MSU Reports $47,000 in Energy Savings During Winter Break

Energy official says savings will be later invested in energy savings projects on campus

Lower A/C temperatures inside buildings like Carrington Hall helped save MSU money over the winter break / credit: KSMU file photo

Missouri State University has reported an energy savings of 47,000 dollars over their 12 day winter break. KSMU?s Samuel Crowe reports.

From December 21st until January 2nd, MSU?s campus was closed for the holidays, and managed to save 47,000 in energy costs.

Pilar Karlen is the Energy Manager at MSU. She says the savings were primarily due to the lowering of each building?s internal temperature from 72 degrees to 60 degrees. She says she found the savings amount by comparing the 12 day break with the energy costs of the 12 days prior.

Karlen says the money saved will later be reinvested in green energy technology on campus.

?The idea is to have a green revolving fund or energy revolving fund, where all those savings will go back to a fund, and then that fund will help to pay for energy savings projects,? Karlen said.

Karlen says the $47,000 was $3,000 less in energy savings from last year?s winter break. She attributes this decline to the addition of some new buildings on campus, including the campus recreation center.

Karlen encourages anyone in the MSU community to give her feedback and ideas for more energy savings.

For KSMU News, I?m Samuel Crowe.

About the Author

Samuel hails from St. Louis, Missouri, by way of Lima, Peru,?where?he studied abroad in 2010.?He graduated from Missouri State University in May of 2012 with a BS in Mass Media Studies and a minor in Spanish. In his spare time, you can find him bicycling around town, playing ultimate with the MSU club team, or practicing his Spanish.

Source: http://ksmu.org/article/msu-reports-47000-energy-savings-during-winter-break-52391

bobby valentine bobby valentine nicki minaj miguel cabrera Karrueche Tran dodd frank Lark Voorhies