Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 56.22
Liaison Olivia Wiebe
Submission Date Jan. 28, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Idaho
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.07 / 4.00 Olivia Wiebe
Sustainability Manager
Office of the President
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Total energy consumption, performance year:
467,977.36 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) 0 Kilowatt-hours 0 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:

-There are 12 standalone solar-powered streetlights on campus, data not tracked.
-147 kW rooftop PV array installed in 2020, not yet operational.
-825 kW steam turbines installed in Energy Plant, not yet operational


Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy 242,314 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:

Woody biomass fueled boiler used to generate steam to heat core campus. Wood chips are sourced locally (>50% within 15 miles). Natural gas only used for backup or peak loads.


A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:

The wood chips are sourced from local FSC certified land.


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:
242,314 MMBtu

Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
51.78

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 2
Coal 9
Geothermal 0
Hydro 51
Natural gas 34
Nuclear 0
Solar photovoltaic 0
Wind 4
Other (please specify and explain below) 0

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 84
Coal 0
Electricity 0
Fuel oil 0
Geothermal 0
Natural gas 16
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:

Marc Compton, Project Engineer, Moscow ID ECO District 1


Marc Compton, Project Engineer, Moscow ID ECO District 1

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