Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 69.87 |
Liaison | Kevin Kirsche |
Submission Date | June 22, 2021 |
University of Georgia
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.01 / 4.00 |
Jason
Perry Sustainability Specialist Office of Sustainability |
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Total energy consumption, performance year:
2,016,866.45
MMBtu
Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
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) | 1,667,000 Kilowatt-hours | 5,687.80 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:
UGA Solar Tracking and Demonstration Project:
1MW solar farm for research, experiential learning and offsetting approximately 1% of UGA's total electricity demand. Owned and operated by Georgia Power on UGA property, UGA retains SRECs.
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.
1MW solar farm for research, experiential learning and offsetting approximately 1% of UGA's total electricity demand. Owned and operated by Georgia Power on UGA property, UGA retains SRECs.
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.
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
MMBtu | |
Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 34 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:
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.
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.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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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:
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Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
5,721.80
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.28
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 | --- |
Coal | 19 |
Geothermal | --- |
Hydro | 3 |
Natural gas | 50 |
Nuclear | 22 |
Solar photovoltaic | 6 |
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 | 0 |
Geothermal | 0 |
Natural gas | 100 |
Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
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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