| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 58.55 |
| Liaison | Amy Brunvand |
| Submission Date | April 5, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Utah
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.32 / 4.00 |
Matt
Abbott Sustainability Manager for FM Facilities Management |
Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
Total clean and renewable electricity generated on site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes:
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Not Applicable
Non-electric renewable energy generated on-site, performance year:
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
Not Applicable
Total 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, performance year:
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
Not Applicable
Total third-party certified RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products (including renewable electricity purchased through a utility-provided certified green power option) purchased during the performance year:
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
In 2015, the U ranked eighth in the nation—and first in the Pac-12—during the 2014-15 competition by purchasing 85,926,100 kilowatt-hours of renewable energy. The total represents 28 percent of the U’s total energy use,
In 2011, the U.S. EPA recognized the U of U for its voluntary purchase of 85 million kilowatt-hours (kwh) of green electricity (green-e) certified renewable energy and solar panel installations, equivalent to 31 percent of the school’s total electricity consumption.
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0.43 |
| Coal | 61.96 |
| Geothermal | 0.38 |
| Hydro | 5.18 |
| Natural gas | 15.40 |
| Nuclear | 0 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 0.08 |
| Wind | 7.10 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 9.47 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Data is from Rocky Mountain Power, the utility that supplies electricity to the University. This profile does not include power generated on campus. The U of U installed a combined heat and power plant in 2008 that provides 6 megawatts (MW) of power. There is also about 1.5 MW of distributed solar directly on campus, and another 2 MW under contract for three projects on the university’s Research Park.
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:
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
SOURCES
Electricity use by Source data from Rocky Mountain Power “energy resource mix” (2015) based on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Form 1 data
RESOURCES
Red Goes for Green Energy. Sustainable Utah [blog] (May 21, 2015)
URL: https://sustainableutah.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/red-goes-for-green-energy/
Wood, Benjamin. "University of Utah Recognized for use of Green Energy." The Salt Lake Tribune, Jun 06, 2015.
University of Utah’s Green Efforts are Lauded by EPA, U Moves to #3 in Nation for Green Power on Campus. U News Center (May 2, 2011).
URL: http://archive.unews.utah.edu/news_releases/university-of-utahs-green-efforts-are-lauded-by-epa-others/
SOURCES
Electricity use by Source data from Rocky Mountain Power “energy resource mix” (2015) based on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Form 1 data
RESOURCES
Red Goes for Green Energy. Sustainable Utah [blog] (May 21, 2015)
URL: https://sustainableutah.wordpress.com/2015/05/21/red-goes-for-green-energy/
Wood, Benjamin. "University of Utah Recognized for use of Green Energy." The Salt Lake Tribune, Jun 06, 2015.
University of Utah’s Green Efforts are Lauded by EPA, U Moves to #3 in Nation for Green Power on Campus. U News Center (May 2, 2011).
URL: http://archive.unews.utah.edu/news_releases/university-of-utahs-green-efforts-are-lauded-by-epa-others/
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