| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.27 |
| Liaison | Katie Maynard |
| Submission Date | May 9, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.73 / 7.00 |
Jordan
Sager LEED Program Manager Physical Facilities |
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Option 1: 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 :
1,157
MMBtu
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Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
360
MMBtu
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Option 3: 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 :
0
MMBtu
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Option 4: Total RECs and other similar renewable energy products that the institution purchased during the performance year that are Green-e certified or meet the Green-e standard's technical requirements and are third party verified:
81,421
MMBtu
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Option 5: Total electricity generated with cogeneration technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
0
MMBtu
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Total energy consumed during the performance year :
88,289.58
MMBtu
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A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
UCSB owns ten installed on-site solar photovoltaic systems, ranging in size from 2 kW to 133 kW DC. The aggregate capacity of these systems is 212 kW DC.
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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
Several of the residence halls receive a portion of their hot water heating through distributed solar hot water heating systems.
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A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
None.
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A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year, including contract timeframes:
UCSB purchased 2.39 million kWh of green-e certified clean wind power RECs in 2010, which exceeded two percent of the University's consumed electricity.
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A brief description of cogeneration technologies deployed:
None
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The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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