| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 78.00 |
| Liaison | Katie Maynard |
| Submission Date | Feb. 29, 2024 |
University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.76 / 4.00 |
Jewel
Persad Sustainability Manager Administration |
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Total energy consumption, performance year:
625,364.22
MMBtu
Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) | 70,119,000 Kilowatt-hours | 239,246.03 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 10,559,000 Kilowatt-hours | 36,027.31 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
In 2020 UC Santa Barbara joined the University of California Clean Power Program which provides 100% carbon free electricity to all ten campuses. The University of California was ranked #1 by among colleges and universities by the US Environmental Protection Agency for green power usage.
Article:
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-ranks-first-among-colleges-and-universities-green-power-usage
Article:
https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-ranks-first-among-colleges-and-universities-green-power-usage
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
UCSB has a Power Purchase Agreement for approximately 6.25 MW of onsite solar generation capacity.
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:
Several of the residence halls receive a portion of their hot water heating through distributed solar hot water heating systems.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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Unbundled renewable energy products (report kWh):
| 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:
Third-party Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) that have been purchased by the campus are certified through the Green-e program. No RECs were purchased for 2022.
Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
275,273.34
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
44.02
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 | --- |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | --- |
| Wind | --- |
| 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:
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