| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.50 |
| Liaison | Derek Nichols |
| Submission Date | May 17, 2022 |
University at Buffalo
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.12 / 4.00 |
Derek
Nichols Sustainability Engagement Coordinator UB Sustainability |
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Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
1,509,904.08
MMBtu
Clean and renewable energy sources
Clean and renewable electricity
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Imported electricity from certified/verified clean and renewable sources (i.e., bundled green power purchases) | 4,112,640 Kilowatt-hours | 14,032.33 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 568,158 Kilowatt-hours | 1,938.56 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
Steel Sun- the 4.5-megawatt solar power plant on the Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna.
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
750,000KWH ground mounted PV Array and a 75KWH roof mounted PV array.
Clean and renewable thermal energy
| MMBtu | |
| Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 0 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:
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A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
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Unbundled renewable energy products
| kWh | MMBtu | |
| Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 230,000,000 Kilowatt-hours | 784,760 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
UB purchased RECs that were 100% biomass at a contract length of one year (we have a longstanding history of doing this every year and have continued to do so).
Metrics used in scoring
800,730.88
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
53.03
Optional Fields
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 | 0 |
| Coal | 3 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Hydro | 10 |
| Natural gas | 44 |
| Nuclear | 34 |
| Solar photovoltaic | 6 |
| Wind | 3 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
Oil and biomass less than 1%
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
| Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0 |
| Electricity | 60.10 |
| Fuel oil | 0 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 39.90 |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of building heating not specified above:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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