Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 40.16
Liaison Jennifer Bodine
Submission Date April 23, 2015
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Weber State University
OP-9: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.26 / 4.00 Jennifer Bodine
Sustainability Specialist
Facilities Management
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Total energy consumption (all sources, transportation fuels excluded), performance year:
247,823 MMBtu

Clean and renewable energy from the following sources::
Performance Year
Option 1: Clean and renewable electricity generated on-site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes 388 MMBtu
Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site 1,241 MMBtu
Option 3: 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 0 MMBtu
Option 4: Purchased third-party certified RECs and similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a certified green power purchasing option) 14,741 MMBtu

A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :

WSU has two solar PV arrays (one on the Shepherd Union and one on the Davis building).


A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:

WSU also has a solar thermal array on the Swenson Gym that is used to heat the swimming pool and a solar thermal array on the Wildcat Village dorms for domestic hot water heating.


A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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A brief description of the RECs and/or similar renewable energy products:

Weber State University purchased 43,236 "Blue Sky" blocks from Rocky Mountain Power during fiscal year 2014. Each block is equivalent to 100 kwh for a total of 4,323,600 kwh purchased.


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