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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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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2 kW Wind Turbine
- Yukon University (YT)
Yukon College installed a 1.5 kW wind turbine and a 2 kW solar PV array in a hybrid green power system that is used as a demonstration facility.
- Posted May 18, 2012
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1 kW Wind Turbine Hybrid System
- Aurora College (NT)
Aurora College has installed a hybrid system to generate power for its own research institute. The system consists of a 1.4 kW photovoltaic array and a 850 watt wind turbine.
- 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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1.6 MW Rooftop Array: Clayes Performing Arts Center
- 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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1.6 MW Kinesiology and Health Science Building
- 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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246 kW Ground Mount Array: University Services Building - Parking Lot 45
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- NRG Energy, Inc (NJ)
Ground mount parking canopy. University Services Building North Parking Lot 45. Fixed. 852 panels. 246.06 kWdc. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar MaxPower CS6X-285P, CS6X-290P polycrystalline Inverter Type: Adv Energy PV …
- Posted Feb. 15, 2012
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215 kW Rooftop Array: Parking Structure 6 - University Towers
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- NRG Energy, Inc (NJ)
Parking structure canopy. University Towers Parking Structure (PS 6). Fixed. 744 panels. 214.86 kWdc. 84 shaded parking spaces. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar MaxPower CS6X-285P, CS6X-290P polycrystalline Inverter Type: Adv …
- Posted Feb. 15, 2012
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166 kW Ground Mount Array: Parking Lot 59 East at Sun Devil Sports Performance
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- NRG Energy, Inc (NJ)
Ground mount parking canopy. Sun Devil Sports Performance Center. Fixed. 576 panels. 166.38 kWdc. 27 shaded parking spaces. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar MaxPower CS6X-285P, CS6X-290P polycrystalline Inverter Type: Adv …
- Posted Feb. 15, 2012
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139 kW Rooftop Array: Barry M. Goldwater Center for Science & Engineering
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- NRG Energy, Inc (NJ)
Roof top mount. Goldwater Center. Fixed. 492 panels. 138.6 kWdc. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar MaxPower CS6X-285P, CS6X-290P polycrystalline Inverter Type: Adv Energy PV Powered 100 (1)
- Posted Feb. 15, 2012
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71 kW Rooftop Array: Biodesign A
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
This building is utilized for high tech laboratory and office space and is physically connected at all floor levels to Biodesign Institute-Building A. This building is the “Front Door” to …
- Posted Feb. 15, 2012
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69 kW Rooftop Array: Health Services
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- NRG Energy, Inc (NJ)
This project added approximately 20,000 square feet of new space and demolished the portion of the building that was built in 1954. Nearly 14,500 square feet of the building constructed …
- Posted Feb. 15, 2012
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66 kW Rooftop Array: Design South
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- NRG Energy, Inc (NJ)
Roof top mount. Design South Building. Fixed. 294 panels. 65.82 kWdc. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar MaxPower CS6X-285P, CS6X-290P polycrystalline Inverter Type: Adv Energy PV Powered 50 (1)
- Posted Feb. 15, 2012
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1.1 MW Solar Field (3 Acres)
- West Valley College (CA)
- SunPower Corp (CA)
- Gilbane (RI)
The Solar Gateway Project is a 1.1-megawatt solar power system at the West Valley College campus, located in Saratoga, Calif. The system generates approximately one-third of West Valley College‘s electricity …
- Posted Feb. 6, 2012
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620 kW Rooftop and Carport Arrays
- Point Loma Nazarene University (CA)
Two new solar systems were dedicated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in November 2011 at PLNU. The new 620kW DC photovoltaic (PV) system and 54 kW solar thermal hot water system …
- Posted Feb. 6, 2012
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1.1 MW Solar Canopy
- Mission College (CA)
Mission College in Santa Clara, CA has completed a solar system designed to save the school approximately $8.5 million in electricity costs over 25 years. The 1.1-megawatt system was installed …
- Posted Jan. 31, 2012
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93 kW Rooftop Array: Aztec Student Union Building
- San Diego State University (CA)
- Sullivan Solar Power (CA)
The new Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union solar installation is a 93.202 kilo-watt system. The system is comprised of 434 locally manufactured Kyocera solar panels and an Advanced Energy inverter. …
- Posted Jan. 30, 2012
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32 kW Rooftop Array: Sinclair Library
- University of Hawaii at Manoa (HI)
A 31.5 kW photovoltaic began providing clean energy power to the Gregg M. Sinclair Library in September 2011. Installed and tmaintained by Hoku Solar. the new PV panel array is …
- Posted Jan. 30, 2012
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2 kW Rooftop Array: Todd Building
- University of Montana (MT)
In September 2011, the University of Montana’s School of Extended & Lifelong Learning just donned the latest green accessories: solar panels. UM’s James E. Todd Building now has 10 operating …
- Posted Jan. 30, 2012
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10 kW Rooftop Array: Euler Science Complex
- Taylor University (IN)
At a cost of $700,000, the Taylor University project consists of two Endurance E-3120 50 KW wind turbines, which will be installed on 120 foot monopole towers. ECI will also …
- Posted Jan. 25, 2012
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50 kW Rooftop Array: Brownell Hall
- Southern Connecticut State University (CT)
Roof replacement at Brownell Hall involves the installation of over 150 solar voltaic panels on the roof to offset some of the electrical operating costs of the facility.
- Posted Jan. 12, 2012
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50 kW Entegrity EW50 Wind Turbine
- Lakeshore Technical College (WI)
Unlike the Vestas and Endurance wind turbines, the Entegrity has no nacelle and sits atop a monopole tower. It is the loudest wind turbine on LTC's campus due to its …
- Posted Jan. 1, 2012
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50 kW JIMP White Field Wind Turbines
- University of Notre Dame (IN)
The Notre Dame wind energy lab is an outdoor research facility that utilizes real world conditions to provide an enviroment to test rotor designs and control techniques. The wind turbines …
- Posted Jan. 1, 2012
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25 kW WF-1 Wind Turbine
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (MA)
In the mid 1970s a 25 kW wind turbine was designed, built and installed at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Known as the WF-1, it is historically one of …
- Posted Jan. 1, 2012
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2 kW Rooftop Array: Steffee Hall
- Allegheny College (PA)
- Solar Revolution Erie (PA)
A six panel solar array was installed on the roof of Steffee Hall of Life Sciences by John Purvis of Solar Revolution. This project is the second solar installation on …
- Posted Dec. 15, 2011
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497 kW Rooftop Array: Wells Fargo Arena
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- NRG Energy, Inc (NJ)
Roof top mount. Wells Fargo Arena. 2,072 panels. 497.28 kWdc. PV Panel Type: Kyocera KD240GX-LPB(ZT) Inverter Type: Adv Energy Solaron 500 (1)
- Posted Dec. 6, 2011
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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.