| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.28 |
| Liaison | Yumiko Jakobcic |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
Grand Valley State University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
Yumiko
Jakobcic Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability Practices |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
553,474.52
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) | 500 Kilowatt-hours | 1.71 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
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A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
There are photovoltaic panels on the roof of the Muskegon Innovation Hub, on the Kennedy Engineering Building, and on the Kelly Family Sports Center. Additionally, there is a solar garden on GVSU's campus in partnership with Consumers Energy; GVSU subscribes to or 1/6th of the solar garden.
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:
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A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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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:
We have purchased Green-e RECs for green power to add LEED points for new building construction seeking certification, but don't have any this reporting period.
Metrics used in scoring
1.71
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.00
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 | 0.28 |
| Coal | 31.38 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 1.37 |
| Natural gas | 29.31 |
| Nuclear | 21.47 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.07 |
| Wind | 13.91 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 2.21 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Fuel oil, pumped storage, solid waste, wood, and biofuel
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 0.48 |
| Fuel oil | 0.38 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 99.14 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
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:
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