Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.21
Liaison Gary Cocke
Submission Date Sept. 11, 2019
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STARS v2.1

The University of Texas at Dallas
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.02 / 4.00 Gary Cocke
Sustainability Director
Office of Sustainability
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
208,488.68 MMBtu

Option 1 

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:
1,122 MMBtu

None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Parking Structure 1’s four rows of solar panels are designed to produce 227 kW, enough to supply the energy needs for the entire structure, making it a net-zero energy building. Solar panels on the roof of the Engineering & Computer Science North (ECSN) Building provide 1.2 kilowatts of energy to be used in the Renewable Energy and Vehicular Technology Lab. Solar panels at the UT Dallas Research and Operations Center (ROC) provide charging for faculty golf carts, allowing them to drive to the main campus without emissions. Installed in 2012, these 4-kilowatt panels are connected to batteries that are capable of storing 15 kilowatts, which provides for nighttime charging. Solar thermal panels on the roof of the Student Services Building (SSB) heat the building’s water, decreasing the amount of electricity needed for the building’s operations.

Option 2 

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

None
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
N/A

Option 3 

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

None
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
N/A

Option 4 

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:
25 MMBtu

A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
5.787 MWh purchased in 2018 contributing to ECSW LEED Cert.

Optional Fields

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
https://www.utdallas.edu/sustainability/operations/energy/

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 0
Coal 35
Geothermal 0
Hydro 0
Natural gas 30
Nuclear 14
Solar photovoltaic 1
Wind 20
Other (please specify and explain below) 0

A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
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Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100)
Biomass ---
Coal ---
Electricity 100
Fuel oil ---
Geothermal ---
Natural gas ---
Other (please specify and explain below) ---

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:
0.55

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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