Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 71.02
Liaison Emily Vollmer
Submission Date Oct. 15, 2014
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STARS v1.2

Virginia Tech
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.03 / 7.00 Ruben Avagyan
Campus Energy Manager
Facilities Services
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Option 1: Total clean and renewable electricity generated on site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes :
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Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
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Option 3: Total 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 :
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Option 4: Total RECs and other similar renewable energy products that the institution purchased during the performance year that are Green-e certified or meet the Green-e standard's technical requirements and are third party verified:
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Option 5: Total electricity generated with cogeneration technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
34,328 MMBtu

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Total energy consumed during the performance year :
2,044,829 MMBtu

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A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
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A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year, including contract timeframes:
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A brief description of cogeneration technologies deployed:
VT campus has a 6 MW steam turbine paired with 2 coal fired and 4 natural gas boilers. Steam is produced at a pressure of 600 psi and superheated. The turbine generates more electric energy during the heating season when steam requirement in the campus is at its maximum.

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The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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