Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.35
Liaison Gioia Thompson
Submission Date March 19, 2014
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STARS v1.2

University of Vermont
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.56 / 7.00 Gioia Thompson
Sustainability Strategist
UVM Office of Sustainability
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Option 1: 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 :
558 MMBtu

Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
0 MMBtu

Option 3: 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 :
0 MMBtu

Option 4: Total RECs and other similar renewable energy products that the institution purchased during the performance year that are Green-e certified or meet the Green-e standard's technical requirements and are third party verified:
192,485 MMBtu

Option 5: Total electricity generated with cogeneration technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
0 MMBtu

Total energy consumed during the performance year :
218,481 MMBtu

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

Solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of the Central Heating & Cooling Plant and on the Equine Center. Solar trackers at the Forestry building on Spear Street.


A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:

Not applicable.


A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:

Not applicable.


A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year, including contract timeframes:

Purchased Class II RECs for the Burlington electric load. RECs were purchased via a special arrangement approved by the Vermont Public Service Board. 2013 RECs were 100% local hydro sources.


A brief description of cogeneration technologies deployed:

Not applicable.


The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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