Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 55.01
Liaison Katie Koscielak
Submission Date May 8, 2013
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Cal Poly Humboldt
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.09 / 7.00 Silas Biggin
Energy Manager
Plant Operations
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Option 1: 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 :
0 MMBtu

Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
0 MMBtu

Option 3: 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 :
0 MMBtu

Option 4: Total RECs and other similar renewable energy products that the institution purchased during the performance year that are Green-e certified or meet the Green-e standard's technical requirements and are third party verified:
0 MMBtu

Option 5: Total electricity generated with cogeneration technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
6,634 MMBtu

Total energy consumed during the performance year :
135,986 MMBtu

A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :

10 kW solar PV installation on the Old Music building is a grid-tied system, feeding into the campus grid.


A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:

N/A


A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:

N/A


A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year, including contract timeframes:
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A brief description of cogeneration technologies deployed:

HSU has had a 750 kW natural gas reciprocating engine driven cogeneration plant on campus since 2005. Process heat is used to heat our building heating loop. This cogen was not in operation during the reporting year and is currently being repaired.
The housing department has a 350kW cogen that was in operation and produced 6634 MMBTU of electricity.


The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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