| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 49.23 |
| Liaison | Maria Dahmus |
| Submission Date | June 21, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of St. Thomas
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
David
Clysdale Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor Facilities Management |
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 :
The university currently has three rooftop solar arrays:
1) Solar Array: 40kW Anderson Student Center
2) Solar Array: 3.5kW Brady Hall
3) Solar Array: 50kW McCarthy Gym
The McCarthy Gym array is part of the microgrid research facility and it is currently operating in "island mode."
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 | 3 |
| Coal | 29 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 7 |
| Natural gas | 16 |
| Nuclear | 30 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 15 |
| 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 | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 100 |
| 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:
The solar array on top of the Anderson Student Center produced 149.49 MMBtus of electricity in the performance year. However, the utility owns the renewable energy credits from this system for the first ten years of production.
Production data for the solar array on top of the student center is available online: http://egauge14405.egaug.es/
The solar array on top of the Anderson Student Center produced 149.49 MMBtus of electricity in the performance year. However, the utility owns the renewable energy credits from this system for the first ten years of production.
Production data for the solar array on top of the student center is available online: http://egauge14405.egaug.es/
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