Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 70.85
Liaison Laura Young
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2019
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Michigan State University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.01 / 4.00 Bill Lakos
Engineer/Architect III
IPF Energy and Environment
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
7,008,682 MMBtu

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:
25,733.68 MMBtu

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

"The Agriculture Livestock Pavilion has a 10 KW photo-voltaic array (https://www.msu.edu/unit/pavilion/solar.htm).

MSU's Surplus and Recycling Center has a 40 KW photo-voltaic array (http://www.recycle.msu.edu/LEED.html and http://news.msu.edu/story/8634/). There are also solar-powered lights at the recycle center drop off area - http://www.recycle.msu.edu/tours/LEED/7.html.
An anaerobic digester was brought online in 2013. The digester uses organic waste from farms and dining halls to generate 2800 MWHR each year.
http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2013/new-msu-anaerobic-digester-to-supply-power-for-south-campus-buildings/ Solar Carport Array - MSU's solar carport array is constructed on five of the university's largest commuter parking lots and covers 5,000 parking spaces. The solar carports are designed to deliver a peak power of 10.5 Megawatts and an annual energy of 15 million kilowatt-hours. Created through a PPA, the project provides a renewable power production and energy consumption reduction showcase on campus, where the university's students can study solar photo-voltaic and inverted technology, as well as their integration into the micro-grid. The judges called the project audacious and impressive, with innovative finance and execution. It results in approximately $10 million savings in electricity costs for MSU integrated over the 25-year duration of the power purchase agreement contract. "


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

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

Small geothermal array is located at the Bott Building.


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

A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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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:
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 0.06
Coal 4.48
Geothermal 0
Hydro 2.12
Natural gas 85.99
Nuclear 1.59
Solar photovoltaic 2.16
Wind 1.83
Other (please specify and explain below) 1.77

A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
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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 0.02
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:
0.37

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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