| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 85.66 |
| Liaison | Mark Lichtenstein |
| Submission Date | March 5, 2021 |
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.24 / 4.00 |
Josh
Arnold Director of Energy and Utilities Energy Conservation, Development and Controls Division |
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) | 1,448,931 Kilowatt-hours | 4,943.75 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 35,792.90 Kilowatt-hours | 122.13 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
ESF Centennial Hall is powered by 100% renewable electricity from the grid.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
ESF has five photovoltaic arrays (114 kw total) on its main campus and research/experiment properties.
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 2,537 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:
ESF has biomass boilers in the Gateway Center and at two of its satellite properties (Ranger School, Adirondacks, NY; Heiberg, Tully, NY). FY 2019 ESF used 154 tons of wood pellets, or 2,537 MMBtu.
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 | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
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 | 2 |
| Coal | 0.80 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | 34.60 |
| Natural gas | 25.90 |
| Nuclear | 31.30 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.20 |
| Wind | 4.70 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
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 | 1 |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | 6.90 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 92.10 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
ESF is pursuing short and longer term options for 100% renewable purchased electricity and additional energy conservation measures. ESF is participating the Large Scale Renewable Energy consortium of 19 New York Colleges and Universities to Purchase Large-Scale Aggregated Renewable Energy in a virtual power purchase agreement. ESF is reviewing NYPA's (New York Power Authority) offerings for a blended green energy product for the gap from now until the beginning of the Large-Scale Renewable Energy project.
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