| Overall Rating | Platinum - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 85.72 |
| Liaison | Marina Zdobnova |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2021 |
University of California, Berkeley
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.08 / 4.00 |
Kira
Stoll Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
2,819,908.68
MMBtu
Clean and renewable energy sources
Clean and renewable electricity
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) | 14,348,520 Kilowatt-hours | 48,957.15 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 1,327,320 Kilowatt-hours | 4,528.82 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
Imported electricity from East Bay Community Energy and from the UCOP Wholesale Power Program was 100% clean in 2019. Both verify their power mix and emissions factors with third-parties.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
Solar PV systems are operational at six sites on campus: Eshleman Hall, the MLK Student Union, the Recreation Sports complex, Jacobs Hall, Chou Hall and the University Village apartments. The Office of Sustainability worked in a collaborative, competitive procurement strategy with 19 other public agencies in the region to secure favorable pricing for three rooftop and one canopy/carport installations – 25-40% below market rate. Two of the systems were installed during construction of the new buildings, Chou and Jacobs Halls.
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| 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:
UC Berkeley added a solar thermal water heating system to a residence hall in 2012. The solar thermal system serves the hall and in 2019 862 MMBtu were generated from this system. The third party vendor retains the renewable attributes so UC Berkeley does not report this renewable source.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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Unbundled renewable energy products
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
UC Berkeley procures RECs for LEED related building projects. In 2019 there were no RECs procured.
Metrics used in scoring
53,485.97
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
1.90
Optional Fields
Sierra magazine requests the following information from U.S. institutions that wish to share data with that organization:
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | 25 |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | 37.50 |
| Wind | 37.50 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
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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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information in this filed was provided by the UC Berkeley Facilities Services department and Environment Health and Safety.
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