| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 67.63 |
| Liaison | Konrad Schlarbaum |
| Submission Date | March 1, 2024 |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.09 / 4.00 |
Konrad
Schlarbaum Director of Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
194,771.83
MMBtu
Clean and renewable energy sources
Clean and renewable electricity
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 281,850.60 Kilowatt-hours | 961.67 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
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A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
This data was taken from the 2021 STARS report. UCCS is in the process of implementing metering on the solar systems.
On-Campus Solar Energy Generation
Gallogly Events Center = 182 kW photovoltaic system
Alpine Garage and Field = 42kW system (UCCS retains 17/42 of the attributes)
UCCS does not retain the RECs for the following two systems, which are omitted. Colorado Springs Utilities provided the rebates to make them possible and retain the RECs.
Osborne Center for Science & Engineering = 13.6 mW solar photovoltaic thin-film laminate system
Centennial Hall = 25 mW solar photovoltaic panel system
On-Campus Solar Energy Generation
Gallogly Events Center = 182 kW photovoltaic system
Alpine Garage and Field = 42kW system (UCCS retains 17/42 of the attributes)
UCCS does not retain the RECs for the following two systems, which are omitted. Colorado Springs Utilities provided the rebates to make them possible and retain the RECs.
Osborne Center for Science & Engineering = 13.6 mW solar photovoltaic thin-film laminate system
Centennial Hall = 25 mW solar photovoltaic panel system
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| 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:
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A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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Unbundled renewable energy products
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 1,000,000 Kilowatt-hours | 3,412 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
UCCS purchased and retired 1,000 RECs or 1 million kWh from Clearway/Sun Share from the Palmer and Grazing Yak solar arrays.
Metrics used in scoring
4,373.67
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
2.25
Optional Fields
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| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 22.38 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 13.40 |
| Natural gas | 45.90 |
| Nuclear | 0 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 5.50 |
| Wind | 8.13 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 4.70 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Other refers to mixed market purchases. The mixed market electric generation is power purchased on the open market. This is likely mostly natural gas.
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:
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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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