{"id":2264,"date":"2006-10-10T01:12:00","date_gmt":"2006-10-10T01:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sustainablog.greenoptions.com\/2006\/10\/10\/nyu-makes-huge-purchase-of-wind-power\/"},"modified":"2006-10-10T01:12:00","modified_gmt":"2006-10-10T01:12:00","slug":"nyu-makes-huge-purchase-of-wind-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/nyu-makes-huge-purchase-of-wind-power\/","title":{"rendered":"NYU Makes Huge Purchase of Wind Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyu.edu\/public.affairs\/images\/photos\/uploads\/gllry_fenner3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nyu.edu\/public.affairs\/images\/photos\/uploads\/gllry_fenner3.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Once again, I&#8217;m <a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2006\/10\/nyu_wind_power.php\">scooped by a TH compadre<\/a> on this, but it&#8217;s awfully good news:  New York University <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nyunews.com\/vnews\/display.v\/ART\/2006\/10\/06\/4525d1fa0a574\">has announced<\/a> it will purchase 118,000,000 KWh of wind power, the equivalent of its annual energy purchase from utility Con Edison. This represents the largest purchase of wind power by a US university, and the 11th largest purchase nationally by any customer. Even better news: this step is only one of many the university plans to take as part of a larger sustainability initiative.  Other action items include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The creation and filling of a new position, Assistant Vice President for Energy, Engineering &amp; Technical Services.  John Bradley was hired in June, 2006 to develop and implement a comprehensive energy strategy that includes cogeneration and alternative energy sources, operation of the University&#8217;s cogeneration plant, identification and implementation of energy conservation projects, and development of engineering standards for NYU&#8217;\u0092s facilities that will improve their energy efficiency and infrastructure reliability.<\/li>\n<li>NYU&#8217;\u0092s joining the U.S. Green Buildings Council, which will enable the University to access &#8220;best practices&#8221;\u0094 for green building design and incorporate those ideas into strategic planning.<\/li>\n<li>The establishment of a new environmental studies major.<\/li>\n<li>Reviewing proposals for NYU&#8217;s co-generation plant to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions significantly below EPA standards<\/li>\n<li>Reviewing sites for additional bike racks around campus to encourage bicycle commuting<\/li>\n<li>The hiring of new employees to expand NYU&#8217;\u0092s recycling program (NYU currently recycles up to 30 percent of its waste stream)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Many schools are making great strides towards greening their campuses and their students&#8217; educational experience; NYU clearly understands that sustainability isn&#8217;t just about recycling programs and renewable energy purchases, but involves a rethinking of how the business of education progresses on a regular basis. Perhaps the only bad news comes for our friend <a href=\"http:\/\/sheagunther.org\/blog\/\">Shea<\/a> &#8212; NYU will buy its wind power from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.communityenergy.biz\/\">Community Energy, Inc.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to fellow green blogger <a href=\"http:\/\/itstheenvironmentstupid.blogspot.com\/index.html\">Amy Stodghill<\/a> for passing along this news.<\/p>\n<p>Categories: <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/jmcstras\/newyorkuniversity\" rel=\"tag\">newyorkuniversity<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/jmcstras\/windpower\" rel=\"tag\">windpower<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/jmcstras\/renewable\" rel=\"tag\">renewable<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/jmcstras\/energy\" rel=\"tag\">energy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/jmcstras\/sustainability\" rel=\"tag\">sustainability<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/jmcstras\/newyork\" rel=\"tag\">newyork<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/jmcstras\/us\" rel=\"tag\">us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, I&#8217;m scooped by a TH compadre on this, but it&#8217;s awfully good news: New York University has announced it will purchase 118,000,000 KWh of wind power, the equivalent&nbsp;[ &hellip; 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