| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 71.58 |
| Liaison | Steve Mital |
| Submission Date | May 18, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Oregon
OP-9: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
Sonya
Carlson Graduate Fellow Office of Sustainability |
Total energy consumption (all sources, transportation fuels excluded), performance year:
Clean and renewable energy from the following sources::
| Performance Year | |
| Option 1: Clean and renewable electricity generated on-site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes | 252.80 MMBtu |
| Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site | 0 MMBtu |
| Option 3: Clean and renewable electricity generated by off-site projects that the institution catalyzed and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes | 0 MMBtu |
| Option 4: Purchased third-party certified RECs and similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a certified green power purchasing option) | 2.39 MMBtu |
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
The UO has five buildings that generate PV solar electricity: our Facilities Warehouse, the Erb Memorial Union (~3KW), the Lillis Business Complex (~44KW) and the Student Recreation Center and Outdoor Program Barn (~11KW).
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
There are solar hot water heaters on the roof of the Living Learning Center, Gerlinger Annex, and the HEDCO Education Building. Approximately 3500 gallons/year of used fryer oil from UO kitchen gets picked up by Sequential and turned into biodiesel.
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
While the UO does buy energy from the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), and a large portion of their energy portfolio is from hydro-power and wind (forms of renewable energy), the off-site hydro-power and wind (clean and renewable energy sources) are not produced specifically for the UO, so we cannot claim points for this portion of the credit.
A brief description of the RECs and/or similar renewable energy products:
Recs purchased from Blue Sky Power.
The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Furthermore: Eugene Water and Electric Board has a mix of renewable energy that is roughly 75% renewably sourced and accounts for 220121.63 MMBTU from purchased electricity that is renewably sourced but due to the wording of this question cannot be counted.
(Option 3): The institution developed a bulk solar purchasing program to benefit UO staff and non-staff community members (contracts signed to date total $1.2 million, on 75 homes, 300KW that will be installed), but decided to forego the "environmental attributes" credits because the cost/benefit ratio to obtain those credits. (Option 4): While the UO does buy energy from the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), and approximately 90% of its energy portfolio is from hydro-power and wind (forms of renewable energy), the off-site hydro-power and wind (clean and renewable energy sources) are not produced specifically for the UO, so we cannot claim points for this portion of the credit. Additionally, we installed a 10KW wind turbine at our satellite campus-Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) in December of 2014. Its production is not included because it was not operating during the GHG performance year. Other websites: https://business.uoregon.edu/lillis-complex and https://uorec.uoregon.edu/facilities/expansion/ and http://pages.uoregon.edu/ecostudy/elp/energy/Conservationprojects.html
Furthermore: Eugene Water and Electric Board has a mix of renewable energy that is roughly 75% renewably sourced and accounts for 220121.63 MMBTU from purchased electricity that is renewably sourced but due to the wording of this question cannot be counted.
(Option 3): The institution developed a bulk solar purchasing program to benefit UO staff and non-staff community members (contracts signed to date total $1.2 million, on 75 homes, 300KW that will be installed), but decided to forego the "environmental attributes" credits because the cost/benefit ratio to obtain those credits. (Option 4): While the UO does buy energy from the Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB), and approximately 90% of its energy portfolio is from hydro-power and wind (forms of renewable energy), the off-site hydro-power and wind (clean and renewable energy sources) are not produced specifically for the UO, so we cannot claim points for this portion of the credit. Additionally, we installed a 10KW wind turbine at our satellite campus-Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB) in December of 2014. Its production is not included because it was not operating during the GHG performance year. Other websites: https://business.uoregon.edu/lillis-complex and https://uorec.uoregon.edu/facilities/expansion/ and http://pages.uoregon.edu/ecostudy/elp/energy/Conservationprojects.html
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