Energy
Energy Impacts and Trends
Main issues
- Development of organizational infrastructure
- Improvement of physical infrastructure
- Reduced energy use through conservation and efficiency
- Increased energy from renewable sources
- Better energy-related data and information
- Increased awareness of issue
Objectives for 2020
- 15% reduction in total energy use (not including use of emergency/backup generators)
- 4% of energy use from on-campus renewable generation
- District-based energy reductions: Table 1 lists energy reduction goals for buildings on campus by use district, excluding buildings slated for major renovation or construction in the next 10 years. These goals were developed with the following issues in mind: building program and use; year of construction or renovation; comparison to energy use in similar buildings on other campuses and in California. These reductions include an assumption of 5-10% reduction from behavior-based conservation efforts.
- Reduce diesel generator fuel use by 30%
- All buildings individually metered for gas and electricity (by May 2012)
- Sub-metering project completed on all major buildings* (by May 2013)
- Sub-metering project completed on all buildings (by May 2015)
- 50% of campus built square-feet operating with EnergyStar score of at least 69
- Retro-commissioning or monitoring-based commissioning completed on every major building*
- Energy audits completed for all campus buildings
* Major buildings = buildings over 15,000 square-feet
Recommended potential actions
How will we reach these goals? See this document [pdf] for a list of potential actions the College might take,a list of comparable goals at other institutions and the City of Claremont, and more information about energy projections and costs.