| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.49 |
| Liaison | Caitlin McLennan |
| Submission Date | Nov. 1, 2016 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Utah State University
OP-5: Building Energy Consumption
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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3.56 / 6.00 |
Zac
Cook Energy Manager Facilities |
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Part 1
This credit is based on energy inputs from offsite sources and electricity produced by onsite renewables. When the institution purchases one fuel and uses it to produce heat and/or power, you should enter only what is purchased. For example, if the institution purchases natural gas to fuel a CHP system and produce steam and electricity, only the purchased natural gas should be reported.
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Grid-purchased electricity | 117,693 MMBtu | 191,221 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site renewables | 4,112 MMBtu | 3,241 MMBtu |
| District steam/hot water (sourced from offsite) | 772,532 MMBtu | 672,532 MMBtu |
| Energy from all other sources (e.g., natural gas, fuel oil, propane/LPG, district chilled water, coal/coke, biomass) | 0 MMBtu | 0 MMBtu |
| Total | 894,337 MMBtu | 866,994 MMBtu |
Start and end dates of the performance year and baseline year (or 3-year periods):
| Start Date | End Date | |
| Performance Year | July 1, 2014 | June 30, 2015 |
| Baseline Year | Jan. 1, 2007 | Dec. 31, 2007 |
A brief description of when and why the building energy consumption baseline was adopted (e.g. in sustainability plans and policies or in the context of other reporting obligations):
USU signed the ACUPCC in 2007. It is our chosen baseline to evaluate progress from the time USU became a signatory to the Commitment.
Gross floor area of building space:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Gross floor area of building space | 556,975.50 Gross square meters | 496,742.40 Gross square meters |
Source-site ratio for grid-purchased electricity:
3.14
Total building energy consumption per unit of floor area:
| Performance Year | Baseline Year | |
| Site energy | 1.61 MMBtu per square meter | 1.75 MMBtu per square meter |
| Source energy | 2.34 MMBtu per square meter | 2.84 MMBtu per square meter |
Percentage reduction in total building energy consumption (source energy) per unit of floor area from baseline:
17.77
Part 2
| Degree days (see help icon above) | |
| Heating degree days | 6,247 Degree-Days (°C) |
| Cooling degree days | 969 Degree-Days (°C) |
Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:
| Floor Area | |
| Laboratory space | 36,351.55 Square meters |
| Healthcare space | 0 Square meters |
| Other energy intensive space |
EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:
704,722.86
Gross square meters
Building energy consumption (site energy) per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:
97.71
Btu / GSM / Degree-Day (°C)
Optional Fields
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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency (e.g. outreach and education efforts):
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A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution (e.g. building temperature standards, occupancy and vacancy sensors):
USU uses two different building management systems to control the temperatures in all of the buildings on central campus. StruxureWare from Schneider Electric and Metasys from Johnson Controls are used to control everything from temperature set points, time-of-day schedules, occupancy requirements, fume hood operation, outside air mixtures, and exhaust fan operation. In most of the buildings, USU can control these factors down to the room level to provide optimal comfort and energy management control.
A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:
USU housing has installed 6500 LED bulbs in bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchens, common spaces, pole lights, and area lighting. The LED type varies by building. The pool and one greenhouse also use LEDs. The basketball venue converted to LED.
A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:
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A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution, e.g. combined heat and power (CHP):
The USU cogeneration plant contains three Babcock and Wilcox boilers with a capacity of 220,000 lbs/hr of steam to heat the campus. It also contains three York chillers with the capacity to produce a total of 4500 tons of cooling. One Solar gas turbine generator unit with a heat recovery has the capacity to produce 4.5 MW of electrical power and up to 50,000 lbs/hr of steam from the heat recovery unit.
A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment and systems with high efficiency alternatives (e.g. building re-commissioning or retrofit programs):
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The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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