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Steam Plant Fuel Mix, Projected Fiscal Year 2011Oat Hulls5%Gas70%Coal22%Oil3%University AccomplishmentsFigure 3Over the last decade, the Twin Cities campus has engaged in a number of effortsto decrease emissions. These include:• Steam Plant Renovation. In 1998 the campus began a significantoverhaul of the Southeast Steam Plant, which provides heating andcooling to the East and West Bank campuses. The improvementsincluded installing a state-of-the-art circulating fluidized bed boiler toprovide greater fuel flexibility and reliability, and adding a baghouse tosubstantially reduce emissions. At the same time the University reducedcoal use from 100% to 30% of the fuel used in the steam plant.• Improving Infrastructure. In 2004 and 2005 a large upgrade andconsolidation of the St. Paul Chiller Plant was conducted yielding annualcost savings of $1,000,000 and reducing CO 2 emissions by 3,300 metrictons. Other distributed systems, ranging from compressed air tocomputer servers, have been consolidated or upgraded yieldingsignificant reductions in energy use and emissions.• Building Recommissioning and It All Adds Up. Beginning in 2008,Facilities Management set goals for two complementary efforts to shrinkenergy use across campus. Building recommissioning is an effort tomake energy-efficiency improvements in 40 buildings per year.Improvements include modifying building system schedules andreplacing building components with more energy efficient ones. It AllAdds Up is a campaign to raise awareness within the campus communityabout energy use and to encourage the community to use energy moreefficiently. In 2009, these efforts resulted in over 10,000 pledges to takeThis document is intended to be viewed online.Please think about the environment before printing.University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesClimate Action Plan v. 1.0 ‐ Page 8 of 24
personal steps to conserve energy, a reduction of 25,000 tons of CO 2, anda $2,250,000 reduction in utility costs(http://www1.umn.edu/italladdsup/).• Recycling and Waste Management Practices. In 1984 a recyclingprogram was initiated and by 1991 the campus implemented its “Quad”system for waste and recycling sorting. The campus also has a robustreuse program that collects unwanted supplies and equipment, and makesthose items available to other University units and the general public. Asa result, the campus diverts over 40% of waste from the landfill.• Efficient Vehicle Fleet. Beginning in 1995 the University beganpurchasing flex fuel vehicles and fueling them with E85 or B20. Whenhybrid vehicles became available, University Fleet Services beganpurchasing those vehicles as well. Today the campus has over 100vehicles using E85 and B20, and 42 hybrid vehicles, including twobuses, in the fleet.• Alternative Modes of Transportation. The University of Minnesota TwinCities campus is the third largest traffic generator in Minnesota. Theoffice of Parking and Transportation consistently promotes transportationmodes that reduce emissions such as walking, biking, carpooling, andsubsidized busing. In addition, Nice Ride MN, the largest bicycle sharein the United States, started in Minneapolis last year, installing 10stations on or adjacent to campus.(http://www1.umn.edu/pts/files/FactsFigures.pdf).250,000University of Minnesota - Twin Cities CampusSteam Plant CO2 Emissions240,000230,000220,000Metric Tons CO 2210,000200,000190,000180,000170,000160,000150,00019971998199920002001200220032004Calendar Year20052006200720082009Figure 4This document is intended to be viewed online.Please think about the environment before printing.University of Minnesota, Twin CitiesClimate Action Plan v. 1.0 ‐ Page 9 of 24
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