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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39 kW Rooftop Array: Alumni Pool
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA)
Solar panels are installed at the MIT Museum (N52) and at the Student Center. Those panels generate a combined total of 11,500 kilowatt hours.
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35 kW Solar Demonstration Project
- Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell (NM)
- Xcel Energy
ENMU-Roswell has partnered with Xcel Energy to construct a community solar energy demonstration site on Campus behind the Occupational Technology Center. The project covers 22,000 square feet and includes a …
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34 kW Rooftop Array: Dana Building
- University of Michigan (MI)
U-M has implemented a series of alternative energy programs at its Ann Arbor campus, including an array of photovoltaic panels on the roof of the Dana Building which houses the …
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33 kW Rooftop Array: School of International Service Building
- American University (DC)
Green features of the School of International Service builiding include a 33 kilowatt solar array that is expected to produce 33,000 kWh of electricity.
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33 kW Rooftop Array: Health Sciences Building, Tacoma Park Campus
- Montgomery College (MD)
The College currently has 83 kW of solar photovoltaic electricity generation capacity and a 900 tube(evacuated) solar array. These generate approximately 160,000 kWh of electricity and 183,960 kWh of thermal …
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33 kW Rooftop Array: Business Instructional Facility
- University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (IL)
- Bodine Scott Renewable (TX)
There are 4,000 square feet of solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of the Business Instructional Facility. This was the first production rooftop solar array installed on a campus building. …
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32 kW Carport Canopy: Romberg Tiburon Center for Environmental Studies
- San Francisco State University (CA)
The PV system, rated at nearly 32 kilowatts with an impressive array of 228 solar panels, provides electricity for the conference center at the SFSU Romberg Tiburon Environmental Learning Center …
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32 kW Rooftop Installation: Tahoe Center for Environmental Science
- Sierra Nevada College (NV)
The 31.5-kilowatt photovoltaic (PV) roofing system is composed of 900 SolarSave PV roof tiles and nine 3,500-watt inverters with combiner boxes. The Tahoe Center for Environmental Science is an environmental …
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32 kW Rooftop Array: Hyland Hall
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (WI)
As of December 2010, solar panels have begun producing clean and sustainable energy from sunlight atop Timothy J. Hyland Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.The renewable energy installation is expected …
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31 kW Rooftop Array: University Ice Arena
- Bowling Green State University (OH)
In 2004, municipal utilities for the city of Bowling Green partnered with BGSU to install 31 kilowatts (kW) of photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of the University Ice Arena. …
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30 kW Rooftop Array: MAREC
- Grand Valley State University (MI)
The 25,000-square-foot MAREC office building has a 30-kilowatt solar roof system. Grand Valley State University's energy center in Muskegon will be selling renewable energy credits generated by the facility's solar …
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30 kW Rooftop Array: Harwood Arena
- Kean University (NJ)
Harwood Arena has a 30 kW solar array that provides approximately 5% of electricity for the building. A solar array is also in place in the Maxine and Jack Lane …
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30 kW Rooftop Array: Natural Sciences Building
- Mills College (CA)
Photovoltaic panels on the roof of the LEED Platinum Natural Sciences Building provide 30 percent of the building's electrical needs.
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30 kW Rooftop Array: Netum Steed Physiology Research and Conditioning Laboratory
- Texas A&M University (TX)
The system has been installed on the roof of the Netum Steed Physiology Research and Conditioning Laboratory, which is visible from Kyle Field. This was strategically placed to give the …
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30 kW Rooftop Array: Joe Crowley Student Union
- University of Nevada, Reno (NV)
- Black Rock Solar (NV)
Green features of the Joe Crowley Student Union include window shading, day lighting, a 30 kW solar photovoltaic system, as well as all of the elements of high efficiency-HVAC design …
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30 kW Rooftop Array: Agricultural Experiment Station
- University of Nevada, Reno (NV)
The 171 solar panels cover 3,000 square feet on the roof of the field lab’s greenhouse complex. In September 2010, the solar PV system began generating 30kw of power and …
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29 kW Rooftop Array: Campus Center Building
- Smith College (MA)
- Community Energy, Inc. (PA)
- Borrego Solar (MA)
The electricity produced by the 130 solar panels will be approximately equivalent to the power needed to run the Campus Center Café. Installed by Borrego Solar Systems Inc., the panels …
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29 kW Rooftop Array: Campus Center Building
- Milwaukee School of Engineering (WI)
MSOE’s 29-kilowatt photovoltaic array is composed of 144 Kyocera KD205GX-LP 205 watt PV modules. It translates this DC energy to grid quality AC power through the use of six 5000-watt …
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28 kW Canopy Array: Children's Center Parking Lot
- San Diego State University (CA)
- Sullivan Solar Power (CA)
This is one of four sites installed by Sullivan Solar Power for SDSU. When SDSU decided to incorporate solar parking canopies into the construction of the Children's Center parking lot, …
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27 kW Solar Array: Lorusso Applied Technology Building
- Cape Cod Community College (MA)
Solar energy collectors installed on the rooftop consist of 122 photovoltaic panels that generate 27 kilowatts of renewable energy.
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27 kW Rooftop Array: Library Shelving Facility
- Williams College (MA)
- Berkshire Photovoltaic Services (MA)
In July 2008, Williams College inaugurated the installation of a solar array at the college’s new library shelving facility at 835 Simonds Road. The new 26.88 kilowatt photovoltaic system consists …
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26 kW Solar Canopy: Blatt PE Center
- University of South Carolina (SC)
- OneWorld Sustainable (GA)
With the newly designed Recreational fields at USC's Blatt PE center, an opportunity arose to create covered viewing areas for these new fields on the existing pedestrian overpass which provides …
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26 kW Rooftop Array: Coburg Hall
- Concordia University Wisconsin (WI)
More than $170,000 in financial incentive and grant money was used to install a solar electric system on Concordia University's Mequon campus. The system is expected to generate more than …
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26 kW Rooftop Array: Science and Applied Studies Building, Germantown Campus
- Montgomery College (MD)
The College currently has 83 kW of solar photovoltaic electricity generation capacity and a 900 tube(evacuated) solar array. These generate approximately 160,000 kWh of electricity and 183,960 kWh of thermal …
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26 kW Rooftop Arrays: Molinaro Hall, Facilities Management Bldg, and Animal Care Facility
- University of Wisconsin-Parkside (WI)
UW-Parkside installed three separate, highly visible solar electric systems across the campus. These three solar electric systems convert the sun's energy into more than 34,000 kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity each …
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25 kW Rooftop Array at Roe Center
- Central College (IA)
The Roe Center’s solar array is one of many sustainable design features at Central College. Conference guests are invited to tour the platinum LEED-rated Roe Center in a workshop led …
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25 kW Rooftop Array: Edith Gaylord Apartments
- Colorado College (CO)
A 25kW array provides 23% of building electricity and upon its installation in 2008, was the largest in Colorado Springs.
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25 kW Rooftop Array: Science Center, Rockville Campus
- Montgomery College (MD)
The College currently has 83 kW of solar photovoltaic electricity generation capacity and a 900 tube(evacuated) solar array. These generate approximately 160,000 kWh of electricity and 183,960 kWh of thermal …
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24 kW Rooftop Array: Center for Science and Engineering
- Tacoma Community College (WA)
The new Science Building has a 24 KW Solar installation on the roof.
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24 kW Rooftop Array: Humanities and Social Sciences Buliding, Germantown Campus
- Montgomery College (MD)
The College currently has 83 kW of solar photovoltaic electricity generation capacity and a 900 tube(evacuated) solar array. These generate approximately 160,000 kWh of electricity and 183,960 kWh of thermal …
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24 kW Rooftop Array: Sophia Gordon Hall
- Tufts University (MA)
- Solar Design Associates (MA)
23.8 kW Photovoltaic rooftop panels produce part of the electricity for Sophia Gordon Hall (funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative with matching funds from Tufts). The building …
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23 kW Solar Wall
- Concordia University (QC)
The SolarWall® PV/T system at Concordia University is a 100 kW system that features 75 kW of thermal heating and 25 kW of PV. Three hundred and eighty-four custom designed …
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23 kW Rooftop Array: Tyson Research Center
- Washington University in St. Louis (MO)
Completed in 2009, the Living Learning Center is built to address Tyson's growing needs for research and teaching space, the Living Learning Center is also designed to meet the most …
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21 kW Wall and Rooftop Arrays: Mechanical Engineering Building and Merrill Hall
- University of Washington, Seattle (WA)
The solar panel system at the Mechanical Engineering Building was made possible by donations from the Seattle City Light Green Power Program, the UW Student Technology Fee, and UW Facilities …
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21 kW Rooftop Array: Meldrum Science Center
- Westminster College - Missouri (MO)
Westminster was the first college campus in Utah with on-site solar. Thanks to assistance from Rocky Mountain Power's Blue Sky Block Grant program, the College has three systems generating electricity …
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21 kW Rooftop Array: Bratton Tennis Center
- Whitman College (WA)
- Ecotech Solar (WA)
In September 2009, a 21kW photovoltaic solar array was installed on Whitman’s Bratton Tennis Center roof. The solar equipment represents future savings in energy costs, demonstrates Whitman’s commitment to environmentally …
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20 kW Rooftop Array: Bunker Interpretive Center
- Calvin University (MI)
The Bunker Interpretive Center includes a 20 kW photovoltaic array for generating electricity from sunlight
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20 kW Rooftop Array: Shiprock South Campus Building
- Dine College (AZ)
Diné College installed its first solar project, a 20 kilowatt-photovoltaic array, on the rooftop of its Shiprock, NM building in October 2010. The solar photovoltaic panels will help offset the …
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20 kW Rooftop Array: Laker Turf Building
- Grand Valley State University (MI)
The 138,000 square foot Laker Turf Building on GVSU's Allendale campus opened its doors in 2008. Green features include a 20 KW rooftop photovoltaic system and a solar wall on …
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20 kW Rooftop Array: Jewett Center for Performing Arts
- Westminster College - Missouri (MO)
Westminster was the first college campus in Utah with on-site solar. Thanks to assistance from Rocky Mountain Power's Blue Sky Block Grant program, the College has three systems generating electricity …
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19 kW Rooftop Array: Engineering Building
- Colorado State University (CO)
- Bella Energy (CO)
Roof (Engineering Building: Roof fixed-tilt array, 40 degree tilt).Utility appetite for RECs and available incentives have dried up. Short term, no plans. Long term CSU remains hopeful for future solar …
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19 kW Rooftop Parking Garage
- University of Texas Medical Branch (TX)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
The State Energy Conservation Office, through its Renewable Energy Demonstration Program awarded $50,000 to UTMB for the installation of a photovoltaic (solar) lighting system for the parking garage on 12th …
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17 kW Rooftop Arrays: Day Hall and Cornell Store
- Cornell University (NY)
In December 2006, workers completed the installation on the roof of Day Hall of solar panels. The system was turned on and began feeding power into the university power grid …
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17 kW Roof and Ground Mount Array: Lincoln Theatre
- University of Hartford (CT)
- RGS Energy (CO)
A combination of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof and in front of Lincoln Theater provides 18% of the building’s electrical needs. The ground mounted array is monitored by the …
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16 kW Rooftop Array: Behavioral Sciences Building
- Colorado State University (CO)
- Bella Energy (CO)
Roof (Behavioral Sciences Building: Roof fixed-tilt array, 40 degree tilt). PV Panel Type: (90) BP Solar 175 watt PV panels. Inverter Type: (2) SMA Sunny Boy inverters.
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16 kW Rooftop Array: Santee Cooper
- Coastal Carolina University (SC)
- OneWorld Sustainable (GA)
The SCPSA system consists of 16 kW of utility grid connected PV. It was installed by One World Sustainable of Savannah, GA.
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15 kW Rooftop Array: Watson Lab
- California Institute of Technology (CA)
Roof (Watson Lab/ 15 kW). PV Panel Type: (72) Sharp ND-224U1F 224 watt solar PV panels, customized RapidRack mounting. Inverter Type: Sunny Boy SB7000US inverters.
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15 kW Rooftop Array: Fluor-Daniel Engineering Innovation Building
- Clemson University (SC)
- Sundance Power Systems Inc (NC)
A 14.95 kilowatt grid-tied solar electric system graces the roofline of Clemson’s Fluor-Daniel Engineering Innovation Building. Consisting of 115 Kyocera 130 watt modules and three Sunnyboy 6000 inverters, this was …
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15 kW Rooftop Array: Student Townhouse
- Fairfield University (CT)
The project has been funded by a $100,000 grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation awarded in January 2000, and a recent $10,000 grant from United Illuminating. The power generator …
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15 kW Sidewalk Canopy: Landscape Architecture Building
- Mississippi State University (MS)
- Tennessee Valley Authority (TN)
The 15 kW solar PV array is built as a canopy structure between the Landscape Architecture Facility and the Ammerman-Hearnsburger Building, and provides cover for the walkway between the buildings. …
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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.