| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 38.99 |
| Liaison | Hayley Berliner |
| Submission Date | Oct. 28, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Trinity College (CT)
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
Hayley
Berliner Sustainability Coordinator Finance & Operations |
Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
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:
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
353 kW Solar panel system on 4 buildings (LSC, B&G, Commons, & Ferris) provide all power into the south campus sub station loop which can be used in 25 buildings.
1.4 MW Fuel Cell consumes water & Natural Gas to generate electricity which is connected to our south campus substation. Waste heat is recovered as steam and connected to our central steam heating plant.
Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
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:
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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:
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
Solar ZREC’s sold to Eversource (local utility). Fuel Cell LREC’s controlled by owner of the Fuel Cell.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | --- |
| Natural gas | 55 |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | 1 |
| Wind | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 44 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Natural Gas- 55% of purchased
Solar photovoltaic- 1% of total consumption
Fuel Cell- 44% of total consumption (only on line 1 month in FY18 but fully online in FY19)
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 | 100 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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