| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.39 |
| Liaison | Michelle Patterson |
| Submission Date | March 4, 2022 |
Washington University in St. Louis
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.01 / 4.00 |
Phil
Valko Assistant Vice Chancellor for Sustainability Office of Sustainability |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
1,834,057.23
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) | 1,454,544 Kilowatt-hours | 4,962.90 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:
Washington University had a total on-site solar photovoltaic generating capacity of 2.7 megawatts across dozens of buildings. The data reported here represents a subset of the total -- 1.26 megawatts -- because the remaining 1.45 megawatts of solar capacity is located outside the GHG boundary we closely monitor and report on and some of the solar capacity came on-line in Fall 2021 after the performance year ended.
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 0.05 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:
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.
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 | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
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Metrics used in scoring
4,962.95
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.27
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 | 0 |
| Coal | 69 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 1 |
| Natural gas | 1 |
| Nuclear | 25 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.50 |
| Wind | 3.50 |
| 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 | 0.40 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 99.60 |
| 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:
Missouri is a regulated utility state that does not allow power purchase agreements. The current regulatory environment precludes Washington University from directly purchasing off-site wind or solar energy. In the interim, we are exploring Virtual Power Purchase Agreement options.
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