Energy
Introduction
For most institutions, energy consumption is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, which cause global climate change. Implementing conservation measures and switching to renewable sources of energy can help institutions save money and protect them from utility rate volatility. Renewable energy may be generated locally and allow campuses to support local economic development. Furthermore, institutions can help shape markets by creating demand for cleaner, renewable sources of energy.
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100 kW Turbine - Wind Energy Research Center
- Case Western Reserve University (OH)
Case Western Reserve University continues to make progress toward a multimillion-dollar wind energy research center. The first wind turbine, scheduled to be operational sometime during fall semester, will be near …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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2.4 kW Wind Turbine: Beech Hill Farm
- College of the Atlantic (ME)
In the spring of 2009, College of the Atlantic offered a wind power course: "A Practicum in Wind Power". In this class, students learned about wind power and worked to …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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100kW Wind Turbine
- Richland Community College (IL)
The Richland Community College wind turbine serves as Richland’s “innovation signature.” It is iconic for Richland’s campus and new programs, while serving as the gateway to the Richland Agribusiness Applied …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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90 kW 160-foot V-17 Wind Turbine
- Milwaukee Area Technical College (WI)
Located at the south end of the campus building, the 90-kilowatt, V-17 turbine is a remanufactured unit made in Denmark by Vestas, the world’s largest manufacturer of turbines. It directly …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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80 kW 130-foot 2-blade Wind Turbine
- University of Toledo (OH)
The University of Toledo installed solar and wind power at its Scott Park Campus of Energy and Innovation in Toledo, OH with help from Constellation Energy's Projects & Services Group. …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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65 kW Vestas V-15 Wind Turbine
- Lakeshore Technical College (WI)
The Vestas was the first wind turbine installed on LTC's campus and the only turbine that faces into the wind. Southeast of the turbine is a 50-meter meteorological (MET) tower …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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50 kW 100-foot Wind Turbine
- Des Moines Area Community College (IA)
Thanks to a $131,500 grant from the Iowa Office of Energy Independence, a new 100-foot wind turbine will be constructed on Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Ankeny Campus.
- Posted May 18, 2012
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50 kW Endurance E3120 Wind Turbine
- Lakeshore Technical College (WI)
Rising 120 feet over the campus, LTC's Endurance wind turbine produces approximately 100,000 kilowatt-hours annually, enough energy to power 10 average American homes each year. Endurance's 29-foot blades give it …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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30 kW Micro-Wind Farm
- Quinnipiac University (CT)
Perhaps the first significant wind installation on an American college campus, Quinnipiac’s “wind garden” is free of propellers and their objectionable whoosh. Each of its 25 upright cylindrical turbines is …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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26 kW Wind Turbines
- Harvard University (MA)
Perched on 40-foot towers, two Bergey Excel turbines turn the wind into watts for Harvard’s electrical grid. The twin turbines, each rated at 10 kilowatt-hours, represent the University’s largest wind …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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20 kW 124-foot Wind Turbine
- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (IL)
A large, white, three-blade propeller was moved into position Wednesday to sit atop a 124-foot tower that commands attention on the SIUE campus. The blades are part of a turbine …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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11 kW Wind Turbine
- Northland College (WI)
An 11 kW wind turbine also generates electricity for the MELLC.
- Posted May 18, 2012
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10 kW Experimental Wind Turbine
- Alfred University (NY)
Alfred University’s Center for Environmental and Energy Research (CEER) is testing the winds with a 10-kilowatt turbine it has installed on a hillside near this Western New York campus. With …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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10 kW 100-foot Wind Generator
- Goshen College (IN)
On Oct. 4 2005, contractors installed a 10-kilowatt wind generator at Goshen College’s Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center that will generate up to 20 percent of the facility’s electrical needs. …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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10 kW 90-foot Wind Turbine
- Macalester College (MN)
On a breezy day in late April 2003, months of work came to fruition. A wind turbine, located near the football field on the Macalester College campus in residential St. …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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10 kW Wind Turbine at the Material Recovery Center
- Middlebury College (VT)
Installed in 2005, our 10 kW (kilowatt) wind turbine provides electricity to the nearby Material Recovery Center, powering lights and machinery. The Middlebury turbine has been providing approximately 15% of …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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10 kW 42-foot Wind Turbine
- Montana State University - Billings (MT)
A 42-foot, 10-kilowatt wind turbine was installed on the MSU Billings Campus. The turbine, designed by Taisei Techno Co. of Japan, is used by faculty and students the MSU Billings …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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10 kW Wind Turbine
- Nicolet Area Technical College (WI)
Nicolet College's commitment to energy efficiency and sustainability is also evident in the community. The college works with local partners on stewardship projects and other efforts. Additionally, the Rhinelander campus …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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10 kW Three-Blade Wind Turbine
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
Power from the 10-kilowatt, three-blade wind turbine is being transmitted to the campus power grid. The project is funded by Rensselaer and NYSERDA. The wind turbine is attached to an …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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10 kW Wind Turbine
- University of Vermont (VT)
The University of Vermont has installed a small-scale, 10 kilowatt wind turbine on its campus near the corner of Main Street and East Avenue to serve a variety of educational …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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8 kW 120-Foot Wind Turbine
- James Madison University (VA)
JMU has a 120-foot tall addition to East Campus that may help students learn a thing or two about alternative energy. Baker Renewable Energy installed a wind turbine in the …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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7 kW Rooftop Wind Turbines (seven 1 kW installations)
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
Washington University in St. Louis added seven turbines on top of a renovated building in a historic district and making them an architectural feature by illuminating them at night. The …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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6 kW Wind Turbines at Renewable Energy Research Facility
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SD)
The Black Hills Power Renewable Energy Research Facility includes one 20 kW ReDriven wind turbine, one 2.4 kW SkyStream 3.7 wind turbine. The facility, funded through a $90,000 donation from …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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5 kW Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
- Cape Cod Community College (MA)
A large solar farm, several smaller photovoltaic arrays and an innovative wind energy project installed on the college's West Barnstable campus are expected to save more than $100,000 a year …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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5 kW 30-foot Vertical Axis Rooftop Wind Turbine
- Wayne State University (MI)
Wayne State University erected a Franklin Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT), the first small wind energy turbine of its kind in North America -- atop the university's Engineering Technology Building …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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4 kW Wind Turbine Demonstration Project
- Calvin University (MI)
The Calvin College Renewable Energy Organization received a $6000 grant from the State of Michigan to build a small demonstration wind turbine on Calvin’s Campus. With the support of Calvin's …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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4 kW 60-foot Wind Turbine
- John Brown University (AR)
John Brown University is erecting a wind turbine on campus to provide another level of hands-on experience for students studying renewable energy. The wind turbine will be tied directly to …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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4.3 kW Ball Hall Rooftop Wind Turbines
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)
A fourth wind turbine capable of producing 2 kilowatts (kW) of electricity has recently been added on the roof of Ball Hall in the North Campus. This brings the total …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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4 kW Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
- University of Notre Dame (IN)
The newest addition to the Notre Dame campus skyline, demonstrating the University’s commitment to renewable energy, was mounted on the roof of the Notre Dame power plant. The turbine, one …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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3 KW Proven Wind Turbine
- Lakeshore Technical College (WI)
The Proven is part of the Innovative Drive Train Design for Small Wind Turbines project. LTC's smallest wind turbine was installed to research and test the electronic components at ground …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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2 60-foot Wind Turbine
- Baldwin Wallace University (OH)
60-foot wind turbine on Baldwin-Wallace College’s campus can generate enough power to sustain a small business or home. Dovetail Solar and Wind of Cleveland assembled the structure.
- Posted May 18, 2012
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2 kW Skystream 3.7 Wind Turbine on a 45-foot Monopole Tower
- Frostburg State University (MD)
WISE is a residential size demonstration system developed to generate electricity from wind and solar energy. The system is located on the Frostburg State University campus. WISE consists of a …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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2 kW Rooftop Wind Turbine Student Thesis Project
- Kettering University (MI)
Perched on top of Kettering University's academic building, a seven-foot diameter wind turbine generates electricity for campus, allows students to do new hands-on research and helps prompt similar initiatives in …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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2 kW 50-foot Wind Turbine
- Montana State University (MT)
Montana State University is now home to a working wind turbine, thanks to a crew of students, faculty, staff and volunteers who hoisted the 50-foot-tall tower into place Monday afternoon. …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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2 kW 120-foot EW50 Wind Turbine
- Owens Community College (OH)
Owens Community College is once again expanding its educational opportunities within the area of renewable energy by announcing the installation of the academic institution’s second wind turbine, Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 28-30. …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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2 kW Wind turbine installed at Penn State's Center for Sustainability
- Pennsylvania State University (PA)
A 70-foot-tall wind turbine was installed Friday, July 22, at Penn State’s nine-acre Sustainability Experience Center. Serving as both a source of clean, renewable energy and a research tool, the …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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2 kW 37-foot Wind Turbine
- University of Iowa (IA)
A UI Wind Turbine2.4kW wind turbine stretching approximately thirty-seven feet tall has been installed in front of the Madison Street Services Building. The turbine’s electrical wiring will be connected to …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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1 kW WINDSPIRE Vertical Wind Turbine
- Edgecombe Community College (NC)
Edgecombe Community College installed a Windspire wind turbine in time for its Earth Day Celebration on April 22, 2010. The new installation contributes clean energy to the campus and helps …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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1.0 kW Bergey Wind Turbine
- Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (NM)
Installed on a 40-foot tower, off-grid, with a Trace power module/inverter and four (4) 350-amp/hour batteries set on campus to provide real-time actual learning from an electrical generating wind turbine. …
- Posted May 18, 2012
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463 kW Ground Mount Array: MacroTechnology Works - Parking Lot
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
Ground-mount parking canopy. MacroTechnology Works; ASU Research Park. Fixed. 1,595 panels 452.98 kWdc. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar CS6X-P 290W, polycrystalline Inverter Type: Advanced Energy AE500TX (1)
- Posted May 9, 2012
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2.3 MW Solar Field
- Oberlin College (OH)
- SPG Solar (CA)
The array consists of 7,722 polycrystalline photovoltaic (PV) panels bolted to a ground-mounted tracking system and covers about 10 acres of agricultural land on the northwest corner of campus, near …
- Posted May 1, 2012
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325 kW Rooftop Array: Lewis Hall
- Washington and Lee University (VA)
- Secure Futures LLC (VA)
- Solar Energy Solutions, LLC (KY)
- Southern Energy Management (NC)
Two solar PV arrays were installed at Washington and Lee University in 2012. The larger of the two, an installation of 1,016 SunPower solar PV panels, is on the roof …
- Posted April 13, 2012
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120 kW Canopy Array: Parking Deck
- Washington and Lee University (VA)
- Standard Solar
- Secure Futures LLC (VA)
- Solar Energy Solutions, LLC (KY)
Two solar PV arrays were installed at Washington and Lee University in 2012. The smaller installation features 540 Sanyo solar PV panels rated at 119 kilowatts. It is installed on …
- Posted April 13, 2012
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102 kW Rooftop Array: Soka Performing Arts Center
- Soka University of America (CA)
Soka’s existing sustainable practices include installation of solar panels and a green roof atop Soka Performing Arts Center to offset the energy usage.
- Posted April 13, 2012
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38 kW Rooftop Array: University Office Plaza Building
- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities completed installation of a 38.4 kilowatt solar array on the roof of the University Office Plaza Building (2221 University Avenue) in March 2012. The …
- Posted April 4, 2012
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322 kW Solar Arrays: J.J. Pickle Research Campus
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- Jamail & Smith Construction (TX)
At the J. J. Pickle Research Campus (PRC) in north Austin, the system consists of two solar arrays. One is incorporated on top of a newly built carport structure alongside …
- Posted March 22, 2012
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196 kW Rooftop Array: Facilities Complex
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- Meridian Solar (TX)
- Alpha Building Corporation (TX)
Meridian Solar installed approximately 200 kW of solar panels on the roof of FC3, at the University's Facility Complex. This solar project incorporates state-of-the-art solar panels from Solar World and …
- Posted March 22, 2012
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28 kW Rooftop Mounts: Manor Parking Garage
- University of Texas at Austin (TX)
- Meridian Solar (TX)
- Alpha Building Corporation (TX)
University of Texas at Austin's Manor Parking Garage is now solar powered. Three different types of solar panels provide shade to rooftop parking as well as valuable research data for …
- Posted March 22, 2012
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2.1 Canopy Array: MW Parking Lot 59 at Rio Salado
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- NRG Energy, Inc (NJ)
- Strategic Solar Energy, LLC (AZ)
Ground mount parking canopy. Lot 59 PowerParasol. Fixed. 7,616 panels. 2,124 kWdc. 852 shaded parking spaces. PV Panel Type: Yingli 280 Watts Inverter Type: SATCON PowerGate Plus 500 (4)
- Posted Feb. 15, 2012
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1.6 MW Eastside Parking Structure Carport
- California State University, Fullerton (CA)
California State University Fullerton has a total solar capacity of 6,565 kilowatts. Five large projects make up this capacity, ranging from a 2010 installation of 600 kW to three 1,600 …
- Posted Feb. 15, 2012
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This tab provides access to data collected through AASHE’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System™ (STARS). STARS is a transparent, self-reporting framework for colleges and universities to measure their sustainability performance. STARS enables meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions using a common set of measurements developed with broad participation from the campus sustainability community.
All responses reference content from reports under the latest version of STARS, version 2.2. AASHE membership and log-in is required.
OP 5: Building Energy Efficiency
- Total performance year site energy consumption per unit of floor area
- Total performance year source energy consumption per unit of floor area
- Percent reduction in total source energy consumption per unit of floor area from baseline
- Description of initiatives to shift individual attitudes and practices in regard to energy efficiency
- Description of energy use standards and controls employed by the institution
- Description of LED lighting and other energy-efficient lighting strategies
- Description of passive solar heating, geothermal systems, and related strategies
- Description of co-generation employed by the institution
- Description of initiatives to replace energy-consuming equipment with high efficiency alternatives
- Website URL - Energy conservation and efficiency program
OP 6: Clean and Renewable Energy
- Percent of total energy consumption from clean and renewable sources
- Website URL - Clean and renewable energy programs
- Percent of electricity from coal
- Percent of electricity from geothermal
- Percent of electricity from hydro
- Percent of electricity from natural gas
- Percent of electricity from nuclear energy
- Percent of electricity from solar photovoltaic
- Percent of electricity from wind
- Percent of electricity from wind
Additional analysis on scores and quantitative fields can be conducted using the STARS Benchmarking Tool.