April 2017 Wind Power Buyer's Share
Associated Project(s):
RailSplitter Wind Farm provided the April 2017 Buyer's Share amounts by hour, see attached file.
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iWG agenda May 2, 2017
Associated Project(s):See attached agenda for iWG meeting held on May 2nd, 2017.
Attached Files:iWG meeting minutes May 2, 2017
Associated Project(s):see file
Attached Files:eGen007 recommendation for second solar farm
Associated Project(s):Attached is a recommendation submitted by the EGEN SWATeam for consideration. We believe this recommendation will advance sustainability goals set forth by the 2015 iCAP.
The EGEN SWATeam appreciates any feedback resulting from consideration of this recommendation.
Attached Files:EGen007 Solar Farm 2.0 recommendation - Submittal
Associated Project(s):The eGen SWATeam submitted a recommendation to the iWG stating, "Start a project to expand the existing Solar farm, or install a new large scale solar installation in a new location."
See attached the SWATeam recommendation EGen007 Solar Farm 2.0 complete with comments from all the eGen SWATeam members.
Attached Files:Morgan Johnston speaks to Parkland Board of Trustees
Associated Project(s):In support of installing solar PVs at Parkland College, Morgan Johnston spoke to the Parkland College Board of Trustees, as requested by their VP of Institutional Advancement and Sustainability Coordinator. Ms. Johnston shared the benefits and lessons learned from the university's solar farm installation.
March 2017 Sustainability Council Recommendations & Next Steps
Associated Project(s):Director of iSEE, Evan DeLucia, summarized three recommendations presented at the March 2017 Sustainability Council meeting: EGen005 Rooftop Solar Standard, EGen003 Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Timeline, and ECons003 Conservation Budget, as well as the next steps, for Chancellor Jones’ approval.
We followed up with the Sustainability Council on April 25, 2017, with the attached file.
See Transmittal of EGen005 Rooftop Solar Standards here.
See iWG Assessment for SWATeam recommendation EGen005 Rooftop Solar Standard here.
See SWATeam recommendation EGen005 Rooftop Solar Standards here.
See Transmittal of EGen003 PPA term to the Sustainability Council here.
See iWG Assessment of EGen003 PPA Term here.
See SWATeam recommendation EGen003 PPA Term here.
See Transmittal of ECONS003 Conservation Budget to the Provost Office
See iWG Assessment of ECONS003 Conservation Budget
ee SWATeam Recommendation of ECONS003 Conservation Budget
Attached Files:EGEN SWATeam Meeting (4.13.17)
Associated Project(s):The EGEN SWATeam held another bi-weekly meeting. Topics covered include:
- Ximing Cai's [in attendance] vision for iSEE and SWATeams
- Developing a recommendation to expand UIUC solar farm.
- Developing a recommendation for another clean energy PPA
- Cost savings for geothermal systems and opportunities for implementation at solar farm and new building sites
Attached Files:Morgan Johnston speaks to CU Sunrise Rotary
Associated Project(s):Morgan Johnston spoke to the CU Sunrise Rotary, providing a brief overview of the university's Climate Leadership Commitments, SWATeams, the Campus Bike Center, and the Solar Farm.
March 2017 Buyers Share
Associated Project(s):The Wind PPA vendor has provided the March 2017 Buyer's Share report to Prairieland Energy Inc. (PEI). This represents the actual wind power purchased, received, and used on the Urbana campus through the agreement with EDP Renewables (EDPR).
Attached Files:February 2017 Buyer's Share
Associated Project(s):The Wind PPA vendor has provided the Feb 2017 Buyer's Share report to Prairieland Energy Inc. (PEI). This represents the actual wind power purchased, received, and used on the Urbana campus through the agreement with EDP Renewables (EDPR).
Attached Files:EGEN SWATeam Meeting (3.30.17)
Associated Project(s):The EGEN SWATeam held another bi-weekly meeting. Topics covered include:
- Performing preliminary assessment for clean energy PPA
- Fact sheet using solar farm as basis to estimate land needs and costs of additional solar farm to meet iCAP goal
- Update on biomass boiler at energy farm
- Identifying opportunities to purseu implementation of ground source heat pump (GSHP) technology on campus.
Attached Files:Pricing Breaks for higher quantities
Associated Project(s):Hi Solar UC Advisory Committee,
The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) has accepted the Solar Urbana-Champaign Advisory Committee’s recommendation and contracted with New Prairie Construction to install solar arrays for the second round of our group buy program. MREA and New Prairie Construction have agreed to an amended fee schedule whereby New Prairie will be providing a rebate which will be paid to program participants who sign a contract for services by August 31, 2017 according to the following schedule: $.03/watt if the program reaches 50-150 kW of total capacity; $.06/watt for 150-250 kW; $.09/watt for installed capacity in excess of 250 kW.
Please keep an eye on solarurbanachampaign.com as we will be announcing Solar Power Hours very soon. Please share these event announcements through your networks and let us know of any ideas for additional public engagement.
Thanks!
Scott
Environmental Sustainability Manager
City of Urbana, IL
P: 217-384-2381 - F: 217-819-3167
706 S. Glover Ave. Urbana, IL 61802
Bike Routes – www.urbanaillinois.us/bike-urbana
Plan Your Bus Trip – http://www.cumtd.com or 384-8188
EGEN SWATeam Meeting (3.10.17)
Associated Project(s):The EGEN SWATeam held another bi-weekly meeting. Topics covered include:
- Associate Director for Campus Sustainability Ximing Cai and his vision for iSEE
- Biomass boiler at Energy Farm
- Opportunities for Geothermal on campus
Attached Files:EGen003 PPA term recommendation - Transmittal
Associated Project(s):Following the completion of the iWG Assessment, the EGen003 PPA Term recommendation was transmitted to the Sustainability Council.
See iWG Assessment of EGen003 PPA Term here.
See SWATeam recommendation EGen003 PPA Term here.
EGen005 Rooftop Solar Standards recommendation - Transmittal
Associated Project(s):Following the completion of iWG assessment, the SWATeam recommendation EGen005 Rooftop Solar Standards was transmitted to the Sustainability Council on March 6, 2017.
See iWG Assessment for SWATeam recommendation EGen005 Rooftop Solar Standard here.
See SWATeam recommendation EGen005 Rooftop Solar Standards here.
EGen006 Petascale Offsets recommendation - Assessment with all comments
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on February 23rd, 2017, to discuss and start the assessment on the SWATeam recommendation EGen006 Petascale Offsets. The iWG's official recommendation was:
"This has been an open issue since the 2010 iCAP and the 2015 iCAP. This should be addressed with the current discussions about supercomputing on campus."
See attached the iWG assessment complete with official comments from all the iWG members.
Attached Files:EGen005 Rooftop Solar Standards recommendation - Assessment with all comments
Associated Project(s):The iCAP Working Group (iWG) met on February 23, 2017, to discuss the SWATeam recommendation EGen005 Rooftop Solar Standards. The official recommendation from the iWG was:
"Rooftop solar should be included in the Facility Standards, with guidance developed by F&S staff, in order to maximize the effectiveness of solar installations. This should apply to new construction, major renovations, and roof improvement projects. Project scopes should include rooftop solar, as applicable, based on the guidance to be developed according to roof orientation, nearby shading, potential solar capacity, and roof construction type (e.g., gypsum would be an inappropriate roof decking for retrofitting with solar PVs). Exceptions should require a variance during the capital design review process."
See attached the assessment form complete with official comments from all the iWG members.
See SWATeam recommendation EGen005 Rooftop Solar Standards here.
Attached Files:GRITS update
Associated Project(s):Greetings from all of us at SEI! We're excited to share that our GRITS Library has surpassed 2,000 projects! We're also happy to announce our new web site, GoGRITS.org, and highlight the new features of GRITS 1.7. We hope many of you can join us for a March 15 GRITS 1.7 Walkthrough webinar.
THE GRITS LIBRARY HITS 2,000 PROJECTS
This week, the GRITS Library surpassed 2,000 projects! The Library is full of completed projects that allow users to learn from one another and get inspired to do more. Collectively, these projects have achieved impressive results:
NEW GOGRITS.ORG WEB SITE!
We’re excited to announce the launch of GoGRITS.org, a website devoted to SEI’s powerful, time-saving platform for planning, tracking, and sharing data from all of your energy, financial, and carbon-saving projects. The new website profiles the benefits and features of GRITS and provides easy access to free trials, GRITS videos, guides, and more. We hope you'll take a minute to visit GoGRITS.org.
iWG meeting agenda February 23, 2017
Associated Project(s):see file
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