Check out the recent media mentions of sustainability-related programs, practices, people at UNC:
UNC Chapel Hill, Sears, JCPenney Named Biggest Kilowatt Losers
Reuters (Wire Service)
A residence hall at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, a Sears store in Maryland and a JCPenney in California took first, second and third place respectively in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's contest to find the biggest kilowatt loser in the country. ...The winner was the Morrison Residence Hall at UNC (top picture), which reduced its energy use by 35.7 percent in one year and saved more than $250,000 on energy bills.
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Progress Energy, Ford team up to get Triangle ready for electric vehicles
The Triangle Business Journal
...Progress also is developing a charging station pilot program as part of a $200 million smart grid grant the company received from the U.S. Department of Energy. This will include installing about 600 stations across the company’s territory in the Carolinas and Florida. In addition, Progress has partnered on electric transportation initiatives with several universities, including UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State and the University of Florida.
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-Thanks to UNC News Services for finding these great stories AND compiling the summaries! You can find more UNC media coverage and stories online at http://uncnews.unc.edu
UNC Chapel Hill, Sears, JCPenney Named Biggest Kilowatt Losers
Reuters (Wire Service)
A residence hall at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, a Sears store in Maryland and a JCPenney in California took first, second and third place respectively in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's contest to find the biggest kilowatt loser in the country. ...The winner was the Morrison Residence Hall at UNC (top picture), which reduced its energy use by 35.7 percent in one year and saved more than $250,000 on energy bills.
Click here to read more.
UNC Release:
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Progress Energy, Ford team up to get Triangle ready for electric vehicles
The Triangle Business Journal
...Progress also is developing a charging station pilot program as part of a $200 million smart grid grant the company received from the U.S. Department of Energy. This will include installing about 600 stations across the company’s territory in the Carolinas and Florida. In addition, Progress has partnered on electric transportation initiatives with several universities, including UNC-Chapel Hill, N.C. State and the University of Florida.
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-Thanks to UNC News Services for finding these great stories AND compiling the summaries! You can find more UNC media coverage and stories online at http://uncnews.unc.edu
