energy management

Winter scene on Main Campus with snow on trees and ground but cleared brick path

Feb 19, 2018

Winter Break Savings Top $200,000

Over winter break hundreds of NC State campus buildings collectively avoided more than $200,000 in energy costs through the university’s Holiday Energy Saving Initiative.

Dec 7, 2017

Campus Energy Data Powers Research

NC State researchers collaborated with the Facilities Division to use actual energy data from the university’s Centennial Campus.

Mar 15, 2017

LED Upgrade Saves Energy, Improves Textiles Lab

New LED lighting in an NC State University College of Textiles student lab will save $4,700 annually in avoided energy costs.

Mar 6, 2017

New Reclamation System Saves Water At NC State Energy Facility

Use of reclaimed water at NC State University's Cates Utility Plant will save about 500,000 gallons of water annually.

State College smokestack of Yarbrough Steam Plant against blue skyline. steam, energy

Feb 15, 2017

Winter Break Energy Conservation Saves Nearly $300,000

While campus is unoccupied over winter break, NC State optimizes energy savings from campus buildings.

Oct 12, 2016

NC State Surpasses Energy, Water Reduction Goals

Proving that growth and savings are simultaneously possible, NC State has reduced campus energy use by 33 percent and water use by 50 percent per gross square foot.

Jan 11, 2016

Energy savings add up despite warm winter break

Even with Raleigh temperatures hovering in the 70s many days during NC State’s winter holiday, the university avoided $288,990 in utility costs through its Winter Holiday Energy Saving Initiative. From…

Dec 9, 2015

Winter Holiday Provides Energy Saving Opportunity

While NC State students, faculty and staff enjoy winter holiday, many of the university’s buildings will also take a break in order to generate energy savings. From Dec. 24 through…

Oct 21, 2015

Strategic Summer Scheduling Reaps Energy Savings

A hot, humid North Carolina summer isn’t when you might expect NC State to save nearly $900 a day in avoided energy costs. But thanks to a new initiative, the…

Jan 29, 2015

Lighting upgrade cuts energy costs at NC State lab

At one of the world’s leading mineral labs, NC State engineers now work under brighter, energy-efficient lighting thanks to a recent upgrade that reduced lighting electrical use by 75 percent.