Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.35
Liaison Suchi Daniels
Submission Date Feb. 19, 2018
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

University of South Florida (Tampa)
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.30 / 4.00 Suchi Urs Daniels, RA, LEED AP BD + C,
Quality Assurance Program Manager/Project Manager
Facilities Planning
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
998,256 MMBtu

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:
2,201 MMBtu

A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :

The USF Solar Initiative was one of the first student led projects funded through the newly adopted Student Green Energy Fund (SGEF) at the University of South Florida (USF):

FALL 2016, Marshall Student Center (MSC) Solar Panel 634,995 kWh
SPRING 2016, Argos Student Food Service Courtyard Solar Umbrellas 6x54W=324 kWh
FALL 2015, ETS Phase II Solar Panel & Golf Cart Charging Station: 8,760 kWh
SPRING 2014, Chemistry Plaza Solar Charging Stations: 973 kWh
Total = 645052 kWh


Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
0 MMBtu

A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:

n/a


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:
0 MMBtu

A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:

n/a


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:
322,226 MMBtu

A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:

Renewable energy credits sourced from the United States by Renewable Choice Energy, Green-e Energy Certified. Renewable Choice is a Benefit Corporation.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
Percentage of total electricity use (0-100)
Biomass 1.90
Coal 21.70
Geothermal 0
Hydro 0.10
Natural gas 62.80
Nuclear 12.70
Solar photovoltaic 0.10
Wind 0
Other (please specify and explain below) 0.70

A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:

USF's electricity is purchased from TECO (the local utility) Approximately 61% of Tampa Electric's generation of electricity for 2012 was coal-ftred, with natural gas representing
approximately 39% and oil representing less than l%. Tampa Electric used its generating units to meet approximately 94% of the total system load requirements, with the remaining 6% coming from purchased power. Tampa Electric's generating stations burn fuels as follows: Bayside Station burns natural gas: Big Bend Station, which has S02 scrubber capabilities and NO, reduction systems, burns a combination of high-sulfur coal and petroleum coke, No. 2 fuel oil and natural gas at CT4; Polk Power Station burns a blend of low-sulfur coal and petroleum coke (which is gasified and subject to sulfur and particulate matter removal prior to combustion), natural gas and oil; and Phillips Station. which burned residual fuel oil and was placed on long-term standby in September 2009.


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
Geothermal 0
Natural gas 100
Other (please specify and explain below) 0

A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
32.50

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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