| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.87 |
| Liaison | Daimon Eklund |
| Submission Date | Dec. 23, 2021 |
University of Washington, Seattle
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
Norm
Menter Energy Resource Conservation Manager Facilities Services |
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) | 232,122 Kilowatt-hours | 792.00 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
The UW has on-site solar photovoltaic installations on nine buildings on campus: Elm Hall, Alder Hall, Maple Hall, Mercer Hall, Life Sciences, Power Plant, Mechanical Engineering, IMA, and Merrill Hall.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
UW Seattle's five on-site solar photovoltaic installations generate electricity at the following locations:
1. Alder Hall - 40 kW
2. Mercer Court A - 34 kW
3. IMA - 64.4 kW
4. Elm Hall - 20 kW
5. Maple Hall - 40 kW
6. Life Sciences - 105 kW
7. UW Center for Urban Horticulture-Merrill Hall - 9.6 kW
8. Power Plant - 10 kW
9. UW Mechanical Engineering Building - 2.6 kW
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:
None.
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:
(NOTE: Participating in the Green Up program does not impact the UW's GHG accounting because all SCL delivered power is carbon-neutral. Any GHGs produced by non-hydro sources are offset by SCL, irrespective of the Green Up program.)
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 | 1 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 83.94 |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | 5 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.07 |
| Wind | 4 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 6 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Numbers come from Seattle City Light's 2019 Power Mix breakdown, combined with UW's on-site solar generation.
http://www.seattle.gov/city-light/energy-and-environment
http://www.seattle.gov/Images/Departments/CityLight/FutureOfEnergy/power_mix.png
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:
The quantity of electricity used for building heating can not be quantified. However, the quantity is believed to be negligible.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.