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Virgina Tech’s Office of Energy and Sustainability asks all students, faculty, and staff on the Blacksburg campus to participate in its “Lights Out!/Power Down!” event.
Community members will be asked to turn off and unplug all non-critical lighting and electrical loads during the one-hour event to kick-off the university’s summer electrical demand management program. The event is this Thursday, June 23, from 3 to 4 p.m.
Facilities Services employees will monitor Tech’s electricity usage during the event to assess the reduction in electricity use on campus.
A version of this article appeared in the Jun 23 issue of the Collegiate Times.
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I really wish there was more to this. It was nice to know when the event was taking place, but I only learned after the event what the goal was for this year and what it had been for last year. I wish there was more background and maybe even why the University participates in this event. Is there some other reason than just it being environmentally smart?
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http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2011/06/061411-facilities-powerdown.html explains why they were doing it. Basically, VT will get about $200k if they can show they can reduce their energy expenditure by a certain amount for one hour, theoretically to prepare for problems with brownouts in the summer.
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