Overall Rating | Silver |
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Overall Score | 45.79 |
Liaison | Larry Cook |
Submission Date | Dec. 4, 2020 |
Executive Letter | Download |
University of South Carolina
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.00 / 4.00 |
Brian
Wiggins Measurement and Verification Manager Facilities |
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 :
2 X 5 KW Fuel cells for lighting at the baseball stadium and Green Quad Dorm
5 KW solar PV for the baseball stadium
26 KW solar covered walkway at the Blatt PE Center
We have trash cans that have solar panels as well as solar panel arrays on the Baseball Stadium and Blatt PE 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:
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 | 2.80 |
Coal | 24.90 |
Geothermal | 0 |
Hydro | 1.50 |
Natural gas | 29.50 |
Nuclear | 39.60 |
Solar photovoltaic | 1.10 |
Wind | 0.20 |
Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
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 | 11.20 |
Fuel oil | 4.80 |
Geothermal | 0 |
Natural gas | 84 |
Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
None
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The renewables information came from internal sources.
The numbers regarding Electricity use, by source, is from the USGRID SRVC regional Electricity generation profile.
The numbers regarding Energy use for heating buildings, by source, are estimates based on our building heating profile during the performance year.
The renewables information came from internal sources.
The numbers regarding Electricity use, by source, is from the USGRID SRVC regional Electricity generation profile.
The numbers regarding Energy use for heating buildings, by source, are estimates based on our building heating profile during the performance year.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.