Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 59.65
Liaison Mark Klapatch-Mathias
Submission Date Feb. 26, 2016
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University of Wisconsin-River Falls
OP-9: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.06 / 4.00 Timothy Thum
Senior Engineer
Facilities Mgmt.
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Total energy consumption (all sources, transportation fuels excluded), performance year:
188,078 MMBtu

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Clean and renewable energy from the following sources::
Performance Year
Option 1: Clean and renewable electricity generated on-site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes 0 MMBtu
Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site 124 MMBtu
Option 3: 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 0 MMBtu
Option 4: Purchased third-party certified RECs and similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a certified green power purchasing option) 2,616 MMBtu

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A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
A 5.3 kW single axis PV tracker and 9.5 kW of fixed PV panels were installed on the RDI Building in 2013.

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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
2 – 4’x10’ solar thermal collectors at the Research Development Institute building. 16 – 4’x10’ solar thermal collectors at Ames Suites Residence Hall.

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A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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A brief description of the RECs and/or similar renewable energy products:
"Green Energy Blocks" are purchased through River Falls Municipal Utility through the power provider (WPPI). The blocks are Green-E certified.

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The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Add in Community Solar purchase for 2016 and adjust Green Block participation accordingly. Remember to include State purchase as well as local campus purchase through RFMU/WPPI (Mike Stifter).

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