| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.39 |
| Liaison | Mary Whitney |
| Submission Date | Sept. 25, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Chatham University
PAE-5: Climate Action Plan
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 2.00 |
Mary
Whitney University Sustainability Coordinator Office of Sustainability |
Does the institution have a plan to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions that meets the criteria for this credit?:
A brief summary of the climate plan’s long-term goals:
Climate neutrality by 2025
A brief summary of the climate plan’s short-term goals:
Chatham has identified high-priority projects to show an actual reduction in our carbon footprint. They have been assigned a priority, based on costs, ROI and carbon reduction.
#1. Enhanced Metering and Power Quality: Completed energy audit of the main campus and Eastside suggests energy management systems units could be installed in each building at a cost of $55,295 with an energy savings of 387,650 kWh and a cost savings of approximately $48,486 including demand savings.
#2. Lighting Efficiency Upgrade
The lighting fixtures in many campus buildings can be upgraded to T8 ballasts. Replacement high efficiency electronic ballast will cost approximately $96,800.00, with an anticipated energy savings of 616,711 kWh and a cost savings of approximately $60,999.00. This project estimate includes both demand savings and occupancy sensors.
The motor controls and lighting upgrades projects would, when fully implemented, show an estimated 10% annual real reduction in emissions, within a maximum 4-year ROI time frame.
#3. Photovoltaic Power - 50 kW Array on the Eastside Building
The array would consist of high efficiency PV panels with array combiners, a DC/AC inverter; disconnect switches and an isolation transformer. Cost estimates: around $408,000.00 to install, yield 85,600 kWh annually at a savings of $11,124.00 per year.
#4. Centralized Geothermal Co-generation
On the Shadyside campus, we plan to consolidate all heating and cooling into one centralized natural-gas fired co-generation plant. The plant’s three megawatt co-generation plant would be located in the center of the quad below grade. Co-generation units would provide electricity to upper campus grid via new connections. We are also planning for a natural gas cogeneration / geothermal system to be located under the parking lot at Eastside. Preliminary numbers show an estimated cost of $3-5 million dollars, with estimated reduction of 15,000,000 kWh, about $1 million saved annually.
Year the climate plan was formally adopted or approved:
An indication of whether institution has made a commitment to reduce GHG emissions a specific amount by a target year:
List which emissions (scope 1, 2, and/or 3) are included in its GHG emissions commitment:
The reduction level (percentage) institution has committed to:
The baseline year the institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
The baseline emissions level institution used in its GHG emissions commitment:
The target year the institution specified in its GHG emissions commitment :
The website URL where information about the climate plan is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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