Residence Hall Energy Conservation Competition
Weekly Progress:
The kWh readings will be updated every Tuesday so please check back every week. The amount listed shows kWh usage per student as compared to base data from March. A negative (-) sign indicates a decrease while a positive sign (+) indicates an increase in kWh usage. The current winning cluster is listed first.
Residence Hall Usage:
| Residence Halls | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Dorms | -1.03 kWh | -0.69 kWh | -9.95 kWh | +8.10 kWh | -3.57 kWh |
| Tower Court | -4.19 kWh | +2.03 kWh | -8.12 kWh | +8.00 kWh | -2.28 kWh |
| Stone Davis and Small Houses |
+0.75 kWh | -0.44 kWh | -9.56 kWh | +9.79 kWh | +0.54 kWh |
| Quint | -0.41 kWh | -0.17 kWh | -5.43 kWh | +6.81 kWh | +0.80 kWh |
Campus-Wide Usage:
| Buildings | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campus-Wide | 569,664 kWh | 567,648 kWh | 583,296 kWh | 576,384 kWh |
| Residence Halls | 91,717 kWh | 91,675 kWh | 78,361 kWh | 93,718 kWh |
| Academic/Auxiliary | 477,947 kWh | 475,973 kWh | 504,935 kWh | 482,666 kWh |
Rules:
Residence Halls have been divided into four clusters according to location. At the end of the week the
Facilities Department will take electric meter readings for each cluster. Weekly results will be compared
to usage data taken prior to the competition. The cluster of Residence Halls yielding the highest electric
decrease per student for the four week total will win.
Cluster are grouped as follows:
New Dorms: Freeman, Bates, and McAfee
Stone Davis and Small Houses: Stone-Davis, Dower, Homestead, and Instead.
Tower Court: Tower Court, Claflin, Severence, Lake House, and Cervantes
Quint: Beebe, Cazenove, Pomeroy, Shafer, and Munger
Prizes:
All residents in the winning cluster will be entered in a raffle to win one of several GREEN prize
as well as the honor of holding the GREEN CUP.
Traci Robie, Facilities Department: trobie@wellesley.edu
Created by: Thutrang T. Nguyen '08
Date Created: March 2007
Date Modified: April 24, 2007
Date Expires: May 2007
