| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.07 |
| Liaison | Michael Chapman |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
Nova Scotia Community College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.01 / 4.00 |
Kirk
Herman Environmental Engineer Facilities and Engineering |
Total energy consumption, performance year:
Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) | 130,560 Kilowatt-hours | 445.47 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 23,830 Kilowatt-hours | 81.31 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
NSCC purchases renewable energy each month from Bullfrog Power for the front section of the IT campus. Bullfrog Power is a certified B Corp and been awarded B Corp’s Best for the World (2015), Best for the Environment (2014, 2015) and Best for Workers (2014, 2015). All energy sources used by Bullfrog Power are local Canadian renewable energy production sites and have been certified with EcoLogo.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
The Centre for the Built Environment (CBE), part of NSCC's Ivany campus, generates electricity with photovoltaic cells and wind turbines throughout the year. Ivany Campus also has a containerized microgrid, and its power generation was used exclusively for charging electric vehicles.The Pilikan House (a living lab/demonstration house) at Middleton Campus also operates using photovoltaic cells.
ROOF TOP ARRAY: 14251.764 kWh
TRACKING ARRAY: 3800.742 kWh
PILIKAN HOUSE: 2681.59 kWh
CONTAINERIZED MICROGRID: 1879.17 kWh
WIND GENERATOR: 1211.8 kWh
Total renewable production equal to 23.83 MWH
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 0 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water from certified/verified clean and renewable sources | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the clean and renewable stationary fuels:
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
Unbundled renewable energy products (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for clean and renewable energy is available:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 3 |
| Coal | 52 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 9 |
| Natural gas | 13 |
| Nuclear | 0 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 18 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 5 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Remaining 4% is imports. Breakdown of electricity source taken from Nova Scotia Power energy generation statistics from 2018:
https://www.nspower.ca/about-us/press-releases/details/2019/06/10/nova-scotia-power-reaches-30-renewable-energy-milestone
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 0 |
| Fuel oil | 46 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 29 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 25 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
NSCC's Ivany Campus purchases steam heat from a nearby hospital, which accounts for 4% of building heating. The remaining 21% of building heating comes from supplementary propane systems.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
More information regarding Bullfrog Power can be seen on their website at: https://www.bullfrogpower.com/
More information regarding Bullfrog Power can be seen on their website at: https://www.bullfrogpower.com/
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