| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.74 |
| Liaison | Justin Owen |
| Submission Date | July 22, 2024 |
Weber State University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.54 / 4.00 |
Jennifer
Bodine Sustainability Specialist Facilities Management |
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
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) | 3,213,867 Kilowatt-hours | 10,965.71 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
N/A
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
WSU installed a 500 KW solar covered parking lot on the Ogden Campus. WSU also has a nearly 2 Megawatt solar PV array on the Davis Campus. Smaller solar arrays are also located on the Davis 2, Shepherd Union, Facilities Management, and the Public Safety buildings.
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 75.28 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:
The Swenson Gym has a solar thermal system that heats the pool.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
Unbundled renewable energy products
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 5,084,400 Kilowatt-hours | 17,347.97 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
Weber State University purchases "Blue Sky" blocks from Rocky Mountain Power and is also purchasing solar from Rocky Mountain Power's "Subscriber Solar" program.
Metrics used in scoring
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
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 | 1.10 |
| Coal | 19 |
| Geothermal | 0.70 |
| Hydro | 40.80 |
| Natural gas | 21.10 |
| Nuclear | 3 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 2.30 |
| Wind | 11.50 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0.40 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
The resource mix for the NWPP e grid is outlined on the EPA's website here - https://www.epa.gov/egrid/power-profiler#/
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 0 |
| Fuel oil | 1 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 99 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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