Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.09
Liaison DeLayne Miller
Submission Date Dec. 18, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Tennessee Technological University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.03 / 4.00 DeLayne Miller
Sustainability Manager
Facilities:Office of Sustainability
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
346,972.90 MMBtu

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:
0 MMBtu

None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
A solar-tree that powers the Smart Grid lab on campus, six solar table charging stations as well as a Green Room in our fitness building that has 15 machines which go directly back into the buildings energy usage.

Option 2 

Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
0 MMBtu

None
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
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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, performance year:
0 MMBtu

None
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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Option 4 

Total third-party certified RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a utility-provided certified green power option) purchased during the performance year:
2,303.20 MMBtu

A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
TVA's Green Power Switch is an investment in regional renewable energy which protects the local environment for generations to come. The monthly fee supports technologies such as wind, solar and biomass. Currently all Green Power Switch renewable energy is eligible for green power points under the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://www.tva.com/Energy/Valley-Renewable-Energy/Green-Power-Switch/Green-Power-Switch-for-Business

Additional documentation to support the submission:
Solar for SmartGrid and quote.pdf

 

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Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
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:
In the Fitness Center, there is a Green Fitness Room in which the cardio equipment generates power that is sent back to the building grid.

Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100)
Biomass ---
Coal ---
Electricity 5
Fuel oil ---
Geothermal ---
Natural gas 95
Other (please specify and explain below) ---

A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.66

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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