| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.28 |
| Liaison | Michelle Seppala Gibbs |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2023 |
Hope College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
Michelle
Gibbs Director Office of Sustainability |
Total energy consumption, performance year:
Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
| 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) | 355 Kilowatt-hours | 1.21 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
Historically, but outside of thie reporting period, Hope College purchased 180,000kWh for two years totaling 360,000kWh as part of a LEED project.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
Currently Hope does not have any significant renewable energy generated on-site but this is something we are actively pursuing. We do have a small solar panel system that was deisgned by Intro to Engineering students. Since coming online the system has generated 886 kWh (April 2021-December 2022).
2021 355 kWh
2022 531 kwh
https://blogs.hope.edu/sustainability-institute/community-knowledge/student-led-solar-project-powers-grounds-equipment-at-hope/
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| 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 (report kWh):
| 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:
Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for clean and renewable energy is available:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 23.99 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 0 |
| Natural gas | 51.44 |
| Nuclear | 0 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.82 |
| Wind | 9.02 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 14.73 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
REPORTING YEAR FOR ENERGY 2021 - During calendar year 2021 the HBPW obtained its energy from the following sources: Coal 23.99%; Natural Gas 51.44%; Renewables 15.39% (9.02% Wind, 0.82% Solar, and 5.55% Landfill Gas); and Market (various) 9.18%.
During calendar year 2022 the HBPW obtained its energy from the following sources: Coal 23.12%; Natural Gas 50.724%; Renewables 16.04% (9.67% Wind, 1.21% Solar, and 5.16% Landfill Gas); and Market (various) 10.13%.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 100 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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