| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 31.97 |
| Liaison | Rebecca Walker |
| Submission Date | Aug. 15, 2011 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Southern Oregon University
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.80 / 7.00 |
Laurence
Blake Director Campus Planning & Sustainability |
Option 1: Total clean and renewable electricity generated on site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes :
Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
Option 3: Total clean and renewable electricity generated by off-site projects that the institution catalyzed and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes :
Option 4: Total RECs and other similar renewable energy products that the institution purchased during the performance year that are Green-e certified or meet the Green-e standard's technical requirements and are third party verified:
Option 5: Total electricity generated with co-generation technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
Total energy consumed during the performance year :
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
SOU has a 56 kW solar photovoltaic system on the roof of the Higher Education Center in Medford. The system consists of 319 Solarworld crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules (each with 175-watt maximum power) and a SatCon 50-kW inverter. The photovoltaic modules were installed in twenty-nine strings of eleven modules. The modules were installed at a 20-degree tilt on a rack system. The solar photovoltaic system was designed to meet the “Solar Electric System Requirements” developed by the Energy Trust of Oregon. The annual useful energy produced by the solar photovoltaic system will be 70,741 kilowatt-hours per year, and the STC rating is 55,825 watts.
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year:
Through the student-initiated Green Energy Fee, SOU purchases RECs to offset 100% of the electricity consumed on campus and carbon offsets to offset 100% of the natural gas consumed on campus from the Bonneville Environmental Foundation. The RECS purchased by B-E-F for SOU were from Green-e Energy certified wind energy facilities located
in North America. The carbon offsets purchased were from Green-e Climate certified wind energy facilities located in North America.
A brief description of co-generation technologies deployed:
The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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.