Energy Impacts and Trends

Total Use

In 2010-11, the College used a total of 51,628,556 of energy from all five sources: electricity from Southern California Edison, natural gas from The Gas Company, on-campus solar photovoltaic arrays, on-campus solar hot water heating systems, and the use of on-campus diesel generators. This consitutes an decrease of 8.0% from the 2009-10 year. The first two forms of energy together cost $3.2 million. The following tables and charts provide more information about historic and current energy use.

Total Electricity Use and Sources

Year	SCE Electricity	Natural Gas	Generators (Diesel)	Solar PV	Solar thermal	Total	Change	kWh/sq-ft	Utility cost ($ mil)
01-02	17,657,717	26,610,231	44,689*	0	0	44,311,956	25.0%	34.5	$2.9
02-03	17,871,247	25,781,129	44,689*	0	0	43,697,065	-1.4%	34.0	$2.8
03-04	19,587,739	24,693,923	44,689*	1,935*	0	44,328,286	1.4%	34.5	$2.5
04-05	20,938,425	26,091,504	44,689*	1,935*	0	47,076,553	6.2%	35.5	$2.7
05-06	23,094,571	27,271,151	44,689*	1,935*	0	50,412,346	7.1%	35.8	$3.5
06-07	23,375,305	27,255,094	44,689*	92,395*	0	50,790,923	0.8%	36.0	$3.4
07-08	23,483,326	29,101,405	44,689	92,395	0	52,745,254	3.9%	37.4	$3.4
08-09	24,931,129	30,057,200	54,090	98,211	0	55,140,630	4.6%	39.1	$3.2
09-10	24,742,545	30,841,201	405,056	109,127	0	56,097,929	1.7%	39.8	$3.5
10-11	23,451,536	28,050,296	72,775	47,234	6,715	51,628,556	-8.0%	28.7	$3.2

All sources in kilowatt-hours (kWh) equivalent. * denotes estimated use/production.

Sources

Natural Gas from Southern California Gas Company
Pomona uses natural gas boilers for space and water heating and a variety of gas appliances for cooking.

Heating from solar thermal systems
The College is currently using a solar heating system to heat Haldeman Pool and Pendleton Pool and to provide domestic hot water for the North Campus Residence Halls project.

Electricity from Southern California Edison
Pomona receives the majority of its electricity from Southern California Edison. This electricity comes through a substation at 6th Street and Mills Avenue, next to the Pauley Tennis Complex. Approximately 1/3 of all Southern California Edison electricity comes from renewable sources, including cogeneration, geothermal, wind, and more. SCE also uses a lower-than-average amount of coal - while the state's average use of coal in an energy portfolio is 29%, coal only makes up 7.1% of SCE's portfolio.

Electricity from Emergency Backup Generators
Pomona has two large and a variety of small diesel emergency backup generators for use in energy emergencies, which burn diesel fuel for power. The two large generators are located next to the substation at 6th and Mills.

Electricity from Solar Photovoltaic Panel Arrays
Pomona has fourphotovoltaic panel arrays that produce electricity for the College - Lincoln-Edmunds, Richard C. Seaver Biology Building, North Campus Residence Halls, and South Campus Athletic Facility/Parking Structure.

Progress toward goals for 2020

The following table includes relevant objectives from the College's Sustainability Action Plan.

How we're doing - 2020 Goals

Data point	08-09	09-10	10-11	2020 Objective
Total energy use (kWh)	55,140,630	56,097,929	51,628,556	45,979,454 kWh (15% reduction over 08-09)
KWh electricity/CDD*	33,778	48,729	60,009	No goal set
Therms natural gas/HDD*	810	801	703	No goal set
Renewable energy sources	0.18%	0.19%	0.10%	4%
Energy intensity by district:**
Academic-Administrative	42.3	42.5	35.3	29.6 kWh/sq-ft  (30% reduction over 08-09)
Recreation	21.7	21.9	22.5	16.3 kWh/sq-ft (25% reduction)
Venues	28.1	23.7	27.5	21.1 kWh/sq-ft (25% reduction)
Dining	76.6	75.6	71.6	61.3 kWh/sq-ft (20% reduction)
Sciences	58.3	62.9	54.8	46.6 kWh/sq-ft (20% reduction)
Residential	21.8	21.6	19.9	19.6 kWh/sq-ft (10% reduction)
Houses	8.3	8.1	7.9	7.5 kWh/sq-ft (10% reduction)
SGM Library	24.7	19.1	14.4	22.3 kWh/sq-ft (10% reduction)
Diesel generator use (gallons of fuel)	1,329	9,952	1,775	930.3 gallons (30% reduction over 08-09)
% of buildings individually metered for gas/electricity use	52%	52%	52%	100% (by May 2011)
% of major buildings with metering project complete (real-time, etc.)	0%	0%	0%	100% (by May 2012)
% of all buildings with metering project complete (real-time, etc.)	0%	0%	0%	100% (by May 2015)
% of sq-ft with EnergyStar score >69***	Data not available	Data not available	Data not available	50%
% of major buildings retro-commissioned	0%	0%	0%	100%
% of all buildings with completed in-depth energy audit	0%	0%	0%	100%

* These measures refer to electricity use per cooling degree day and natural gas use per heating degree day, which provide some measure of how much energy the campus used, taking into account changes in temperature from year to year.
** Districts do not include buildings slated for construction/renovation. See Sustainability Action Plan for further description of districts and long-term energy plan.
*** EnergyStar analysis not yet completed - the EnergyStar program is currently developing specific metrics for campus facilities.