| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 59.33 |
| Liaison | Olivia Shehan |
| Submission Date | May 31, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Wellesley College
SD-10: Energy Use by Type
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Patrick
Willoughby Sustainability Director Facilities |
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The percentage of total electricity use from coal.:
0
None
The percentage of total electricity use from wind.:
0
None
The percentage of total electricity use from biomass.:
0
None
The percentage of total electricity use from natural gas.:
99.61
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The percentage of total electricity use from solar PV.:
0.01
None
The percentage of total electricity use from geothermal.:
0
None
The percentage of total electricity use from nuclear.:
0
None
The percentage of total electricity use from hydro.:
0.38
None
The percentage of total electricity use from other.:
0
None
Provide a brief description.:
We produced roughly 96.2% of our own electricity from natural gas last year, and purchased 3.8%, 90% of which was natural gas and 10% of which was nuclear and hydro combined.
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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from coal.:
0
None
The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from biomass.:
0
None
The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from electricity.:
0.01
None
The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from natural gas.:
99
None
The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from geothermal.:
0
None
The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from fuel oil.:
1
None
The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from other.:
0
None
Provide a brief description.:
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If cogeneration, please explain.:
The college's co-generation plant produced 96.2% of this year's electricity. Co-gen utilizes almost 50% of total energy from the performance year, using natural gas, the cleanest burning fossil fuel, for electricity and steam.
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We recently committed to the EPA's Green Power Community plan, where we purchase 5% of our energy from the town of Wellesley's renewable energy source. All three colleges in the town of Wellesley have committed, making the town the first "Green Power Community" in Massachusetts.
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