| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.11 |
| Liaison | Sarah Williams |
| Submission Date | Feb. 7, 2020 |
Whitman College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.13 / 4.00 |
Elissa
Brown Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability, Physical Plant Services |
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) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 32,586.58 Kilowatt-hours | 111.19 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
We have solar arrays on Bratton Tennis Center, Cleveland Commons, and Stanton Hall. There is also an array on the Environmental House, but its generation is not tracked.
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| 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:
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
Unbundled renewable energy products (report kWh):
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 17,400,000 Kilowatt-hours | 59,368.80 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
The purchased RECs are Green-e certified American Wind purchased through Renewable Choice Energy. The contract timeline was Fiscal Year 2019.
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 | 0.34 |
| Coal | 56.39 |
| Geothermal | 0.34 |
| Hydro | 5.15 |
| Natural gas | 15.44 |
| Nuclear | 0 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 3.79 |
| Wind | 8.80 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 9.75 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
"In 2018, the “basic fuel mix”, the average mix of energy sources supplying Pacific Power customers, is 56.39% coal, 15.44% natural gas, 8.80% wind, 5.15% hydro, 3.79% solar, 0.34% geothermal, 0.34% biomass, and 9.75% miscellaneous. This information is based on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Form 1 data. The Pacific Power “basic fuel mix” is based on energy production and not resource capability, capacity or delivered energy." https://www.pacificpower.net/savings-energy-choices/blue-sky-renewable-energy/product-content-label.html
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Electricity | 5 |
| Fuel oil | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Natural gas | 95 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Due to metering limitations, this number is an estimate. Some natural gas energy is utilized for cooking, and one of our buildings does use electric heat.
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
FY19 on-campus solar production:
Bratton Tennis Center: 19515.18 kWh
Stanton Hall: 7108.82 kWh (installed June 2019)
Cleveland Commons: 5962.58 kWh (installed June 2019)
FY19 on-campus solar production:
Bratton Tennis Center: 19515.18 kWh
Stanton Hall: 7108.82 kWh (installed June 2019)
Cleveland Commons: 5962.58 kWh (installed June 2019)
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