| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 63.30 |
| Liaison | Emily Vollmer |
| Submission Date | March 19, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Virginia Tech
OP-8: Clean and Renewable Energy
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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0.08 / 7.00 |
Fred
Selby Energy & Sustainability Manager Facilities Services, Office of Energy and Sustainability |
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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 :
206.80
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 :
0
MMBtu
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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:
0
MMBtu
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Option 5: Total electricity generated with cogeneration technology using non-renewable fuel sources :
91,350
MMBtu
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Total energy consumed during the performance year :
1,959,912
MMBtu
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A brief description of on-site renewable electricity generating devices :
A 100kWpeak dc solar photovoltaic system was installed on top of the campus’ newest parking garage and put in operation in May, 2012. From data collected over the period 7/14/12 through 12/31/12, the solar array generated 60,615 kWh, or 206.8 MMBtu’s of renewable electricity.
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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:
Virginia Tech has an on-campus coal / natural gas / fuel oil fired central power plant that produces 600 psig steam which is reduced to utilization pressures via a 6.25 MW turbine-generator; the turbine-generator produces less than 5% of total campus total energy needs (MMBtu’s)
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The website URL where information about the institution's renewable energy sources is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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