| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 70.78 |
| Liaison | Amber Saxton |
| Submission Date | Sept. 1, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
George Mason University
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.02 / 4.00 |
Mary
Liang Sustainability Analyst Sustainability |
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Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
777,828
MMBtu
Option 1
9.70
MMBtu
None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
Mason has several small solar photovoltaic installations on campus and is working to develop more in the future. Mason has an innovative zero-carbon mobile art exhibition gallery and community space with a 130 watt solar panel; two solar powered trash compactors each having a 208 watt solar panel attached; two solar powered fleet vehicles each powered by 187 watt solar panels; a 285 watt solar powered outdoor picnic table; and a 795 watt solar powered outdoor collaborative space.
Option 2
0
MMBtu
None
A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
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Option 3
0
MMBtu
None
A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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Option 4
4,077
MMBtu
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
In FY16, George Mason University purchased 1,196,000 in wind RECs to offset its annual electricity use for Ike's Dining Hall in 2015-2016. This is equivalent to 508 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
Due to a change in Mason's strategy, for the matching performance year of FY16, Mason purchased RECs for newly constructed buildings from a Green-E certified vendor. In FY15, Mason purchased 13,890,000 kWh of Green-e Certified Wind Renewable Energy Certificates that offset 13% of its electricity consumption. This was equivalent to 5,905 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. In FY14, Mason offset 13% of its electricity consumption.
Optional Fields
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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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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Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
0.53
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Data is for FY 2016.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.