| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.17 |
| Liaison | Kimberly Reeves |
| Submission Date | May 21, 2021 |
Agnes Scott College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.16 / 4.00 |
Susan
Kidd Executive Director Center for Sustainability |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
65,371.12
MMBtu
Clean and renewable energy sources
Clean and renewable electricity
| 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) | 266,671.47 Kilowatt-hours | 909.88 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
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A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
The college provides space for four investor-owned solar arrays on campus, specifically: one ground mounted array on the Gellerstedt Soccer Field, and three rooftop arrays on the Facilities Building, Bullock Science Center, and Parking Deck. Though these arrays are housed on campus, we do not directly consume power generated by these solar projects. The power is sold by the investors to Georgia Power for the utility’s power supply and the total estimated power produced is enough to power 31 average US homes. In the legal leasing agreement with the investors, Agnes Scott retained the environmental attributes for the arrays. The college owns a single array on the roof of the Bradley Observatory, and the electricity generated goes directly to the building. This array is used as a living laboratory for student learning and research.
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 1,623.89 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:
Campbell Hall uses a hybrid-geothermal ground-source heat pump to heat and cool the building. The residual heat from the system is used to heat the hot water for the residential half of the building. The hybrid-geothermal ground-source heat pump has been operating since April 2014. During the renovation of Rebekah Scott Hall in 2018, a second hybrid-geothermal ground-source heat pump was installed to both heat and cool the building and heat the residential hot water. The geothermal field for this project replaced an impervious parking lot and now is landscaped with native, drought tolerant plants. As of 2018, 10% of the campus is heated/cooled with geothermal energy.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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Unbundled renewable energy products
| 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:
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Metrics used in scoring
2,533.77
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
3.88
Optional Fields
Sierra magazine requests the following information from U.S. institutions that wish to share data with that organization:
| Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
| Biomass | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | --- |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | --- |
| Wind | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
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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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data reported for FY19.
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