Climate Action Plan - Binghamton University

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SECTION 6 - FINANCINGFinancing of the proposed projects will come from several sources:Capital Projects - The University will continue to advocate to the State University of NewYork for capital investment in building renovation to improve energy efficiency. The capitalinvestment will not only aid in reducing the campus’s energy consumption, it will also fuelthe local and state economies.Performance Contracts - Many large companies offer ―performance-based‖ contracts forenergy efficiency, renewable energy and cogeneration type projects. This type of financingstructure will transfer the capital burden and system performance risk to the contractors. Thecustomer will in turn make installments based on calculated savings generated with theproject.Energy Efficiency Projects - The University will continue to support using surplus utilityfunds to invest in energy-efficiency projects. This is a revolving process and as more andmore energy-efficiency improvement projects are completed, more savings will be realizedfor future investments.Renewable Energy Credits - RECs will be included in the utility budget as it is a statemandatedcost.NYSERDA Incentive Programs - the New York State Energy Research and DevelopmentAuthority (NYSERDA) collects a ―System Benefit Charge‖, part of all utility bills, whichfunds energy-efficiency and renewable-energy projects. The University is an activeparticipant in many incentive programs.Research Grants - Federal, state and other grants will be sought for our research efforts.~ 30 ~
SECTION 7 - TRACKING PROGRESSProgress will be tracked on both tangible and intangible results. The University has selected2000 as our emissions baseline since earlier records and data are scarce. All changes will becompared against the baseline year.TANGIBLE RESULTSThe following billing data and actual measurements will be used to track tangible results: purchased electricity renewable energy credits natural gas solid fuel (coal and wood chips) propane water sewer solid-waste disposal tonnage collected compost weightsTo maintain consistency of the emission data sources used in our calculations, we will continueto rely on surveys to produce campus commute data. We will conduct electronic surveys toreduce the need for paper waste.In addition to tracking total campus emissions, the Physical Facilities Department also collectssub-metering data of electricity and gas usage at individual building levels. This information isalready in EPA’s EnergyStar Portfolio Manager reporting system and has helped us understandand improve energy usage profiles of various types of buildings on campus.INTANGIBLE RESULTSProgress made in areas of education, research and community outreach will also be reported andrecorded during the Task Force meetings. The Association for the Advancement of Sustainabilityin Higher Education (AASHE) has recently launched a Sustainability Tracking, Assessment &Rating System (STARS) as a voluntary self-reporting program. STARS is designed to:‣ provide a guide for advancing sustainability in all sectors of higher education.‣ enable meaningful comparisons over time and across institutions by establishing acommon standard of measurement for sustainability in higher education.‣ create incentives for continual improvement toward sustainability.‣ facilitate information sharing about higher education sustainability practices andperformance.‣ build a stronger, more diverse campus sustainability community.The University is currently considering the level of participation in this program. With thesubstantial amount of details required for the STARS reporting system, re-allocation of existing~ 31 ~
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