Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 68.32
Liaison Carrie Metzgar
Submission Date May 3, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

University of California, San Diego
SD-10: Energy Use by Type

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Anna Levitt
Assistant Campus Energy Manager
Facilities Management
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The percentage of total electricity use from coal.:
0.25

The percentage of total electricity use from wind.:
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The percentage of total electricity use from biomass.:
9

The percentage of total electricity use from natural gas.:
88

The percentage of total electricity use from solar PV.:
2.50

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.:
0.25

The percentage of total electricity use from other.:
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Provide a brief description.:
The campus operates an advanced microgrid and self generates approximately 95% of its approx. 260 GWH annual electricity load with 1.5 MW of solar PV and a 30 MW natural gas fired, and a 2.8 MW renewable energy fuel cell.

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

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.:
100

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.:
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If cogeneration, please explain.:
The system is cogeneration. See description above.

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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