Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.69
Liaison Alan Turnquist
Submission Date July 24, 2023

STARS v2.2

Michigan Technological University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.48 / 4.00 Clare Fidler
Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Sustainability and Resilience
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Total energy consumption, performance year:
471,154.45 MMBtu

Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
kWh MMBtu
Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) 16,533,000 Kilowatt-hours 56,410.60 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) 16,313.59 Kilowatt-hours 55.66 MMBtu

A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:

The University purchases Renewable Energy Credits for 50% of its electricity from a wind farm located in the lower peninsula. The contract began in June 2017 and continues through 2025. Annually MTU uses about 36 million kWh and 18 million kWh is wind power.
https://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2019/april/michigan-tech-epa-partner-for-renewable-energy.html


A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:

Michigan Tech's Sustainability Demonstration House gets part of its energy from a 8kW ground-mounted solar array on campus.
https://www.mtu.edu/news/stories/2018/january/an-array-of-assistance.html
Michigan Tech's Keweenaw Research Center (KRC) also produces energy via solar array.
https://www.mtu.edu/news/2011/09/michigan-tech-dedicate-new-solar-energy-research-center.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=AMP&utm_campaign=News%20-%20AMP


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:
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A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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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:
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Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
56,466.26 MMBtu

Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
11.98

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 ---
Coal ---
Geothermal ---
Hydro ---
Natural gas ---
Nuclear ---
Solar photovoltaic ---
Wind ---
Other (please specify and explain below) ---

A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
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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 ---
Other (please specify and explain below) ---

A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

On-site renewable energy sources can be found in the 'Scope 1' sheet on the above Excel workbook. Purchased credits can be found in the 'Scope 2' sheet in the above Excel workbook.

More information on renewable energy research and actions at MTU:
https://www.mtu.edu/research/about/areas/energy-sustainability/


On-site renewable energy sources can be found in the 'Scope 1' sheet on the above Excel workbook. Purchased credits can be found in the 'Scope 2' sheet in the above Excel workbook.

More information on renewable energy research and actions at MTU:
https://www.mtu.edu/research/about/areas/energy-sustainability/

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