| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.20 |
| Liaison | Susan Kidd |
| Submission Date | June 21, 2018 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Agnes Scott College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.11 / 4.00 |
Gianni
Rodriguez Climate Action Fellow Center for Sustainability |
Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
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:
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
The college provides space for four investor-owned solar arrays on campus, specifically: one ground mounted array on the Gellerstedt Soccer Field, and three rooftop arrays on the facilities building, science building, and parking deck. Though these arrays are housed on campus, we do not directly consume power generated by these solar projects; the power is sold by the investors to Georgia Power for the utility’s power supply and the total estimated power produced is enough to power 31 average US homes. In the legal leasing agreement with the investors, Agnes Scott retained the environmental attributes for the arrays.
The college owns a single array on the roof of the Bradley Observatory, and the electricity generated goes directly to the building. This array is used as a living laboratory for student learning and research.
Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
Campbell Hall uses a hybrid-geothermal ground-source heat pump to heat and cool the building. The residual heat from the system is used to heat the hot water for the residential half of the building. The hybrid-geothermal ground-source heat pump has been operating since April 2014.
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:
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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:
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | 99.50 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | --- |
| Natural gas | 0.27 |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.23 |
| Wind | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
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:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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