University of Texas at Austin
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.20 / 4.00 |
Jim
Walker Director of Sustainability, Financial, and Administrative Services University Operations |
Total energy consumption, performance year:
Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) | 50,660,453 Kilowatt-hours | 172,853.47 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 446,491 Kilowatt-hours | 1,523.43 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
UT Austin Pickle Research Campus is 100% purchased from local utility Austin Energy (AE). AE sources an increasing amount of solar and wind for all customers, typically over 50% of daily fuel mix.
https://austinenergy.com/ae/about/environment/renewable-power-generation
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
There are several solar PV arrays: 1) Facilities Complex Bldg # 3 (FC3) - 2) Manor Garage (MAG) - 3) 2 arrays at Pickle Research Campus (PRC)
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 1,400 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:
The NHB solar thermal system is the Apricus AP-30 evacuated tube system and consists of 36 5-panel banks. The heated water goes to the reheat coils in the VAV terminal units.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
Unbundled renewable energy products (report kWh):
| 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:
Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for clean and renewable energy is available:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0.60 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 0 |
| Natural gas | 84.30 |
| Nuclear | 0 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 10.40 |
| Wind | 4.70 |
| 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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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