Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.39
Liaison Dianne Anderson
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2011
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.0

New York University
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.37 / 7.00 Ozgem Ornektekin
Director
Office of Sustainability
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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 :
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Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
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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 :
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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:
288,883.30 MMBtu

Option 5: Total electricity generated with co-generation technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
84,682.60 MMBtu

Total energy consumed during the performance year :
1,767,338 MMBtu

A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
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A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year:

NYU has purchased varying amounts of 100% wind, Green-e certified RECs on an annual basis, and these expenditures have been made at differing times before and during the years to which the RECs apply.

For this reason, NYU has chosen to report an average of REC expenditures for the years FY 2007-2009. This average will roll forward if NYU reports this credit in the future, avoiding needless uninformative up-and-down movement if, for instance, the RECs are purchased in large volume every other year.


A brief description of co-generation technologies deployed:

NYU's historical cogeneration plant consisted of a 2.4MW steam turbine generator, several HTHW boilers, and 7 diesels capable of approximately 3MW.

A newly-constructed plant increases capacity to approximately 13.4MW with new twin 5.5MW gas turbines and the existing, upgraded 2.4MW STG. It also adds a steam turbine chiller and will retain the diesels as backup, for black start, and for demand response.

NYU will show substantial additional increases in clean cogenerated electricity when reporting for Fiscal Year 2011.


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

The NYU cogeneration power plant was under renovation during portions of Fiscal Years 2008-2010. The data offered refers to the last full 12-month period of operation for the older power plant.

The performance year for total energy use is Fiscal Year 2010. For RECs, it is an average of Fiscal Years 2007-2009.


The NYU cogeneration power plant was under renovation during portions of Fiscal Years 2008-2010. The data offered refers to the last full 12-month period of operation for the older power plant.

The performance year for total energy use is Fiscal Year 2010. For RECs, it is an average of Fiscal Years 2007-2009.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.