| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 78.28 |
| Liaison | Hannah Rushing |
| Submission Date | Jan. 26, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Sterling College (VT)
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.29 / 4.00 |
Kelly
Jones Manager Buildings and Grounds |
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
449.30
MMBtu
Option 1
370
MMBtu
None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Sterling College has 13 4kW solar panels that move with the sun. This maximizes the amount of sunlight reaching the panels, which in turn maximizes the amount of electricity they generate for the campus. We added 11 of the 13 in February of 2016; we are hoping that the panels will generate 100% of our on-campus electrical needs.
The barns are also powered by their own solar panels and a wind turbine.
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:
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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 | 4.50 |
| Coal | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | 4.50 |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | 4.50 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 82 |
| Wind | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 4.50 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
10% from our grid-purchased electricity comes from landfill gas generation; the remaining energy is obtained through spot market transactions.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | 97 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 3 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Our fuel oil supplier uses a biofuel blend--depending on the temperature, our fuel oil is anywhere from 5 to 10% biofuels. The "other" heating source Sterling College uses is propane for one building.
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
82.35
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
According to Hardwick Electric, our utility for electricity, 45% of their energy needs come from green and renewable energy facilities utilizing solar, biomass, and hydro generating technologies.
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