| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.33 |
| Liaison | Enid Cardinal |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
Rochester Institute of Technology
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.51 / 4.00 |
Enid
Cardinal Senior Sustainability Advisor to the President Office of the President |
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) | 4,831,168 Kilowatt-hours | 16,483.95 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
The University owns 4 roof top solar installations and a small ground mounted array at the Presidents house. Last year the University entered into PPA's for two, 2MW array that was installed on the south side of campus. Renewable attributes were retained for the PPA's
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 | 64,711,894 Kilowatt-hours | 220,796.98 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
The University's purchased electricity contract includes a requirement that RECs be purchased for 100% of the electricity sourced.
RECs are from: NewMix Wind consists of Green-e Energy certified renewable energy certificates (“RECs”), sourced from wind Renewable Resources located within the Geographic Region . “Renewable Resource” means any electric power generator meeting the eligibility criteria of a “New Renewable Resource” and an “Eligible Renewable Resource”, as defined in the Green-e Energy National Standard. Green-e Energy certifies that the NewMix Wind RECs procured hereunder meet the minimum environmental and consumer protection standards established by the non-profit Center for Resource Solutions.
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 | 100 |
| 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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