| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.09 |
| Liaison | Shane Stennes |
| Submission Date | Jan. 11, 2023 |
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
OP-6: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.20 / 4.00 |
Ann
Lundholm Sustainability Coordinator Energy Mgmt |
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Total energy consumption (electric and non-electric)
4,072,180.00
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) | 17,839,200 Kilowatt-hours | 60,867.35 MMBtu |
| Electricity from on-site, clean and renewable sources (rights retained/retired) | 1,750,202 Kilowatt-hours | 5,971.69 MMBtu |
A brief description of the certified/verified sources of clean and renewable electricity:
Renewable*Connect is a utility green pricing program from Xcel Energy.
The program is supplied with clean energy from the Odell Wind Farm and the North Star, Marshall and Aurora solar projects, all located in Minnesota. The resource blend contains roughly 80% wind and 20% solar.
The utility, Xcel, retires the Green-E Certified Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) on behalf of the University. The RECs equivalent to the University's renewable energy purchases are not attributable to any other customer.
More details and information regarding the program are available at:
https://mn.my.xcelenergy.com/s/renewable/renewable-connect
The program is supplied with clean energy from the Odell Wind Farm and the North Star, Marshall and Aurora solar projects, all located in Minnesota. The resource blend contains roughly 80% wind and 20% solar.
The utility, Xcel, retires the Green-E Certified Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) on behalf of the University. The RECs equivalent to the University's renewable energy purchases are not attributable to any other customer.
More details and information regarding the program are available at:
https://mn.my.xcelenergy.com/s/renewable/renewable-connect
A brief description of the on-site renewable electricity generating facilities/devices:
The University has 1,973 kilowatts (DC) of on-site solar, spread across 9 locations. The University retains legal title to the Environmental Attributes (i.e. RECs) as part of this power generation. All energy generated by the systems is consumed by the University.
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 | 40,000,000 Kilowatt-hours | 136,480 MMBtu |
A brief description of the unbundled renewable energy products:
The University participates in community solar gardens through Equuleus, Nextera, Terraform, US Solar. As part of these transactions, the University receives unbundled Green-E Certified RECs.
Metrics used in scoring
203,319.04
MMBtu
Percentage of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources:
4.99
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 | --- |
| Coal | --- |
| Geothermal | --- |
| Hydro | --- |
| Natural gas | --- |
| Nuclear | --- |
| Solar photovoltaic | --- |
| Wind | --- |
| Other (please specify and explain below) | --- |
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) | |
| Biomass | 0 |
| Coal | 0.70 |
| Electricity | 0 |
| Fuel oil | 0.20 |
| Geothermal | 0 |
| Natural gas | 99.10 |
| 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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