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What We're Doing: Energy

The University has an Energy Star purchasing policy ensuring that all new products are energy efficient. Facilities is also setting thermostats to an energy saving 68° F in the winter and 78° F in the summer time. New construction on campus is also following energy efficiency building practices by using natural light and insulation.

 

What can you do to help?

• It’s as simple as flipping a switch! Turn off your lights when you leave the room, even if it’s just for 5 minutes. It takes no more energy to turn on the light than it does to run it!
• Put your computer into hibernate mode or shut it off at night. For every computer shut off at night and the weekends, you are saving 770 kWh per year! For every 100 computers that shut off on campus, that’s like removing one vehicle from the roads every year!

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