| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.71 |
| Liaison | Tsuneo Yabusaki |
| Submission Date | June 22, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Soka University of America
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.03 / 4.00 |
Tom
Harkenrider Chief of Operations Operations |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
65,090.70
MMBtu
Option 1
508.90
MMBtu
None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Photovoltaic cells were installed on the Soka Performing Arts Center roof as part of the LEED Gold certification. They have been generating electricity since November 17, 2010.
Option 2
0
MMBtu
None
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
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Option 3
0
MMBtu
None
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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Option 4
0
MMBtu
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
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Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Sierra magazine requests the following information from U.S. institutions that wish to share data with that organization:
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 1 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Geothermal | 7 |
| Hydro | 2 |
| Natural gas | 19 |
| Nuclear | 6 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 10 |
| Wind | 10 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 41 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
In its 2016 power content label, Southern California Edison reports that 41% of its power comes from "unspecified sources of power not traceable to specific generation sources".
http://www.energy.ca.gov/pcl/labels/2016_labels/Southern_California_Edison-Default.pdf
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 0 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 100 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.78
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The performance year for OP 6 is SUA's Fiscal Year 2014-17 (July 1, 2014 to June 30 2017). The data spreadsheet for photovoltaic energy produced on-campus is attached to this form. Additionally, photovoltaic energy produced on-campus can also be tracked through the Deck Monitoring systems:
http://live.deckmonitoring.com/?id=soka_university
Regarding the data provided for optional fields, Southern California Edison (SCE) is the electricity provider for SUA. SCE's 2016 power mix can be found at this link:
https://www.energy.ca.gov/pcl/labels/2016_labels/Southern_California_Edison-Default.pdf
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.