Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 61.29
Liaison Lindsey MacDonald
Submission Date Feb. 6, 2013
Executive Letter Download

STARS v1.2

Western Washington University
SD-10: Energy Use by Type

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete N/A Greg Hough
Director
Facilities Management
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The percentage of total electricity use from coal.:
32

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The percentage of total electricity use from wind.:
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The percentage of total electricity use from biomass.:
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The percentage of total electricity use from natural gas.:
30

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The percentage of total electricity use from solar PV.:
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The percentage of total electricity use from geothermal.:
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The percentage of total electricity use from nuclear.:
1

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The percentage of total electricity use from hydro.:
36

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The percentage of total electricity use from other.:
1

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Provide a brief description.:
The information above is sourced from Puget Sound Energy.

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

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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.:
2

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The percentage of total energy used for heating buildings from natural gas.:
98

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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.:
0

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

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Provide a brief description.:
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If cogeneration, please explain.:
98% of heating in campus buildings is from natural gas that is sourced in Alberta, Canada. There are two small buildings that are electrically heated (green electricity), the Highland Lounge and the Sundquist Marine Lab.

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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