| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 86.17 |
| Liaison | James Gordon |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2022 |
Thompson Rivers University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.00 / 4.00 |
James
Gordon Environmental Programs and Research Coordinator TRU Office of Environment and Sustainability |
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) | 11,286.91 Kilowatt-hours | 38.51 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
n/a
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
A 10 kW solar photovoltaic system for the TRU Student Union building has been operational since 2014, and the new Nursing and Population Health building (completed in 2020) also has a solar PV system that produces 54.28 KW. Both systems are tied-in with the grid.
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:
n/a
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
n/a
Unbundled renewable energy products (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 30,982,222 Kilowatt-hours | 105,711.34 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
TRU has started purchasing Bullfrog Power's green electricity and green natural gas. Their third party audit prepared by Deloitte confirms that Bullfrog Power only sources EcoLogo certified green electricity certificates (equivalent to Green-e for low-impact renewable electricity products in Canada) and green natural gas certificates produced at facilities that meet the ICF standard.
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 | 98 |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | 2 |
| 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 | 98 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 2 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
2% is from the geo-exchange system in the Brown Family House of Learning.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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