| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 64.19 |
| Liaison | Melissa Cadwell |
| Submission Date | Jan. 23, 2025 |
Syracuse University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 4.00 |
Melissa
Cadwell Sustainability Coordinator Energy Systems & Sustainability Management |
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
Clean and renewable energy sources
Clean and renewable electricity
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) | 112,641,523 Kilowatt-hours | 384,332.88 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 50,399.03 Kilowatt-hours | 171.96 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
We purchased 45% green electricity and hold the 5% green energy from our on-site solar array.
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
| 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
| 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% and then again in 2021 from 35%-45%.
Green-e certified tier 1 RECs.
We do not sell the 5% green energy from our solar array.
Metrics used in scoring
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Optional Fields
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 | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | --- |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | --- |
| Wind | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
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 | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
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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