Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.57
Liaison Keaton Schrank
Submission Date June 9, 2011
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Westminster University - Utah
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.09 / 7.00 Kerry Case
Environmental Director
Environmental Center
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Option 1: 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 :
159.90 MMBtu

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Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
0 MMBtu

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Option 3: 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 :
0 MMBtu

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Option 4: Total RECs and other similar renewable energy products that the institution purchased during the performance year that are Green-e certified or meet the Green-e standard's technical requirements and are third party verified:
3,072 MMBtu

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Option 5: Total electricity generated with co-generation technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
0 MMBtu

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Total energy consumed during the performance year :
70,752 MMBtu

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A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Two buildings on campus, the Health, Wellness and Athletic Center and the Meldrum Science building, both have 8 kW and 21 kW solar panels respectively. Roughly 10% of campus electricity (900,000 khw) comes from Blue Sky RECs.

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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
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A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
None

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A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year:
RECs are purchased through Rocky Mountain Power/Pacificorp's Blue Sky Srogram (Green E certified).

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A brief description of co-generation technologies deployed:
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The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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