Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
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Overall Score | 72.78 |
Liaison | Emily Vollmer |
Submission Date | Feb. 18, 2021 |
Virginia Tech
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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0.38 / 4.00 |
Rob
Glenn Director Virginia Tech Electric Service (VTES) |
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Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
1,982,651.95
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) | 133,472 Kilowatt-hours | 455.41 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:
Photovoltaic array on the Perry St. University Parking Garage
Clean and renewable thermal energy
MMBtu | |
Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 0 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:
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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 | 55,405,000 Kilowatt-hours | 189,041.86 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
VTES purchased 90,222 RECs (90,222 MWh = 90,222,000 kWh) covering CY2019 (purchased in FY2020, April 2020) and applies for all their customers, both the campus and the Town of Blacksburg. This value is 20% of the electricity purchased by the utility. Campus makes up 61.41% of the total electrical energy from VTES. Thus, only 55,405 RECs (55,405,000 kWh) are for the campus portion as needed in this report.
Metrics used in scoring
189,497.27
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
9.56
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 | --- |
Coal | 54.66 |
Geothermal | --- |
Hydro | 1.56 |
Natural gas | 10.89 |
Nuclear | 28.27 |
Solar photovoltaic | 0.03 |
Wind | 4.59 |
Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Data above based on CY19, AEP East Regulated Region Fuel Mix
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
Biomass | --- |
Coal | 16.21 |
Electricity | --- |
Fuel oil | 0.04 |
Geothermal | --- |
Natural gas | 83.75 |
Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
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:
Perry St. Construction: https://roanoke.com/lifestyles/harnessing-the-sun-at-virginia-tech/article_97cabcb5-8056-5993-9cd8-32e3ad5e4100.html
https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/02/020712-tcs-solarpanels.html
Data comes from the Virginia Tech Office of Energy Management, in conjunction with the Virginia Tech Electric Service (VTES), a university owned utility that serves the electric needs of both the Virginia Tech and part of the surrounding town of Blacksburg.
https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2012/02/020712-tcs-solarpanels.html
Data comes from the Virginia Tech Office of Energy Management, in conjunction with the Virginia Tech Electric Service (VTES), a university owned utility that serves the electric needs of both the Virginia Tech and part of the surrounding town of Blacksburg.
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