| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.93 |
| Liaison | Gabrielle Jette |
| Submission Date | April 13, 2022 |
The Catholic University of America
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.22 / 4.00 |
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) | 5,930,520 Kilowatt-hours | 20,234.93 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
The University does not have any off-site PPAs.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
Catholic University of America has a total of 2,600 solar panels on Aquinas Hall, Flather Hall, Gibbons Hall, Pangborn Hall, the Raymond A. DuFour Athletic Center, the Grounds and Maintenance Building, and O’Boyle Parking Lot. Catholic U has one of the largest solar installations in the District of Columbia with 677 kW of installed capacity.
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:
The University does not source any clean and renewable thermal sources.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
The University does not import any steam, hot water, and/or chilled water from certified/verified clean and renewable sources.
Unbundled renewable energy products (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 38,315,111 Kilowatt-hours | 130,731.16 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
The Catholic University of America offsets 100% of its energy usage through the purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs).The RECs are sourced from wind energy.In June 2018, the University entered into a 54-month contract to offset 100% it's electrical use for that time period. The University purchased 172,418 MWh of RECs to cover this time period. When spread out annually, the average comes to 38,315,111 KwH.
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 | --- |
| 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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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