Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.89
Liaison Natalie Sobrinski
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2024

STARS v2.2

Muhlenberg College
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.89 / 4.00 Natalie Sobrinski
Sustainability Specialist
Office of Sustainability
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Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)

Total energy consumption, performance year:
145,691.62 MMBtu

Clean and renewable energy sources

Clean and renewable electricity

Clean and renewable electricity (report kilowatt-hours):
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) 3,785.73 Kilowatt-hours 12.92 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:
Muhlenberg generates renewable electricity from 2 solarphotovoltaic panels located on top of the Seegers Union building. https://www.muhlenberg.edu/offices/sustainability/programs/plantoperations/renewableenergy/

Clean and renewable thermal energy

Clean and renewable thermal energy (report MMBtu):
MMBtu
Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy 446 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:
Muhlenberg also utilizes solar hot water heaters for it’s Life Sports Athletic Center and it’s Tree House. Life Sports Center: https://www.muhlenberg.edu/offices/sustainability/programs/plantoperations/renewableenergy/

A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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Unbundled renewable energy products

Unbundled renewable energy products (report kWh):
kWh MMBtu
Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party 20,000,000 Kilowatt-hours 68,240 MMBtu

A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
The campus received RECS for 2022 as part of a contract buyout. A record of the retired RECs is attached. In the Spring of 2023 Muhlenberg College signed a contract to purchase RECs to cover 100% of its electricity usage on campus through 2025. All RECs are Green-e certified. The purchase of RECs has been added to the annual budget and will continue to be funded in the future.

Metrics used in scoring

Total clean and renewable energy generated or purchased:
68,698.92 MMBtu

Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
47.15

Optional Fields

Website URL where information about the institution’s support for clean and renewable energy is available:

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Electricity use, by source (percentage of total, 0-100):
Percentage of total electricity use (0-100)
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Wind ---
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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)
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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:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Natalie Sobrinski, Sustainability Specialist, contributed to reporting.

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