STRATEGY 5
ENSURE A COST-EFFECTIVE AND RELIABLE ENERGY SUPPLY BY DEVELOPING BUSINESS SCENARIOS AND STRATEGIES FOR DIVERSIFYING FUEL SOURCES.
TACTICS:
2012-2013 PROGRESS:
Solicit bids for natural gas from qualified energy marketers or energy suppliers for up to a five-year term.
Unexpected authorizing agency roadblocks delayed implementation. The natural gas request for proposal is planned in fiscal year 2013-2014.
STRATEGY 6
EVALUATE UTILITY FINANCIAL STRUCTURES THAT CREATE INCENTIVES FOR SAVING ENERGY.
Conduct the second year of the ultra-low temperature freezer rebate program. Target 10 new energyefficient units with a stretch goal of 20 new units.
STRATEGY 7
Due to staffing changes, the program did not gain traction this year; however, a cost-share arrangement between campus researchers and staff was achieved that installed new LED greenhouse lighting at a Method Road Greenhouse unit.
IMPLEMENT GREEN STANDARDS AND PRACTICES FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTING.
Continue green IT policy development and stakeholder discussions. Develop program goals and road map for execution of energy-efficient IT infrastructure.
An ad hoc Green IT committee has formed and is informally chaired by the Office of Information Technology’s director of outreach, communication and consulting.
Explore the impact of a new campus data center from an energy perspective.
Plans for a new data center are on hold. Energy conservation opportunities will be incorporated when the data center design process begins.
Survey existing campus server room and identify opportunities for energy conservation and/or consolidation/modernization.
Data Center II and small server rooms were noted during the 53-building energy audit in 2012. Further opportunity exists to quantify energy conservation opportunities. Energy Star for Data Centers is being evaluated by the ad hoc Green IT committee.
Continue migration from servers to cloud computing.
This opportunity is being evaluated by the ad hoc Green IT Committee.
2012-2013 North Carolina State University Annual Sustainability Report