Montana State University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.01 / 4.00 |
Duke
Elliott Resource Conservation Engineer 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) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 261,126 Kilowatt-hours | 890.96 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
Photovoltaic arrays on Strand Union (SUB), Norm Asbjornson Hall, and American Indian Hall.
Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 1,087 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:
Solar thermal system on Gallatin Hall and Solar wall on Jake Jabs Hall, Cooley Lab,Yellowstone Hall, Rendezvous Dining and Norm Asbjornson Hall.
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 | --- |
| Coal | 18 |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | 57 |
| Natural gas | 3 |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.40 |
| Wind | 17 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 4.60 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
MSU purchases electricity from Northwestern Energy and from Western Area Power Administration (WAPA). The WAPA electricity is under a long term contract and currently comprises approximately 31 percent of the electricity used by MSU. The above numbers take into account the weighted percentages of the Northwestern Energy and WAPA sources. Other is onsite cogeneration via steam turbine.
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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
On Site PV generation is obtained from system logger and system estimates based on prior years.
Solar thermal is calculated based on system Btu data and from calculated and measured values.
On Site PV generation is obtained from system logger and system estimates based on prior years.
Solar thermal is calculated based on system Btu data and from calculated and measured values.
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