2009 Performance Accountability Report Vol. 2 - Maryland Higher ...

A reduction in Utility Consumption of approximately $300,000 from a number of initiatives
that included:
Reducing Vampire Power
Charging vendors for utility usage associated with leased towers
Dundalk-Essex shuttle
New carpooling initiative
Holiday utility reduction
Automatic night-time computer shut-off – $40 per computer x 6000 units
Sustainable Vehicles, Prius hybrid vehicle, electric trucks, etc.
Installing energy efficient lighting: lighting power increased by 130%, amount of energy used decreased
by a minimum of 37%
Purchasing ($49,300):
Long distance call vendor change – savings of $29,300
Use of Mail Pre-Sort Services – savings of $20,000
Recycling (specific savings not determined)
Sensitizing all staff (including faculty) toward using less paper/double-sided Xeroxing, etc.
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