| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.64 |
| Liaison | Casey Meehan |
| Submission Date | Dec. 22, 2020 |
Western Technical College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.76 / 4.00 |
Total energy consumption, performance year:
Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) | 734,790 Kilowatt-hours | 2,507.10 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 150,964.87 Kilowatt-hours | 515.09 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
Windsource green power purchasing option through Xcel Energy. Purchased shares in community solar garden in Cashton, WI.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
Western retains RECs for 50kWh fixed PV array at our Integrated Technology Center, 4.5 kWh solar tracking system at a site in Black River Falls, a 16kWh tracking PV system in Independence, and a 75 kWh at our Automotive Center.
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 3,642 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:
Western's Integrated Technology Center building is heated and cooled through a closed-looped geothermal system.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
Not Applicable
Unbundled renewable energy products (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 1,469,000 Kilowatt-hours | 5,012.23 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
Western purchased multiple-year certified RECs to achieve LEED ratings in our Viroqua and Coleman building projects.
Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for clean and renewable energy is available:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 0 |
| Natural gas | 0 |
| Nuclear | 0 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
| Wind | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
0
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 | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 0 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
0
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data reflects ITC geothermal system only. Sparta geothermal system is not recorded in this report as we did not have accurate data at this time.
Data reflects ITC geothermal system only. Sparta geothermal system is not recorded in this report as we did not have accurate data at this time.
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