Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.88
Liaison Lindsey Kalkbrenner
Submission Date Jan. 31, 2011
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Santa Clara University
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.70 / 7.00 David Cajigas
Senior Director, University Operations Services
University Operations
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Option 1: Total clean and renewable electricity generated on site during the performance year and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes :
244.17 MMBtu

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Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
2,407.70 MMBtu

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Option 3: Total clean and renewable electricity generated by off-site projects that the institution catalyzed and for which the institution retains or has retired the associated environmental attributes :
0 MMBtu

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Option 4: Total RECs and other similar renewable energy products that the institution purchased during the performance year that are Green-e certified or meet the Green-e standard's technical requirements and are third party verified:
76,810.94 MMBtu

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Option 5: Total electricity generated with co-generation technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
0 MMBtu

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Total energy consumed during the performance year :
219,444.15 MMBtu

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A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
50 kW solar array on the roof of the facilities building.

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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
Solar thermal panels on the rooftops of Benson and several residence halls.

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A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
n/a

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A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year:
SCU purchased 22,512 mWh of green power from Silicon Valley Power in FY 2010.

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A brief description of co-generation technologies deployed:
n/a

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The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Performance year: calendar year 2009. In 2010, SCU installed a 10 kW wind turbine on the roof of the Support Services Building, as well as a 1 mW photovoltaic array on the Leavey Activities Center, Malley Fitness Center, and the Parking Structure.

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