Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.60
Liaison Caitlin McLennan
Submission Date Oct. 22, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Utah State University
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.09 / 7.00 Daniel Ferris
Energy Director
Facilities
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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 :
5,300 MMBtu

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Option 2: Non-electric renewable energy generated:
0 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 :
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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:
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Option 5: Total electricity generated with cogeneration technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
129,011 MMBtu

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Total energy consumed during the performance year :
240,170 MMBtu

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A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
First Dam is a small dam and powerhouse at the base of Logan Canyon. The low head turbine generator produces 350 kilowatts, which is fed into the campus power grid. The new College of Agriculture building features a building-integrated photovoltaic. In addition to a 35 kW capacity as a solar array, it shades windows, reducing cooling costs of the building.

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A brief description of on-site renewable non-electric energy devices:
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A brief description of off-site, institution-catalyzed, renewable electricity generating devices:
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A brief description of RECs or other similar renewable energy products purchased during the previous year, including contract timeframes:
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A brief description of cogeneration technologies deployed:
The USU cogeneration plant contains three Babcock and Wilcox boilers with a capacity of 220,000 lbs/hr of steam to heat the campus. It also contains three York chillers with the capacity to produce a total of 4500 tons of cooling. One Solar gas turbine generator unit with a heat recovery has the capacity to produce 4.5 MW of electrical power and up to 50,000 lbs/hr of steam from the heat recovery unit.

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The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
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