| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.28 |
| Liaison | Katie Koscielak |
| Submission Date | April 21, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cal Poly Humboldt
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
0.00 / 4.00 |
Morgan
King Sustainability & Waste Coordinator Facilities Management |
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indicates that no data was submitted for this field
Total energy consumption (all sources, excluding transportation fuels), performance year :
152,238
MMBtu
Option 1
108.10
MMBtu
None
A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
During the 2015-16 reporting year, HSU facilities hosted four solar PV systems: a 2.5 kW system on the Natural History Museum, a 2.5 kW system on the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology, and a 12.5 kW system on the Music A building. HSU’s Schatz Energy Research Center (SERC) also managed a 7 kW system at the Telonicher Marine Lab, which was installed in 1990 to power a 1 hp compressor motor that aerated the fish tanks at the marine lab. Excess solar power was stored as hydrogen (by electrolyzing water), which was used in a fuel cell to keep the compressor running in times of no sun. In 2011 this system became grid tied under a net metering agreement. In 2016 the system was retired since the modules had reached the end of their useful life.
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
0
MMBtu
A brief description of the RECs, GOs and/or similar renewable energy products, including contract timeframes:
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Optional Fields
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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 | 3.80 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Geothermal | 3 |
| Hydro | 5.90 |
| Natural gas | 32 |
| Nuclear | 5.50 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 3.70 |
| Wind | 22 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 24.10 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Other is "Unspecified sources of power," which means electricity from transactions that are not traceable to specific generation sources and ISO imports. 2014 Power Mix represents Shell Energy purchases from specific eligible renewable energy resources and ISO System Power on behalf of the California State Universities.
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 | 100 |
| 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:
0.07
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
To see real-time generation from the PV system on HSU's Natural History Museum, go to http://137.150.50.141/Footprints.html. To read about the PV system to power a pump and make hydrogen for a fuel cell, go to http://www.schatzlab.org/projects/archive/schatz_solar.html.
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.