| Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | |
| Liaison | Michelle Patterson |
| Submission Date | March 6, 2020 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Washington University in St. Louis
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
Reporter |
Phil
Valko Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
1,998,889
MMBtu
Option 1
3,344
MMBtu
None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Washington University has a total solar photovoltaic generating capacity of 765.1 kilowatts (kW) within its scoped GHG boundary, which produces approximately 980,096 kWh of electricity each year. In addition, the university has an additional 1,696 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 765.1 kW of solar PV within the GHG boundary.
Option 2
0.05
MMBtu
None
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.
Option 3
0
MMBtu
None
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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Option 4
0
MMBtu
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
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Optional Fields
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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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 | 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:
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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:
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Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.17
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.
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