The State of Renewables in Higher Education
This webcast was broadcast on November 29th 2012, 2:00-3:00pm EST
Supporting Documents
- State of Renewables in Higher Education – Overview Briefing – 2012
- Presentation Powerpoint slides - PPT Slides
Second Nature and the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership are collaborating to identify the barriers to expanding renewable energy use among colleges and universities, identify solutions, provide education and training on green power procurement strategies and explore the possibilities of joint purchasing opportunities.
To kick-off this partnership, Second Nature and EPA invite you to participate in an interactive event to learn more about trends and possibilities in colleges and universities incorporation of green power onto their campuses, and in their climate reduction goals.
The live event will stream on this page. Please bookmark this link and register to participate in the event.
Leaning Objectives:
- Understand the environmental, financial, and non-tangible benefits of procuring renewable electricity
- Gain a better understanding of the challenges being faced by institutions trying to purchase or produce green power
- Assess the current state of green power on campuses and potential for green power purchasing and production growth
- Recognize the various procurement options for renewable electricity such as on-site generation, PPAs, project off-take arrangements, contracts for bundled or unbundled RECs
- Identify new opportunities for learning and collaboration among institutions participating in the event
Webinar Panelists
- David Hales, President, Second Nature
- Blaine Collison, Program Director, Green Power Partnership, US EPA
- Sarah Brylinsky, Program Associate, Second Nature
- Jenn Andrews, Director of Program Planning and Coordination, Clean Air-Cool Planet
- Anthony Amato, Senior Analyst, Energy and Climate Change, ERG
For more information or questions about this event, please contact info@secondnature.org.
About Second Nature
www.secondnature.org
Second Nature works to create a healthy, just, and sustainable society beginning with the transformation of higher education. Second Nature is the support organization of the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment.
About the EPA’s Green Power Partnership
www.epa.gov/greenpower
The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental impacts associated with purchased electricity use. The Partnership currently has more than 1,300 Partner organizations voluntarily purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500 companies, small and medium sized businesses, local, state, and federal governments, and colleges and universities.
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