
MMBtu
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
N/A
Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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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 |
| Coal | 3.40 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 0 |
| Natural gas | 68.30 |
| Nuclear | 22.30 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.20 |
| Wind | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 5.80 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
2 megawatts of electricity is generated from FGCU's 15-acre solar field.
All other power is purchased from Florida Power & Light. Purchased electricity from FP&L is shown above by source. Please see https://www.fpl.com/news/2016/energy-notes-0916.pdf. Other includes electricity purchased by FP&L as well as distillate oil.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 100 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
FGCU is in a subtropical climate where heating buildings is not a significant issue. Heat may come on for a brief time (1-3 hours) on rare winter mornings but never runs for an entire day.
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
5.33
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Please see Florida Power & Light information available at https://www.fpl.com/news/2016/energy-notes-0916.pdf
This does not include data from the solar powered water heating systems in FGCU's residence halls. The power generated by these panels is not metered or assessed at this time.
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