Pomona College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Robin
Xu SIO Staff Sustainability Integration Office |
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
Clean and renewable energy sources
Clean and renewable electricity
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) | 120,002.64 Kilowatt-hours | 409.45 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 366,385.97 Kilowatt-hours | 1,250.11 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
Pomona College purchases clean and renewable electricity for its buildings that are not part of the larger Claremont College power grid, which are 8 small buildings on campus. This clean power is purchased through the community choice aggregate for SoCal Edison electricity company, the Clean Power Alliance. Power through this program comes from wind, geothermal, solar, and small hydroelectric generators.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
The College currently has seven solar photovoltaic arrays that together total 362 kW including a teaching solar laboratory on the roof of Pomona Hall, one of our LEED Platinum residence halls. The solar PV arrays are on the following buildings: Richard C. Seaver Biology Building (2.5 kW), Lincoln-Edmunds Buildings (88.2 kW), two North Campus Residence Halls (81.7 kW), South Campus Athletic Facility/Parking structure (81 kW), and the Grounds Facility (109 kW). There are also newly-installed arrays on the Center for Athletics, Recreation, and Wellness, as well as on the roof of Frank dining hall.
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| 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 | --- |
A brief description of the clean and renewable stationary fuels:
Pomona college has a solar thermal hot water heating in Sontag Residence Hall which serves two North Campus residence halls. Additionally, Pendleton Pool uses a solar heating system which has historically produced 1,143,217 kBTU.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
Unbundled renewable energy products
| 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:
Metrics used in scoring
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Optional Fields
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| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0.10 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Geothermal | 5.70 |
| Hydro | 3.90 |
| Natural gas | 24.70 |
| Nuclear | 8.30 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 17 |
| Wind | 9.80 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 30.30 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Southern California Edison lists 30.3% of energy source as "other unspecified sources of power"
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | 0.02 |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 99.99 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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