| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.90 |
| Liaison | Sarah Stoeckl |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
University of Oregon
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.44 / 4.00 |
Cimmeron
Gillespie Education & Analytics Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
696,267.57
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) | 73,522,474.04 Kilowatt-hours | 250,858.68 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 146,102.40 Kilowatt-hours | 498.50 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
The Eugene Waster and Electric Board (EWEB) produces a clean energy mix of 83.1%, and records Renewable Energy Credits through the Western Regional Energy Generation Information Service (WREGIS). WREGIS maintains the records of Renewable Energy Credits for EWEB.
http://www.eweb.org/residential-customers/going-green/greenpower/renewable-energy-certificates
https://www.wecc.org/WREGIS/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.eweb.org/residential-customers/going-green/greenpower/renewable-energy-certificates
https://www.wecc.org/WREGIS/Pages/default.aspx
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
The UO has five buildings that generate PV solar electricity: our Facilities Warehouse (10.5KW), the Erb Memorial Union (10KW), the Lillis Business Complex (44KW) and the Student Recreation Center and Outdoor Program Barn (11KW). Additionally one (10KW) wind turbine at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology satellite campus. Using a .2 capacity factor we estimate these systems produce 146,102.4 KWH/year.
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| 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:
UO operates a large solar hot water system on LLC North (a residence hall). It provides hot water for domestic purposes. We will update the STARS report with estimated MMBtus as soon as possible.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
The institution purchases a certain amount of electricity from EWEB, which certifies it s renewable sources through WREGIS.
http://www.eweb.org/residential-customers/going-green/greenpower/renewable-energy-certificates
https://www.wecc.org/Pages/home.aspx
http://www.eweb.org/residential-customers/going-green/greenpower/renewable-energy-certificates
https://www.wecc.org/Pages/home.aspx
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
251,357.18
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
36.10
Optional Fields
Sierra magazine requests the following information from U.S. institutions that wish to share data with that organization:
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 6 |
| Coal | 0.03 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 77 |
| Natural gas | 1 |
| Nuclear | 7 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.10 |
| Wind | 6 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 2.96 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Other: Oil Distillate & other fossil Fuel.
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 | 0.00 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 99.88 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0.00 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
LPG used to heat the satellite campus Oregon Institute of Marine Biology and natural gas is used to heat main campus.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Eugene Water and Electric Board has a mix of renewable energy that is
83.1% renewably sourced and accounts for a significant majority from purchased electricity. The percentage mix above is offset slighly by satellite campuses which operate on another grid which does use coal in it's mix.
Other websites: https://business.uoregon.edu/lillis-complex
83.1% renewably sourced and accounts for a significant majority from purchased electricity. The percentage mix above is offset slighly by satellite campuses which operate on another grid which does use coal in it's mix.
Other websites: https://business.uoregon.edu/lillis-complex
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