| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.40 |
| Liaison | C Jane Hagen |
| Submission Date | Aug. 27, 2021 |
Virginia Commonwealth University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.04 / 4.00 |
Wyatt
Carpenter Sustainability Projects and Programs Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
902,931.62
MMBtu
Clean and renewable energy sources
Clean and renewable electricity
| 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) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
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A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
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Clean and renewable thermal energy
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 2,811.30 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 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.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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Unbundled renewable energy products
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 2,089,131 Kilowatt-hours | 7,128.11 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
We are purchasing clean energy from Dominion for the PPD Admin Building and the VCU College of Health Professional Building, totaling 2,089,131 kWh for the year.
Metrics used in scoring
9,939.41
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
1.10
Optional Fields
Sierra magazine requests the following information from U.S. institutions that wish to share data with that organization:
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 2.05 |
| Coal | 45.01 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 1.65 |
| Natural gas | 8.95 |
| Nuclear | 41.35 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0.07 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
This is a small percentage that Dominion Power purchases off the regional
grid that they don't know what the generation source was.
grid that they don't know what the generation source was.
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 1.20 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 98.80 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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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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