| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 74.80 |
| Liaison | Gioia Thompson |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2020 |
University of Vermont
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.03 / 4.00 |
Gioia
Thompson Sustainability Strategist UVM Office of Sustainability |
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) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 52,750 Kilowatt-hours | 179.98 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
GreenE Certified farm methane through Green Mountain Power
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
both rooftop and ground-mounted solar at various locations around campus
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 0 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:
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 | 61,090,000 Kilowatt-hours | 208,439.08 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
61,090 MWh Green-e Certified American Wind from 3Degrees
2018 and 2019
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 | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | --- |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | --- |
| Wind | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
NEWE includes 1.9% oil; 1.7% other fossil fuels; 0.1% unknown/purchased
UVM buys RECs from new US wind
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 | 6 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 94 |
| 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:
The NEWE mix information comes from the eGrid summary tables: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-01/documents/egrid_summarytables.pdf
Everyone who enters data should be aware of this resource. Or better yet, the online tool would include all the regional resource mix data.
The NEWE mix information comes from the eGrid summary tables: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2017-01/documents/egrid_summarytables.pdf
Everyone who enters data should be aware of this resource. Or better yet, the online tool would include all the regional resource mix data.
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