Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	47.04
Liaison	Debbie Liddick
Submission Date	April 21, 2023

STARS v2.2

Black Hills State University
OP-5: Building Energy Efficiency

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.90 / 6.00	Maggie Torness Sustainability Coordinator Facilities Services

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Part 1. Site energy use per unit of floor area

Performance year energy consumption

Electricity use, performance year (report kilowatt-hours):

	kWh	MMBtu
Imported electricity	6,900,000 Kilowatt-hours	23,542.80 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	196,601.92 Kilowatt-hours	670.81 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, performance year (report MMBtu):

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	42,372 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, performance year:

66,585.61 MMBtu

Performance year building space

Gross floor area of building space, performance year:

835,385 Gross square feet

Floor area of energy intensive space, performance year:

	Floor area
Laboratory space	44,745 Square feet
Healthcare space	367 Square feet
Other energy intensive space	3,571 Square feet

EUI-adjusted floor area, performance year:

929,180 Gross square feet

Performance year heating and cooling degree days

Degree days, performance year:

	Degree days
Heating degree days	7,388 Degree-Days (°F)
Cooling degree days	446 Degree-Days (°F)

Total degree days, performance year:

7,834 Degree-Days (°F)

Performance period

Start and end dates of the performance year (or 3-year period):

	Start date	End date
Performance period	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2020

Metric used in scoring for Part 1

Total site energy consumption per unit of EUI-adjusted floor area per degree day, performance year:

9.15 Btu / GSF / Degree-Day (°F)

Part 2. Reduction in source energy use per unit of floor area

Baseline year energy consumption

STARS 2.2 requires electricity data in kilowatt-hours (kWh). If a baseline has already been established in a previous version of STARS and the institution wishes to continue using it, the electricity data must be re-entered in kWh. To convert existing electricity figures from MMBtu to kWh, simply multiply by 293.07107 MMBtu/kWh.

Electricity use, baseline year (report kWh):

	kWh	MMBtu
Imported electricity	8,126,374 Kilowatt-hours	27,727.19 MMBtu
Electricity from on-site, non-combustion facilities/devices (e.g., renewable energy systems)	0 Kilowatt-hours	0 MMBtu

Stationary fuels and thermal energy, baseline year (report MMBtu):

	MMBtu
Stationary fuels used on-site to generate electricity and/or thermal energy	22,871.60 MMBtu
Imported steam, hot water, and/or chilled water	0 MMBtu

Total site energy consumption, baseline year:

50,598.79 MMBtu

Baseline year building space

Gross floor area of building space, baseline year:

774,180 Gross square feet

Baseline period

Start and end dates of the baseline year (or 3-year period):

	Start date	End date
Baseline period	July 1, 2015	June 30, 2016

A brief description of when and why the energy consumption baseline was adopted:

FY 2015-2016 was used because this was before we started putting solar panels up and we find it useful to keep track of that change.

Source energy

Source-site ratio for imported electricity:

Total energy consumption per unit of floor area:

	Site energy	Source energy
Performance year	0.08 MMBtu per square foot	0.14 MMBtu per square foot
Baseline year	0.07 MMBtu per square foot	0.14 MMBtu per square foot

Metric used in scoring for Part 2

Percentage reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline:

0.67

Optional Fields

Documentation to support the performance year energy consumption figures reported above:

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A brief description of the institution's initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency:

BHSU leads by example, showing other institutions in the area what is possible in terms of renewable energy installation by sharing their efforts through publications, presentations, etc.

A brief description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution:

BHSU utilizes a building automation system with occupancy sensors. BHSU installed occupancy sensors in occupied spaces, both in new construction and during renovation projects.

A brief description of Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies employed by the institution:

BHSU has completed a full replacement of outdoor lighting to LED. We have converted all of the indoor lighting to LED.

A brief description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies employed by the institution:

N/A

A brief description of co-generation employed by the institution:

N/A

A brief description of the institution's initiatives to replace energy-consuming appliances, equipment, and systems with high efficiency alternatives:

When acquiring energy-consuming products State agencies shall purchase ENERGY
STAR® designated products. An agency is not required to procure an ENERGY STAR® designated product if the head of the agency determines in writing, to the Office of Procurement Management, that no ENERGY STAR® designated product is reasonably available that meets the functional requirements of the agency; or that no ENERGY STAR® designated product is cost effective over the life of the product taking energy cost savings into account.
BHSU has contracted with UNESCO on an energy saving performance contract.

Website URL where information about the institution’s energy conservation and efficiency program is available:

https://www.bhsu.edu/Portals/0/Student-Life/Go-Green/Climate%20Action%20Plan%202015%20Update.pdf

Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

FY 2019-2020 data:
Imported electricity = imported electric + hydropower from WAPA.
Electricity from onsite renewable = solar + wind.

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