| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 61.55 |
| Liaison | Melissa Cadwell |
| Submission Date | Jan. 7, 2022 |
Syracuse University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.26 / 4.00 |
Melissa
Cadwell Sustainability Coordinator Energy Systems & Sustainability Management |
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) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
Energy Systems and Sustainability Management, in conjunction with Auxiliary Services, installed 240 solar thermal panels on the roofs of 20 buildings, serving 160 three-bedroom South Campus apartments in 2013. A total of 40 systems, six panels per system were installed to save energy by harnessing the energy from the sun instead of using traditional electricity to heat water in the apartments. In addition the systems are an education and awareness tool for the campus community about renewable energy technology. This energy is not considered in our GHG figures as we are not using controls to see how much energy is being saved.
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:
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 | 40,250,000 Kilowatt-hours | 137,333 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
Syracuse University has voluntarily purchased green power since 2005, but this is just one component of the University’s integrated Climate Action Plan (CAP). In 2014 the University increased its purchase of green energy from 20% to 35%.
Green-e certified tier 1 RECs.
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 | --- |
| Coal | 1.80 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | 10.90 |
| Natural gas | 26.66 |
| Nuclear | 18.20 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 1.20 |
| Wind | 2.42 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 1.21 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Other: 2% are other renewable sources. Percentages found here: https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/09/f33/NY_Energy%20Sector%20Risk%20Profile_0.pdf
Calculated from this page using the 35% of purchased wind
Divided numbers by 1.65 because 65% of energy is delivered from Nat. Grid
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 94 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 3.35 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Syracuse University Steam Station supply’s main campus building with steam for heat in the winter months and chilled water for the summer months.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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