OTHER
ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
In
April 2002, 25 universities and colleges in Pennsylvania have committed
to purchase wind power. Seven additional member schools of the Pennsylvania
Consortium for Interdisciplinary Environmental Policy (PCIEP) decided
to join the initiative that started in 2001 to integrate wind power
into the sustainable energy use on campus. The types of commitment vary
from purchasing wind energy over a one- to five-year contract period
to provide between 2.5% to 9.2% of the energy needs on campus from the
utility companies.
These
25 colleges and universities have purchased wind energy offsets from
their local utility:
Allegheny
College
Bucknell University
Dickinson College
Franklin & Marshall College
Gannon University
Gettysburg College
Juniata College
Swarthmore College
Carnegie Mellon University
Penn State University
University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
California University of Pennsylvania
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Source:
http://www.paconsortium.state.pa.us
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