Overall Rating | Reporter - expired |
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Overall Score | |
Liaison | Jenny Isler |
Submission Date | March 1, 2018 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Clark University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Reporter |
Jenny
Isler Director of Sustainability Physical Plant / Facilities |
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 :
none
Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
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:
Beginning in January 2014, Clark is actively supporting and benefitting from a local solar energy farm operated by Solar Flair Energy. Through a state and federally supported program to encourage the development of renewable energy production facilities, called Alternative Net Metering, Clark was able to secure a 20-year financial arrangement with this local, independent innovator. Alternative Net Metering operates through a system of utility credits: Clark's electrical bills from National Grid receive a discount adjusted for solar energy farm production. Indirectly, Clark is powered by the sun — up to 10% of our annual (non co-generator produced) electrical usage! Real-time analytics from the farms are here and here.
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 | 0.72 |
Coal | 1.63 |
Geothermal | 0 |
Hydro | 6.24 |
Natural gas | 75 |
Nuclear | 9.69 |
Solar photovoltaic | 1.22 |
Wind | 1.60 |
Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
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 | 0 |
Fuel oil | 1.60 |
Geothermal | 0 |
Natural gas | 98.40 |
Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
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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