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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19 kW Rooftop Array: President's House
- Luther College (IA)
- GoSolar! (IA)
The 19 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system was installed in two phases, both projects stemming from the generous support of friends of the college. In August 2013 a 5.3 kW …
- Posted Sept. 3, 2013
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545 kW Ground Mount Array: Parking Lot 55 at University Center - Building C Parking Lot - East Side
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
Ground-mount parking canopy. University Center Tempe Bldg C. Fixed array. 1,859 panels. 557.7 kWdc. 197 shaded parking spaces. PV Panel Type: RenaSolar JC300M-24/Ab Inverter Type: Adv Energy AE100TX (2), AE260TX …
- Posted Aug. 27, 2013
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494 kW Ground Mount Array: Parking Lot 55 at University Center - Building B Parking Lot - West Side
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
Ground-mount parking canopy. University Center Tempe Bldg B. Fixed array. 1,650 panels. 495 kWdc. 148 shaded parking spaces. PV Panel Type: RenaSolar JC300M-24/Ab Inverter Type: Adv Energy AE100TX (4)
- Posted Aug. 27, 2013
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258 kW Rooftop Array: Parking Structure 4 - Rural Road (Phase 2 - Northwest section)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
Parking structure canopy. Rural Road Parking Structure (PS 4) Expansion. Fixed. 869 panels. 260.7 kWdc. 126 shaded parking spaces. PV Panel Type: RenaSolar JC300M-24/Ab Inverter Type: Adv Energy AE100TX (2)
- Posted Aug. 27, 2013
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506 kW Ground Mount Trackers (North Section)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- NRG Energy, Inc (NJ)
Ground mount. Polytechnic campus ground mount: Single-axis tracking. 1,824 panels. 505.52 kWdc. 3.01 acres. PV Panel Type: Suntech Reliathon 280 polycrystalline Inverter Type: Adv Energy Solaron 500 (1)
- Posted July 24, 2013
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296 kW Ground Mount Trackers (South Section)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- NRG Energy, Inc (NJ)
Ground mount. Polytechnic campus ground mount: Single-axis tracking. 1,056 panels. 295.68 kWdc. 2.32 acres. PV Panel Type: Suntech Reliathon 280 polycrystalline Inverter Type: Adv Energy Solaron 250 (1)
- Posted July 24, 2013
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20 kW Ground Mount Array: Shirley Baker Commons
- Luther College (IA)
Luther College installed a 20 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) array near the Shirley Baker Commons in the summer of 2013. The purpose of this smaller array is to demonstrate to …
- Posted June 5, 2013
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20 kW Rooftop Array: Ehouse
- Pace University (NY)
he solar panels will produce about 20 Kilowatts of electricity or about 20% of the building’s usage during the year. The amount of electricity produced would be enough power to …
- Posted May 21, 2013
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Advanced Climate Action: Stanford Energy and Climate Plan
- Stanford University (CA)
Stanford has historically done much to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts and in late 2007, the university set out to develop a formal action plan incorporating existing best practices in …
- Posted May 17, 2013
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University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point LEED Gold Residence Hall
- University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WI)
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point constructed the Suites @ 201 to further its efforts and dedication to sustainability. It is a model for green building standards and energy efficiency. It …
- Posted May 17, 2013
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Harnessing Seawater: An Innovative Thermal Exchange HVAC System
- Southern Maine Community College (ME)
- Harriman Architects and Engineers (ME)
The installation of a uniquely designed sea water heat exchange system in Casco Bay is an example of innovative technology recently implemented during the renovation of the Lighthouse Building at …
- Posted May 17, 2013
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Rutgers Solar Canopy Array
- Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Campus (NJ)
The project consists of installing an 8.01 MW solar Canopy array over 28 acres of parking lots on its Livingston Campus. This solar array provides 50% of the power for …
- Posted May 17, 2013
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Saving Iowa's Remaining Natural Jewels - an ecological restoration and renewable energy partnership
- University of Iowa (IA)
The University of Iowa (UI) will convert 40 percent of its energy portfolio to renewable energy by or before 2020. Central to this effort is developing regional and sustainable biomass …
- Posted May 16, 2013
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Energy Matters- Comprehensive Energy Efficiency and Awareness at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI)
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) faced increasing student enrollment, space demands, utility costs, and energy needs. By 2008, UWM was 5% above its 2005 baseline, when it was proposed by …
- Posted May 16, 2013
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Energy Efficiency at Valencia College: A Case Study of Retrofits and Building Automation, Green Construction, and Behavioral Savings
- Valencia College (FL)
Valencia College constructed 66 buildings between 1971 and 2012. Six buildings, 25% of total the college's 2.1 million square feet, were built to LEED Gold standards with energy efficiency emphasized. …
- Posted May 10, 2013
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Visioning and Operationalizing a System-Wide $1 Billion Energy Campaign at the University of North Carolina.
- Appalachian State University (NC)
- University of North Carolina System Office (NC)
The Appalachian Energy Summit (AES) is the annual gathering of the University of North Carolina Energy Leadership Challenge. Through this initiative, campus leaders from across higher education in North Carolina …
- Posted May 10, 2013
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Solar power, horticulture and culinary arts integration project
- Metropolitan Community College (NE)
Metropolitan Community College in Omaha, Neb., is committed to being a center of sustainable education. MCC's approach to sustainability is comprehensive: we work on campus, in classrooms and in the …
- Posted May 10, 2013
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75 kW Rooftop Array: Recreation Center
- Muskingum College (OH)
- Third Sun Solar (OH)
Muskingum University has installed a 75-kilowatt, 297-solar panel system on the roof of its Recreation Center to save on energy costs. The panel will generate energy for the building and …
- Posted April 11, 2013
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18 kW Rooftop Array
- Sierra College (CA)
A student built solar array composed of 99 panels that provides nearly 18,000 watts of energy production and would have an installed value of nearly $100,000. The array was built …
- Posted April 11, 2013
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Rooftop Array: Public Safety Education Campus
- Wake Technical Community College (NC)
The panels will generate renewable electricity of more than 500,000 kilowatt hours each year, that Progress Energy has agreed to purchase for a fixed price over the next 20 years, …
- Posted April 10, 2013
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30-foot "Helix" Wind Turbine Installation
- Indiana State University (IN)
The idea for a campus wind turbine grew out of the university's strategic plan as part of the Unbounded Possibilities Initiative and its offshoot, the Institute for Community Sustainability. ISU …
- Posted April 10, 2013
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6 kW Rooftop Array: Fire Department
- University of Alaska Fairbanks (AK)
The University Fire Station with help from a RISE grant installed a 3.2kW solar array in the summer of 2012. The energy is connected to the GVEA’s utility grid through …
- Posted April 9, 2013
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2 kW 70-foot Wind Turbine
- Western Illinois University (IL)
A small wind turbine was installed Dec. 6, 2012 at Western Illinois University to serve as a curriculum resource, while addressing sustainability goals of the University as part of the …
- Posted April 8, 2013
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40 kW Rooftop Array: Beck Hall
- Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)
40 KW system installed by ABLE Energy, Inc. ReneSolar 250W panels. Donor funded.
- Posted Feb. 22, 2013
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9 kW Rooftop Array: Olin Building
- Gustavus Adolphus College (MN)
Three technologies side-by-side, all located on an accessible roof for student access. Donor funded. Installation by ABLE Energy, Inc of River Falls, WI: 1) TenK 180 Watt panels (RAIS system) …
- Posted Feb. 22, 2013
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99 kW Rooftop Array: CCC 9 Building 8
- Chemeketa Community College (OR)
- InSpecGroup (OR)
The school installed four separate solar systems totaling more than 200 kilowatts of electrical capacity. The systems are mounted on the rooftops of buildings on their main campus in Salem, …
- Posted Feb. 6, 2013
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32 kW Rooftop Array
- Chemeketa Community College (OR)
- InSpecGroup (OR)
The school installed four separate solar systems totaling more than 200 kilowatts of electrical capacity. The systems are mounted on the rooftops of buildings on their main campus in Salem, …
- Posted Feb. 6, 2013
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18 kW Rooftop Array: Center for Business and Industry
- Chemeketa Community College (OR)
- InSpecGroup (OR)
The school installed four separate solar systems totaling more than 200 kilowatts of electrical capacity. The systems are mounted on the rooftops of buildings on their main campus in Salem, …
- Posted Feb. 6, 2013
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Jones County Junior College Energy Conservation Program
- Jones County Junior College (MS)
We have implemented a campus wide behavior based program along with the addition of electrical sub-metering and water/sewer irrigation advanced controls. We have also teamed with the U.S. Department of …
- Posted Jan. 9, 2013
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21 kW Rooftop Array: Central Utility Plant
- University of Houston (TX)
The new solar panel system is the first solar array to power a University of Houston building. The array’s 88 large photovoltaic (PV) solar panels cover 2,000 square feet and …
- Posted Dec. 19, 2012
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38 kW Rooftop Array: Ackerman Union
- University of California, Los Angeles (CA)
The student-led project allowed UCLA Facilities Management to install 132 solar panels on the roof of the student-owned Ackerman Union. The panels began to supply about 2.5 percent of the …
- Posted Dec. 13, 2012
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3 kW Pole Mount Solar Arrays
- Bryn Mawr College (PA)
In 2012, the colle installed its first solar panels. The large 12 panel set has a maximum power of 2820 watts and a smaller 2 panel set has the potential …
- Posted Dec. 12, 2012
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270 kW Ground Mount: Gammage Parkway - Phase 2 - East Median
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Strategic Solar Energy, LLC (AZ)
- Hardison Downey Construction (AZ)
Ground mount shade pavilion. Gammage Parkway Parasol Phase 2. Fixed. 936 panels. 261.96 kWdc. Commissioning deadline = 11/14/13. PV Panel Type: JA Solar JAP6-72, 285W and 290W Inverter Type: Adv …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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261 kW Rooftop Array: Sun Devil Fitness Complex - Tempe
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
Rooftop mount. Sun Devil Fitness Complex Expansion. Fixed. 869 panels. 260.7 kWdc. Commissioning deadline = 9/20/13. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar CS6X-300M monocrystalline Inverter Type: Adv Energy AE100TX (2)
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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254 kW Ground Mount Array:Parking at ASU Police Department - Parking Lot 19
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
Ground-mount parking canopy. Parking Lot 19. Fixed. 847 panels. 254.1 kWdc. 122 shaded parking spaces. Commissioning deadline = 9/20/13. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar CS6X-300M monocrystalline Inverter Type: Advancd Energy …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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253 kW Ground Mount Array: Parking Lot 59 South
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
Ground-mount parking canopy. Parking Lot 59 South. Fixed. 840 panels 252 kWdc. Commissioning deadline = 12/31/13. PV Panel Type: ReneSola JC300M-24/Ab Inverter Type: Adv Energy AE100TX (2)
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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230 kW Ground Mount Array: Parking Lot 58 at Wells Fargo Arena East
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
Ground-mount parking canopy. Parking Lot 58. Fixed. 768 panels. 230.4 kWdc. 91 shaded parking spaces. Commissioning deadline = 9/20/13. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar CS6X-300M monocrystalline Inverter Type: Advanced Energy …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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225 kW Ground Mount Array: Gammage Parkway - Phase 1 - West Median
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Strategic Solar Energy, LLC (AZ)
- Hardison Downey Construction (AZ)
Ground mount shade pavilion. Gammage Parkway Parasol Phase 1. Fixed. 780 panels. 219.48 kWdc. Commissioning deadline = 11/14/13. PV Panel Type: JA Solar JAP6-72, 285W and 290W Inverter Type: Adv …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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224 kW Ground Mount Array: Parking Lot 41 at Armstrong Hall
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
Ground-mount parking canopy. Parking Lot 41. Fixed. 748 panels. 224.4 kWdc. 35 shaded parking spaces. Commissioning deadline = 9/20/13. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar CS6X-300M monocrystalline Inverter Type: Advancd Energy …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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205 kW Ground Mount Array: Parking Lot 11 at Lyceum Theatre
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
Ground-mount parking canopy. Parking Lot 11. Fixed. 682 panels. 204.6 kWdc. 50 shaded parking spaces. Commissioning deadline = 9/20/13. PV Panel Type: Canadian Solar CS6X-300M monocrystalline Inverter Type: Adv Energy …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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172 kW Ground Mount Array: Orange Mall (Phase 2 - West Section)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Strategic Solar Energy, LLC (AZ)
- Hardison Downey Construction (AZ)
Ground mount shade pavilion. Orange Mall Parasol Phase 2. Fixed. 600 panels. 166.38 kWdc. Commissioning deadline = 11/14/13. PV Panel Type: JA Solar JAP6-72, 285W and 290W Inverter Type: Adv …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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138 kW Ground Mount Array: Orange Mall (Phase 1 - East Section)
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Strategic Solar Energy, LLC (AZ)
- Hardison Downey Construction (AZ)
Ground mount shade pavilion. Orange Mall Parasol Phase 1. Fixed. 447 panels. 134.52 kWdc. Commissioning deadline = 11/14/13. PV Panel Type: JA Solar JAP6-72, 285W and 290W Inverter Type: Adv …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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89 kW Rooftop Array: McCord Hall
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Ameresco, Inc. (MA)
- Encap Development LLC (MA)
The Robert K. & Sharon DuPont McCord Hall is a four-story, sustainable structure, constructed to house W.P. Carery School of Business MBA, Executive MBA, MRED, Executive Education and other masters …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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86 kW Ground Mount Array: Cady Mall Solar
- Arizona State University (AZ)
- Strategic Solar Energy, LLC (AZ)
- Hardison Downey Construction (AZ)
Ground mount shade pavilion. Cady Mall Parasol. Fixed. 300 panels. 81.42 kWdc. Commissioning deadline = 11/14/13. PV Panel Type: JA Solar JAP6-72, 285W and 290W Inverter Type: Advanced Energy AE75TX …
- Posted Dec. 7, 2012
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409 kW Solar Canopies
- The Catholic University of America (DC)
- Standard Solar
The Catholic University of America today celebrated the installation of 714 solar panels in the O’Boyle Hall parking lot with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The addition makes CUA’s solar photovoltaic (PV) …
- Posted Nov. 1, 2012
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25 kW Rooftop Array: Mark Twain Athletic & Fitness Center
- University of Missouri-St. Louis (MO)
With funding from the company Express Scripts, UMSL has completed its first solar panel installation to generate electricity. The roof of UMSL’s Mark Twain Athletic & Fitness Center features a …
- Posted Nov. 1, 2012
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1 MW Solar System: Six Arrays
- Desert Research Institute (NV)
- Black Rock Solar (NV)
A new 498-kilowatt renewable energy project on the Reno campus of the Desert Research Institute is part of a statewide effort that will save DRI more than $160,000 in electricity …
- Posted Oct. 31, 2012
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591 kW Rooftop Array: Gordon Indoor Track and Tennis Building
- Harvard University (MA)
- Borrego Solar (MA)
The Gordon Indoor Track and Tennis building now sports the University's largest solar energy project. During the course of six weeks, a local construction crew installed 2,275 solar photovoltaic panels …
- Posted Oct. 31, 2012
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280 kW Ground Mount Array: Pole Line Road
- Luther College (IA)
Located on college-owned property north of campus, Luther is leasing the array from Decorah Solar Field, LLC, a corporation owned by Decorah resident Larry Grimstad. The array of 1,250 separate …
- Posted Oct. 31, 2012
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25 kW 45-foot Wind Turbine
- The University of Findlay (OH)
Dan Klear of Superior Energy Solutions LLC, a company based in Ottawa, was on site to oversee the installation of the wind turbine, which stands approximately 45 feet tall. Each …
- Posted Oct. 31, 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.