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Join us in a campus-wide effort to reduce energy consumption at LCCC.

“A Campus in a Garden”
Click here to view the LCCC Landscape Master Plan
Green Campus
Video Presentation
Click here to view a video of the April 28, 2008 Green Campus presentation.
Reducing energy consumption not only saves money, but is good for the environment. As a result, Lorain County Community College is taking aggressive steps to measure and manage our use of energy across campus.

LCCC is working with Mr. Peter Garforth and Mr. Bob Dehne, who are energy-management consultants. Mr. Garforth and Mr. Dehne have visited our campus, and have recommended many ways to reduce our energy consumption.

 

Green Campus Presentation April 28, 2009

Energy Fast Facts

New Global Energy Realities
  • Highest energy prices in history
    • Sustained volatility with upward trend
    • Globalizing prices
  • Dependence on imports
    • US – Oil (70%) and natural gas (16%)
    • EU – more than 50% of all energy
  • Concern over climate change
    • Global regulatory framework emerging
    • Lieberman-Warner Climate Bill narrowly defeated – 2009?
    • Uncertainty over compliance costs or opportunities
  • Underinvested North American energy infrastructure
    • Electricity grid
    • Rail for coal transport
    • Natural gas terminals
  • China and India major new energy customers
    • Major impacts on primary fuel prices
  • Trigger events – blackouts, hurricanes, tornados . . .

LCCC Energy Program Objectives
  • Improve energy efficiency
  • Reduce impact of future energy pricing
  • Improve energy supply reliability
  • Flexibility to grow with the anticipated build-out
    Flexibility to add new technologies as they emerge
  • Minimize direct and indirect greenhouse gas creation
  • Role model for Students, Community and Ohio
  • Exceed requirements of Ohio House Bill 251
  • Long-term horizon through 2030
  • Final report & presentations within agreed timeline
  • Potential new academic programs based on energy productivity and climate change mitigation

 

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