Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 52.70
Liaison Kayla Tillapaugh
Submission Date April 27, 2023

STARS v2.2

Selkirk College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.02 / 4.00 Laura Nessman
Sustainability Coordinator
Campus Management
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Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)

Total energy consumption, performance year:
34,506.88 MMBtu

Clean and renewable energy sources

Clean and renewable electricity

Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
kWh MMBtu
Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) 2,760 Kilowatt-hours 9.42 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) 45,778.80 Kilowatt-hours 156.20 MMBtu

A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
Selkirk College has invested in the solar generation of 10 solar modules within the Nelson Community Solar Garden. The Colleges shares of 10 modules, accounted for 2,703.52 kWh between March 2022 and March 2023.

A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
Castlegar campus has two solar installations. The library roof has 275 panels producing electricity for our main buildings. There is a ground mount solar install near the Mir Centre for Peace which powers the Mir Centre historical building, and excess is exported back to the Fortis BC grid.

Clean and renewable thermal energy

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:
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A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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Unbundled renewable energy products

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:
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Metrics used in scoring

Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
165.61 MMBtu

Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.48

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for clean and renewable energy is available:

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Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
Percentage of total electricity use (0-100)
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A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
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Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100)
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A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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