Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.82
Liaison Ashley Woolman
Submission Date May 16, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Western Colorado University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.68 / 4.00 Ashley Woolman
Sustainability Coordinator
Facilities Services
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
100,836 MMBtu

Total clean and renewable electricity generated on site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes:
48 MMBtu

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

We have a 5kw PV array on the rooftop of Kelley Hall, which roughly supplies 5% of the building's electricity.


Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
0 MMBtu

A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
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Total 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, performance year:
0 MMBtu

A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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Total third-party certified RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a utility-provided certified green power option) purchased during the performance year:
17,060 MMBtu

A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:

We have a contract to purchase RECs every year and wind power delivered through the city of Gunnison's municipal electric company. They seek out reputable third party certified providers for us to purchase the RECs and attributes from. We currently have a 3 year contract with 3Degrees Inc and the City for 5,000,000 kWh of green energy per year. Western has a renewable energy fund that students contribute to in order to purchase renewable energy for campus.


The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
Percentage of total electricity use (0-100)
Biomass 0
Coal 50.60
Geothermal 0
Hydro 31.80
Natural gas 2.70
Nuclear 4.90
Solar photovoltaic 0
Wind 9.10
Other (please specify and explain below) 0.90

A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:

Based on 2017 Resource Mix supplied by Gunnison City.

0.9% = landfill gas

One of our LEED buildings has a small solar PV array that generates roughly 40 kWh per day or ~ 14 MWh per year; this is not included in the #s above.

energy intensive spaces include the theater spaces and labs.

square footage determined by Facility Condition Index that is sent to State of CO every year.


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 100
Other (please specify and explain below) ---

A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:

Passive solar is used in many buildings but I would not be able to give a specific percentage of the heat it provides.


Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
16.97

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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