Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 51.95 |
Liaison | C Jane Hagen |
Submission Date | July 24, 2015 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Virginia Commonwealth University
OP-9: Clean and Renewable Energy
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.01 / 4.00 |
Steve
Heinitz Recycling Manager Physical Plant |
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Total energy consumption (all sources, transportation fuels excluded), performance year:
585,735.33
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 | 1,412.25 MMBtu |
Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site | 0 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) | 0 MMBtu |
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A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
The MCV Campus Steam Plant has a 6.6 KW solar panel array on the south-facing side of the plant’s stack.
A 163 kW solar array on the N Parking Deck.
A 179 kW solar array on the West Broad St Parking Deck.
A 1.2 kW solar array at the PPD Admin Building.
A 2.4 kW solar array at the School of Engineering West.
A 2.4 kW solar array at Larrick Student Center.
A 1 kW wind turbine at the Pollak Building.
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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
A 50 gallon Solar Thermal hot wA ater heater supplies water to Ginter House and a 750 gallon Solar Thermal hot water heater supplies 40% of the water to Shafer Court Dining Center, the main dining hall for the Monroe Park Campus. There is an evacuated glass tube solar thermal installation at Grace St Housing.
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A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
VCU had no off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices during this reporting period.
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A brief description of the RECs and/or similar renewable energy products:
We are purchasing clean energy from Dominion for the PPD Admin Building totalling 80, 849 kWh for FY2014
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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:
Total energy consumption reflects the Electrictiy Purchased for FY2014 and attributed renewable electricity for FY2014 only. Converted from kwh to MMBtu's.
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