| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.69 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Kleindienst |
| Submission Date | April 5, 2023 |
Wesleyan University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.62 / 4.00 |
Jeff
Murphy Facilities Business Manager Facilities/Physical Plant |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
341,365.09
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) | 7,738,450 Kilowatt-hours | 26,403.59 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 15,560 Kilowatt-hours | 53.09 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
Wesleyan has five PV installations on site (3 kW, 7.2 kW, 200 kW, 212 kW, and 750 kW). RECs for the three largest installations are sold (the amounts not retained have been excluded from the numeric response above). RECs for the 3 kW system are retained (this number is represented above). On-site production from solar panels on Admission (7.2 kW) is retained/retired but not tracked.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
All on-site facilities are solar PV facilities.
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 0 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:
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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 | 7,738,450 Kilowatt-hours | 26,403.59 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
All purchased RECs are 100% Green-e certified wind RECs.
Metrics used in scoring
52,860.27
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
15.48
Optional Fields
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| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | --- |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | --- |
| Wind | --- |
| 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 | --- |
| 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:
Wesleyan has been using B20 blends for all heating oil since Fall 2013.
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