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RENEWABLE ENERGY Rocky Mountain 25kW array Fiscal Year 2016
Green Power Purchasing 14000
of total power use supplied by solar 10500
10500
of solar used on-site
7000
7000
of solar returned to power grid
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
Dec
Nov
0
Oct
0
3500
Sep
3500
Two NOLS locations currently take part in green power programs through their respective utilities. These green power programs sell customers renewable energy credits (RECs) from renewable energy projects the utility helps to fund or from the REC marketplace. Each REC osets a defined amount of GHG/kWh.
Green Power Purchase 1500
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
Jan
0
Dec
0
of solar used on-site
3000
Nov
1500
of total power use supplied by solar 4500
Oct
3000
15% 100%
6000
Sep
kWh
4500
Green Power Purchase
Total Solar Production Total Power Use
Pacific Northwest 9.54kW array Fiscal Year 2016 6000
NOLS FY16 GHG EMISSIONS REPORT
38% 85% 15%
14000
kWh
While we continue to expand our renewable energy projects, we face particular constraints of scarcer and more competitive grants and low state net metering caps. For example, in Wyoming, there is a 25kW cap per meter that we can install of renewable energy. Our NOLS Rocky Mountain location, Noble hotel, World Headquarters buildings are already capped out, we can install no more renewable energy systems unless we install and pay for additional power meters. These limitations cause us to search for other sources of renewable energy.
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