Appalachian State University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.01 / 4.00 |
Jim
Dees Data and Assessment Specialist Office of Sustailability |
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) | 236,074 Kilowatt-hours | 805.48 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:
Wind:
The 100-kilowatt “Northwind 100” wind turbine
Solar:
yearly production data for 3 systems is included in the figure above
4.0 kW ground mounted system "mountain array"
1.7 kW pole mounted "biodiesel array"
5.4 kW roof mounted system "Legends PVEV Charging Station"
1.5 kW roof mounted "Kerr Scott array"
6.6 kW roof mounted "Library Traffic Circle array"
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 569 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:
All other accountable RE is from solar thermal
Plemmons Student Union ST: 42 10'x4' FP collectors
Varsity Gymnasium ST: 12 10'x4' FP collectors
Reich College of Education ST: 4 8'x4' FP collectors
Biofuels Research Facility ST: 4 8'x4' FP collectors
Summit Residence Hall 72 panel pressutized glycol system
Mountaineer Residence Hall 40 panel pressurized glycol system
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 | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
Option 4 is zero.
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 | 30 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 6 |
| Natural gas | 12 |
| Nuclear | 51.86 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.04 |
| Wind | 0.10 |
| 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 | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 7.70 |
| Fuel oil | 0.20 |
| Geothermal | 0.20 |
| Natural gas | 91.90 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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