| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 64.57 |
| Liaison | Sherri Mason |
| Submission Date | June 14, 2023 |
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.35 / 6.00 |
Tara
Chrzanowski Energy Data Analyst Office of Physical Plant |
Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 18,614,207 Kilowatt-hours | 63,511.67 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 61,102 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, performance year:
Gross floor area of building space, performance year:
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor area | |
| Laboratory space | 75,131.76 Square Feet |
| Healthcare space | 625.07 Square Feet |
| Other energy intensive space | 111,172.79 Square Feet |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
Degree days, performance year:
| Degree days | |
| Heating degree days | 4,773 Degree-Days (°F) |
| Cooling degree days | 810 Degree-Days (°F) |
Total degree days, performance year:
Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):
| Start date | End date | |
| Performance period | July 1, 2021 | June 30, 2022 |
Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity | 20,522,365 Kilowatt-hours | 70,022.31 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy | 72,676 MMBtu |
| Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water | 0 MMBtu |
Total site energy consumption, baseline year:
Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:
Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):
| Start date | End date | |
| Baseline period | July 1, 2018 | June 30, 2019 |
A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College hired their first campus Sustainability Coordinator in January 2019. We have chosen FY 2018-2019 as our baseline year, therefore, so that changes and plans moving forward are judged based on the emergence of these efforts.
Source-site ratio for imported electricity:
Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Site energy | Source energy | |
| Performance year | 0.09 MMBtu / GSF | 0.19 MMBtu / GSF |
| Baseline year | 0.10 MMBtu / GSF | 0.21 MMBtu / GSF |
Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:
Documentation to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:
A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:
Penn State has an Energy Conservation Policy (AD64). Set points are specifically addressed in the policy:
Interior Environment - Every effort will be made to maintain the occupied temperature in all University facilities at 70 degrees in the winter and 75 degrees in the summer. This excludes areas that currently are not heated or cooled and areas with special environmental needs.
-The temperature during low occupancy or unoccupied periods in all University facilities will be allowed to cool down to 60 degrees in the winter and warm up to 85 degrees in the summer. This excludes areas that currently are not heated or cooled and areas with special environmental needs.
-Employees and students with manual control of the equipment that heats or cools their space shall operate the equipment so that the least amount of energy is consumed (example, operate window air conditioning units only when the spaces are occupied).
https://www.opp.psu.edu/sustainability/energy
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
The campus is continually working to convert all lighting to LED. At this time all external lighting had been converted to LED and about half of the internal lighting.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
Almy and Ohio Residence Halls are heated/cooled through a geothermal system.
A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:
An energy audit was conducted during the AY 2021-22 in order to help assess energy consumption and create a list of projects to replace energy-consuming equipment. For example, during the summer 2023 a very old boiler and AC unit are being replaced to high efficiency alternatives.
Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Please see the attached report from EnergyCAP for the electric and natural gas totals. I used the electric site-source value from Energy Star Portfolio Manager.
For the HDD and CDD: https://climate.met.psu.edu/data/state/degreedays.php?station=KERI
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