Overall Rating | Gold |
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Overall Score | 69.14 |
Liaison | Olivia Wiebe |
Submission Date | Dec. 28, 2023 |
University of Idaho
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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2.06 / 4.00 |
Madison
Dougherty Sustainability Graduate Research Assistant College of Natural Resources |
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Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
533,412.35
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) | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 3,602,180 Kilowatt-hours | 12,290.64 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:
-147 kW rooftop PV array installed in 2020 on IRIC building
-825 kW steam turbines using biomass fuel, installed in Energy Plant
-825 kW steam turbines using biomass fuel, installed in Energy Plant
Clean and renewable thermal energy
MMBtu | |
Clean and renewable stationary fuels used on-site to generate thermal energy | 262,440 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:
Woody biomass fueled boiler used to generate steam to heat core campus. Wood chips are sourced locally (>50% within 15 miles). Natural gas only used for backup or peak loads.
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable thermal energy:
The wood chips are sourced from local FSC certified land.
Unbundled renewable energy products
kWh | MMBtu | |
Purchased RECs, GOs, I-RECs or equivalent unbundled renewable energy products certified by a third party | 0 Kilowatt-hours | 0 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
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Metrics used in scoring
274,730.64
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
51.50
Optional Fields
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Percentage of total electricity use (0-100) | |
Biomass | 2 |
Coal | 8 |
Geothermal | 0 |
Hydro | 48 |
Natural gas | 33 |
Nuclear | 0 |
Solar photovoltaic | 0 |
Wind | 9 |
Other (please specify and explain below) | 0 |
A brief description of other sources of electricity not specified above:
mix is from Avista's website at https://www.myavista.com/about-us/about-our-energy-mix
Energy used for heating buildings, by source::
Percentage of total energy used to heat buildings (0-100) | |
Biomass | 75 |
Coal | 0 |
Electricity | 0 |
Fuel oil | 0 |
Geothermal | 0 |
Natural gas | 25 |
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:
Marc Compton, Project Engineer, Moscow ID ECO District 1
Sources: Avista utility bills, FY23 steam, natural gas, and power generation data from Mckinstry
Sources: Avista utility bills, FY23 steam, natural gas, and power generation data from Mckinstry
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