Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 45.15
Liaison Andrew Porter
Submission Date March 11, 2014
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STARS v1.2

University of Cincinnati
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.33 / 7.00 Claire Sweigart
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability
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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 :
0 MMBtu

Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
19,972.70 MMBtu

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

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:
0 MMBtu

Option 5: Total electricity generated with cogeneration technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
603,984.40 MMBtu

Total energy consumed during the performance year :
3,580,696.90 MMBtu

A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:

Paper pellets were burned in a boiler that also burns coal and wood chips.


A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year, including contract timeframes:
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A brief description of cogeneration technologies deployed:

Two solar combustion turbines with waste heat recovery and a Dresser Rand steam turbine


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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