Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.42
Liaison Kate Witte
Submission Date May 25, 2017
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STARS v2.1

Keene State College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.03 / 4.00 Diana Duffy
Energy Coordinator
Physical Plant
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
343,137.96 MMBtu

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:
2,725.08 MMBtu

None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
22725.08 MMBTU reflects the combined electric generated by both KSCs PV array on TDS Center AND its back-pressure steam generator (co-generation) that operates during the heating season. KSC has a 20,000 square foot photovoltaic solar array on top of the TDS Center that generates power for that building. The PV array on this building was installed in 2013 has generated over 4500kW to date. It is one of the largest solar PV arrays in Cheshire County, NH. KSC also generates electricity from its back-pressure steam generator in the heat plant.

Option 2 

Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
0 MMBtu

None
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
KSC did not pursue any of these during the performance Year: Agricultural crops Agricultural waste Animal waste Landfill gas Untreated wood waste Other organic waste

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, performance year:
0 MMBtu

None
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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Option 4 

Total third-party certified RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a utility-provided certified green power option) purchased during the performance year:
0 MMBtu

A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
Percentage of total electricity use (0-100)
Biomass 3.80
Coal 3.30
Geothermal 0
Hydro 2.40
Natural gas 69.80
Nuclear 5.70
Solar photovoltaic 0
Wind 1.80
Other (please specify and explain below) 13.20

A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
We purchased electricity in the Performance year from TransCanada. It's generation mix includes municipal waste, wood, landfill gas and jet fuel. This info came from TransCanada's New Hampshire Disclosure Label.

Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100)
Biomass 0
Coal 0
Electricity 24
Fuel oil 76
Geothermal 0
Natural gas 0
Other (please specify and explain below) ---

A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.79

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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