Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 50.52
Liaison Alicia Hodenfield
Submission Date Feb. 18, 2021

STARS v2.2

Sonoma State University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.48 / 4.00 Rinika Pulupudi
Sustainability Analyst
Facilities
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Total energy consumption, performance year:
174,447.14 MMBtu

Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
kWh MMBtu
Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) 6,040,225.07 Kilowatt-hours 20,609.25 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) 61,896.48 Kilowatt-hours 211.19 MMBtu

A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:

The energy purchased as outlined in the California State University contract language with the energy provider and is verified through audits and reviews conducted by the CSU Chancellors Office.


A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:

The University has 3 buildings with a total of 161 KW of Solar Photovoltaic installed.


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:

NA


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

NA


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:

NA


Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
20,820.44 MMBtu

Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
11.94

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)
Biomass 0
Coal 0
Geothermal 0
Hydro 6
Natural gas 69
Nuclear 0
Solar photovoltaic 10
Wind 15
Other (please specify and explain below) 0

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)
Biomass 0
Coal 0
Electricity 10
Fuel oil 0
Geothermal 0
Natural gas 90
Other (please specify and explain below) 0

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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