| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.76 |
| Liaison | Amy McElhinney |
| Submission Date | March 22, 2021 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Mount Union
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.42 / 4.00 |
Ron
Crowl Associate Vice President for Planning and Program Implementation, Chief Planning Officer Business Office |
Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
Total clean and renewable electricity generated on site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes:
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Rooftop photo voltaic arrays on MACC (field house) and student center
Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
Total clean and renewable electricity generated by off-site projects that the institution catalyzed and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes, performance year:
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
Total third-party certified RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a utility-provided certified green power option) purchased during the performance year:
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
In February 2016 we signed a 5 year contract through ENGIE for REC's certified through the Center for Resource Solutions and its Green-e Energy Certification Program. It went into effect in August 2017. We purchase RECs (solar) for 25% of our electricity load.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0.50 |
| Coal | 24.50 |
| Geothermal | 0.50 |
| Hydro | 1.50 |
| Natural gas | 36.50 |
| Nuclear | 33.50 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.50 |
| Wind | 2.50 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 20 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 1 |
| Natural gas | 79 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Information from Ron Crowl, via GHG Report 2020.
Information from Ron Crowl, via GHG Report 2020.
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