| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.26 |
| Liaison | Chris Bond |
| Submission Date | March 22, 2019 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Unity Environmental University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.19 / 4.00 |
Stacey
Hachey Administrative Assistant Sustainability |
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 :
A 5.4 kW photovoltaic array is integrated into the net-zero energy, LEED Platinum Unity House -- our former president's on-campus home. Other solar PV generation on campus are from PPAs so we cannot claim the REC credits.
Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
Four wood pellet boilers and one wood pellet furnace are operating on campus to provide heat and hot water or hot air. An evacuated-tube solar thermal array heats domestic hot water for our Student Success Office located in the TerraHaus building. BTUs from that production have not been included here. Two solar thermal panels provide much of the hot water needed for the Unity House.
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:
70% of electricity emissions are offset by the purchase of 1,100 (1.1 million kWh) green-e certified RECs provided by our energy supplier through a cooperative electricity purchasing agreement.
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 | 5.10 |
| Coal | 2 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 31.80 |
| Natural gas | 23.80 |
| Nuclear | 16.50 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 20.80 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
The remaining mix is made up of 0.7% diesel, 0.2% municipal waste, 4.7% oil, 12.9% system mix, 0.4% trash-to-energy, and 0.1% wood.
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:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.