| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 77.43 |
| Liaison | Elida Erickson |
| Submission Date | Feb. 28, 2022 |
University of California, Santa Cruz
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.46 / 4.00 |
Ellen
Vaughan Water & Climate Action Manager Sustainability Office |
Total energy consumption, performance year:
Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) | 20,305,000 Kilowatt-hours | 69,280.66 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 252,647 Kilowatt-hours | 862.03 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
The University of California Office of the President formed the UCOP Energy Services Unit (ESU). The ESU is a CalISO registered Energy Service Provider. The campus is on direct access and purchases generation from the UCOP ESU. The ESU commissioned the Five Points Solar Park, LLC a 70MW solar plant that the UC system retains the REC's to. The reported REC's are UCSC's share of that system and the ESU's portfolio of renewable energy across the state.
https://www.ucop.edu/energy-services/programs-initiatives/energy-procurement.html
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
A 250KW system was installed on the McHenry Library roof in Dec. 2013.
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:
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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:
Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
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 | 3 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Geothermal | 2 |
| Hydro | 29 |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | 44 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 12 |
| Wind | 9 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
PG&E's 2019 Power Mix
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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
MMBtu's for performance year are from purchased natural gas and electricity.
MMBtu's for performance year are from purchased natural gas and electricity.
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