| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.29 |
| Liaison | Kevin Kirsche |
| Submission Date | Dec. 22, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Georgia
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
Jason
Perry Sustainability Specialist Office of Sustainability |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
2,067,364
MMBtu
Option 1
196
MMBtu
None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
UGA Solar Tracking and Demonstration Project:
1MW solar farm for research, experiential learning and offsetting approximately 1% of UGA's total electricity demand.
Solar Charging Station:
Picnic table with solar panels above for charging tablets, laptops and cell phones.
UGArden Solar Project:
Student-designed free-standing 8-panel solar array charges electric vehicles and other facilities at UGA's Teaching & Demonstration Farm.
UGA Solar Demonstration Project:
Jackson Street Building, College of Environment & Design.
72 solar photovoltaic panels provide up to 30,000 kWh annually, enough to power 90 T-8 light fixtures or 189 laptops daily.
UGA Club Sports Complex:
Solar-powered parking lot lighting illuminates the parking during evening operating hours.
Option 2
34
MMBtu
None
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
UGA Double Bridges Farm:
Swine Research and Learning Facility.
Swine waste is conveyed using harvested rain water and treated in an anaerobic digester, which is heated using biogas harvested from the treated swine waste.
UGA Bioconversion Center:
A solar-thermal hot water heating demonstration uses heat from the sun to pre-heat water used in the facility.
Option 3
0
MMBtu
None
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
---
Option 4
0
MMBtu
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
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Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Sierra magazine requests the following information from U.S. institutions that wish to share data with that organization:
| 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 | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 0 |
| Fuel oil | 1 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 99 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
---
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.01
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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