Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 75.93
Liaison Merry Rankin
Submission Date Aug. 30, 2013
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Iowa State University
SD-10: Energy Use by Type

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Jeffrey Witt
Director
Utility Services
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The percentage of total electricity use from coal.:
76

The percentage of total electricity use from wind.:
8.50

The percentage of total electricity use from biomass.:
0

The percentage of total electricity use from natural gas.:
0

The percentage of total electricity use from solar PV.:
0

The percentage of total electricity use from geothermal.:
0

The percentage of total electricity use from nuclear.:
0

The percentage of total electricity use from hydro.:
0

The percentage of total electricity use from other.:
15.50

Provide a brief description.:
Electricity from coal includes ISU-generated power and power purchased from the City of Ames. Other sources of electricity include refuse-derived fuel also purchased from the City.

The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from coal.:
94.60

The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from biomass.:
0

The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from electricity.:
0

The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from natural gas.:
5.40

The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from geothermal.:
0

The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from fuel oil.:
0

The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from other.:
0

Provide a brief description.:
The Veterinary Medicine campus is heated by natural gas, while the rest of campus is heated using coal.

If cogeneration, please explain.:
Iowa State University uses cogeneration to provide heating and cooling to the main campus. Over 98% of the steam used to heat the main campus and over 77% of the steam used to produce chilled water is used to produce electricity first through cogeneration
+ Date Revised: June 26, 2014

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Includes data for 2011-2012.


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