Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 63.89 |
Liaison | Christa Rieck |
Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
University of Houston
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 4.00 |
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Total energy consumption, performance year:
883,333.78
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) | 26,800 Kilowatt-hours | 91.44 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
n/a
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
A 20.24 kilowatt (kW) DC photo-voltaic panel system is mounted on the roof of the University’s Central Utility Plant, which is located on the northeast side of campus. The solar array helps reduce the University of Houston’s greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs. It’s also used as a tool to educate students about solar energy.
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
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:
n/a
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
n/a
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:
n/a
Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
91.44
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.01
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 | 1.90 |
Coal | 13.40 |
Geothermal | 0 |
Hydro | 1.90 |
Natural gas | 51 |
Nuclear | 4.90 |
Solar photovoltaic | 3.80 |
Wind | 24.80 |
Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
The above figures were derived from using the 2021 Texas General Land Office fuel mix.
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 | --- |
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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