| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 48.02 |
| Liaison | Zachary Czuprynski |
| Submission Date | Feb. 4, 2022 |
Prescott College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.25 / 4.00 |
Zachary
Czuprynski Sustainability Coordinator Green Mountain Center for Sustainablity |
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) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 171,048 Kilowatt-hours | 583.62 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
N/A
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
Village PV - installed 2012
95 kW grid tied solar PV system
Annual production rate - 149,483 kWh (monitored)
Welcome Center PV - installed 2011
2.6 kW grid tied solar PV system
Annual production rate - 5,500 kWh (estimated)
Crossroads PV - installed 2004, ownership transferred to PC in 2011
10 kW grid tied solar PV system
Annual production rate - 16,065 kWh (estimated)
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 | 474,000 Kilowatt-hours | 1,617.29 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
We purchase our RECs from Terrapass which funds various renewable energy and methane capture projects such as landfill gas capture, farm power, wind farms, and abandoned mine methane capture. The contracts are annual, and the reported figure was taken from a 2019 invoice from Terrapass.
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 | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | --- |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | --- |
| Wind | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | --- |
| 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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