| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.77 |
| Liaison | Marianne Martin |
| Submission Date | Nov. 9, 2010 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Colorado Boulder
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.05 / 7.00 |
Moe
Tabrizi Assistant Director Facilities Management- Administration |
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 :
Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
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 :
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:
Option 5: Total electricity generated with co-generation technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
Total energy consumed during the performance year :
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
A total of 42 KW of PV has been installed over 3 different buildings (UMC, Chancellor Residence, MRC)- campus financed, full environment benefit of solar panes to the campus.
As a part of the financing arrangements for an additional 200 kW, the PV installations across campus have not retained their RECs. The installations will revert to campus ownership within 5-7 years, consequently the ownership of the RECS will also revert to the campus at that time.
http://www.colorado.edu/facilitiesmanagement/about/conservation/CINCNewSolarPV.html
http://www.colorado.edu/facilitiesmanagement/about/conservation/NewSolarPV.html
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year:
RECs for Wind Energy are purchased through Community Energy. Carbon offsets were purchased through the Colorado Carbon Fund.
A brief description of co-generation technologies deployed:
The UCB campus benefits from an on-site natural gas fired co-generation of electricity, steam, and chilled water. Currently 100% of the steam and chilled water generated on campus is by Cogen. Prior to 2005, Cogen produced a significant amount of electricity for the campus. Increases in natural gas prices led to the reduction in electricity production by Cogen.
The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.