Exceptional cases
Posted December 6th, 2007 by John_vdL
- We are assuming that your campus burns some kind of fuel (natural gas, fuel oil,
etc.) and buys electricity for non-heating needs from off-campus. If you heat using
electricity, identify a way to isolate what portion is used for heating (convert to
BTU) and what is non-heating (leave in kWh). Otherwise, participate in the
electrical competition only and make sure you can record this fact as a note when
reporting data. 1 kWh of electricity converted into heat yields 3,413 BTU.
- We are assuming that no campuses use air conditioning in February, and thus are
not including Cooling Degree Days, which would significantly complicate
measuring electricity.
- If you generate electricity on campus in any significant quantity, please include it
in your electrical reporting. If this is not feasible, make sure you can record this as
a note. If you co-generate electricity with your heating system, please record the
amount of BTU your generator produces as heating, but count only purchased (not
co-generated) electricity in the electrical consumption.
