| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.90 |
| Liaison | Jack Byrne |
| Submission Date | Jan. 31, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Middlebury College
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.50 / 7.00 |
Jack
Byrne Director of Sustainability Integration Environmental Affair |
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 :
Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
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 :
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:
Option 5: Total electricity generated with co-generation technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
Total energy consumed during the performance year :
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
On-site renewable electricity generating devices include one wind turbine, solar panels on several buildings, and electricity co-generated from our biomass gasification facility.
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
An on-site biomass gasification plant replaces over 1 million gallons of #6 fuel oil used to heat the campus.
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year:
Middlebury purchases biomethane-generated or "cow-power" electricity from Central Vermont Public Service
A brief description of co-generation technologies deployed:
Electricity is co-generated from steam produced using #6 fuel oil in addition to the that produced from biomass gasification (included in option 1, not option 5).
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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