Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.29
Liaison Justin Mog
Submission Date Feb. 6, 2013
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STARS v1.2

University of Louisville
SD-10: Energy Use by Type

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Justin Mog
Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives
Office of the Provost
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The percentage of total electricity use from coal.:
98

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The percentage of total electricity use from wind.:
0

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The percentage of total electricity use from biomass.:
0

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The percentage of total electricity use from natural gas.:
0

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The percentage of total electricity use from solar PV.:
0.10

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The percentage of total electricity use from geothermal.:
0

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The percentage of total electricity use from nuclear.:
0

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The percentage of total electricity use from hydro.:
1.90

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The percentage of total electricity use from other.:
0

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Provide a brief description.:
Apart from a few solar photovoltaic installations, UofL does not generate any electricity on campus. The most recent data for sources of our purchased electricity are indicated above.

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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from coal.:
50

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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from biomass.:
0

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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from electricity.:
5

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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from natural gas.:
40

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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from geothermal.:
0

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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from fuel oil.:
5

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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from other.:
0

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Provide a brief description.:
Our Belknap Campus Steam & Chilled Water Plant recently switched to 100% natural gas, but our Health Science Center buildings are heated by a coal-fired plant shared by a number of downtown institutions. In 2012, we broke ground on our first geothermal.

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If cogeneration, please explain.:
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