| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.18 |
| Liaison | Phil Valko |
| Submission Date | March 2, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Washington University in St. Louis
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
Phil
Valko Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
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:
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Washington University has a total solar photovoltaic generating capacity of 159.1 kilowatts (kW) within its scoped GHG boundary, which produces approximately 204,000 kWh of electricity each year. In addition, the university has an additional 441 kW of solar capacity installed on distributed sites on university-managed properties outside of the GHG boundary. The data reported above only represents the electricity generated by the 159.1 kW of solar PV within the GHG boundary.
Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
Hillman Hall and Brauer Hall both have small rooftop solar thermal collectors for domestic hot water heating. Hillman Hall has four collectors and Brauer Hall has two collectors.
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, performance year:
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
Total third-party certified RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a utility-provided certified green power option) purchased during the performance year:
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0.10 |
| Coal | 70 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 1 |
| Natural gas | 1 |
| Nuclear | 24 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 3.90 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | --- |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 100 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Missouri is a regulated utility state that does not allow power purchase agreements. The current regulatory environment precludes Washington University from purchasing off-site wind or solar energy, despite favorable pricing for regional wind energy. If legislation passes in Missouri to allow PPAs, Washington University will enthusiastically explore opportunities to shift its electricity from the highly carbon-intensive grid electricity to low- or zero-carbon alternatives. In the interim, we are exploring Virtual Power Purchase Agreement options.
Missouri is a regulated utility state that does not allow power purchase agreements. The current regulatory environment precludes Washington University from purchasing off-site wind or solar energy, despite favorable pricing for regional wind energy. If legislation passes in Missouri to allow PPAs, Washington University will enthusiastically explore opportunities to shift its electricity from the highly carbon-intensive grid electricity to low- or zero-carbon alternatives. In the interim, we are exploring Virtual Power Purchase Agreement options.
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