| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 80.87 |
| Liaison | Megan Butler |
| Submission Date | Jan. 26, 2024 |
Macalester College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.40 / 4.00 |
Tyler
Terhurne Energy Manager Facilities Services |
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) | 3,648,644 Kilowatt-hours | 12,449.17 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 267,175 Kilowatt-hours | 911.60 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
We purchase our renewable energy from the Feely and Randolph solar PV grids in Minnesota. These are local community solar gardens. They are owned by Ecoplexus and fed into Xcel Energy's portfolio.
http://www.ecoplexus.com/ecoplexus-minnesota-expansion-new-45mw-portfolio-2/
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
Macalester's wind turbine and PV array on Markim Hall generate electricity that is directly fed into the College's electrical loop.
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 0 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:
The EcoHouse has a solar-thermal array to heat the DHW for the house - not metered. The EcoHouse is an on-campus housing opportunity for sustainability minded students. The house has been updated/renovated to serve as a demonstration location/cultural house for many infrastructure-related sustainability improvements.
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:
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 | 1 |
| Coal | 25 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | 3 |
| Natural gas | 6 |
| Nuclear | 5 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 38 |
| Wind | 22 |
| 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:
We typically use natural gas but are sometimes curtailed during extreme weather events in which case we use fuel oil
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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