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ENERGY STAR for Higher Education
Partnering with ENERGY STAR is a commitment to your students and faculty as well as the environment.
Colleges and universities spend close to $2 billion each year on energy1. Adopting a strategic approach to energy management can lower your energy bills by 30 percent or more. ENERGY STAR brings you a proven energy management strategy to distinguish your institution as an environmental leader and save money for repair and renovation, hiring of new faculty, new construction, and other core activities.
1 Source: 1999 EIA CBECS data for healthcare, converted to 2004 dollars
What You Can Do
- Prepare an Energy Strategy for the Future
- Establish a comprehensive energy management program using ENERGY STAR’s Guidelines for Energy Management.
- Join ENERGY STAR.
- Get started with the ENERGY STAR Menu of Offerings for Higher Education Partners
(70KB). - Benchmark your school’s energy performance with Portfolio Manager.
- Learn about financing your energy projects.
- Download Submetering Energy Use in Colleges and Universities (282KB) and Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality in Schools
. - Receive training through Online Training Sessions.
- Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products to save energy.
What Others Are Doing
See ENERGY STAR Higher Education Partners.
ENERGY STAR Success Stories
- To ensure that campus residents purchase the most efficient appliances on the market, students and staff at three California universities created ENERGY STAR Demonstration projects in the residence halls this last year. The three rooms — located at the University of California (UC) Berkeley, Humboldt State University, and California State University (CSU) San Bernardino — differ in their particulars, but each is a showcase of energy efficiency in a residence hall setting.
- University of Michigan
Earn Recognition for Your Achievements
Join the growing group of organizations honored and recognized by EPA for their outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency.
