In anticipation of increased energy costs that could result in a $7.8 million energy bill hike, Michigan State University (MSU) leaders have developed a conservation plan that could reduce the university’s energy consumption by 17 percent.
According to excerpts from the article:
"The challenge we have on campus is people don't get the electrical bill," said Kathy Lindahl, assistant vice president for finance and operations.
"The way people get the electrical bill on campus is students get it through tuition increases and faculty and staff potentially don't see salary or academic program increases."
The university, which generates almost all the power for the main campus at its T.B. Simon Power Plant, is looking at a $7.8 million jump in fuel costs next year.
That's a 22 percent increase, equal to about $170 per student if it were distributed equally across the board, which, for a variety of reasons, it won't be.
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