Carnegie Mellon University

• Five percent of Carnegie Mellon’s power now comes from wind power.
• The university made the commitment to pay for the additional 2 cents per kilowatt-hour that 100% wind power costs.
• To learn more check out: http://www.cmu.edu/epc

Chapel Hill

• Approved February 8, 2005 by 85% of the student body!
• $4 dollar per semester committed toward renewable energy
• Managed by student committee
• Secured $137,000 from the Clean Technology Demonstaration Grant from the State Energy Policy Council

Connecticut College

• Initiated by the Conneticut College Renewable Energy Club
• Supported by $25 student fee!
• Now, 20% of Connecticut College's power will come from renwables
• http://www.conncoll.edu/

Penn State

• Buys 13.2 megawattshours annually
• This is equal to three giant 215-foot tall wind turbines!
• http://www.psu.edu/ur/.../windmills.html

  University of California: San Diego

  • Hosted Green Energy Fair in 1999
  • Are petitioning to encourage the university's investment in renewables/li>

  University of Colorado

  • 80% of students voted to give $1 per semester to buy electricity produced by wind power
  • Used miniature wind farms on campus to raise awareness about campaign, nice!
  • “Turn off the juice, when not in use!”
  • To learn more check out: http://www.colorado.edu/ecenter

  University of Oregon

  • The university’s Ecological Design Center (EDC), which is a student organization, was awarded $100,000 to install Photovoltaic Panels.
  • They are also working to raise more money to support more solar panels and to at least double the $100,000 by receiving a matching grant from the University Corporate Foundation with the slogan “Buy a panel, Build a Future!”
  • To learn more check out: http://www.uoregon.edu

  University of Pennsylvania

  • In 2001, the University of Pennsylvania system committed to buying 75% of the power produced annually by a combined 24-megawatt wind farm.
  • This purchase will give the system 5% of its power!
  
  

  University of Vermont

  • A group of students, faculty, and staff joined together to form the UVM Environmental Council
  • The UVMEC has installed PV cells capable of generating 5 kWh of electricity at the eight schools and universities
  • For real time data and other student projects: http://uvm.edu/~solar ...nmental Council

  Wesleyan University November

  • Wesleyan joined the Connecticut Energy Cooperative and agreed to purchase 100% Green-e certified renewable electricity for one building, which uses approximately 10% of the campus’s yearly total electricity.
  • Students raised the $1,500 to join the Co-op through back sales in only 3 weeks!

  Oberlin College

  • Oberlin College has committed to become “climate neutral” by the year 2020.
  • The project, named Project 2020 is being carried out by the Rocky Mountain Institute and will include a detailed audit of the university among other things.
  • Features of the university’s environmental studies building includes a roof covered completely with solar panels and a living machine on-site, which cleans and treats waste among other advanced environmentally friendly technologies.
  • To learn more check out: http://www.oberlin.edu...20proj/home.htm

  Swathmore College

  • Buying 2.5% of their energy from wind power paid for through conservation efforts by the university.
  • For more info: http://www.swarthmore....es/02/wind.html
  • Slideshow by Engineering Professor at Swathmore on Wind Energy