| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 76.93 |
| Liaison | Ezra Small |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
University of Massachusetts Amherst
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 4.00 |
Ezra
Small Sustainability Manager Physical Plant |
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Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
2,186,839.63
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) | 12,342 Kilowatt-hours | 42.11 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:
UMass Amherst has significantly increased the on-site renewable energy generation over the past 5 years.
Prior to FY15, UMass installed ground source heat pumps in the Police Station and the International Programs Building (formerly Research Admin)
In FY15 the campus had 16 kW of solar PV energy from the Deerfield Farm.
In FY16, UMass Amherst installed a 336 kW solar PV canopy system.
In FY17, UMass Amherst installed a 5.5 MW solar PV system on 7 different sites (2 parking canopies and 5 rooftops).
In FY18, UMass installed ground source heat pumps in Crotty Hall.
The only project for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes for is the 16kW Deerfield farm solar PV (12,342 kwh=42 MMBTU).
Prior to FY15, UMass installed ground source heat pumps in the Police Station and the International Programs Building (formerly Research Admin)
In FY15 the campus had 16 kW of solar PV energy from the Deerfield Farm.
In FY16, UMass Amherst installed a 336 kW solar PV canopy system.
In FY17, UMass Amherst installed a 5.5 MW solar PV system on 7 different sites (2 parking canopies and 5 rooftops).
In FY18, UMass installed ground source heat pumps in Crotty Hall.
The only project for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes for is the 16kW Deerfield farm solar PV (12,342 kwh=42 MMBTU).
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 89 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:
In FY16, UMass Amherst installed a 113 kW solar thermal system on the CHP. 113 kW (387kbtu/hr) solar thermal system at the CHP (26,155 kwh=89 MMBTU)
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 | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
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Metrics used in scoring
131.11
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.01
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| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 2.60 |
| Coal | 1.07 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | 8.40 |
| Natural gas | 48.71 |
| Nuclear | 30.26 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 1.17 |
| Wind | 3.25 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
The figures above are for the ISO-NE fuel mix from 2016. UMass purchases 30% of it's electricity from the grid. It generates 70%. The breakdown of the grid mix by source above relates only to the 30% of the electricity that UMass generates. The ~70% of electricity that the University produces on-site is primarily natural gas with about 5% solar, some liquid natural gas and fuel oil.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 2 |
| Fuel oil | 2 |
| Geothermal | 1 |
| Natural gas | 95 |
| 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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