The Brock News
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Brock University has a new tool for monitoring its progress in its goals around energy use and savings on campus.
A new energy dashboard was installed in the Rankin Family Pavilion near the entrance to the James A. Gibson Library last week, displaying real-time information on energy use and carbon savings.
The dashboard was developed for Brock in collaboration with Blackstone Energy Services and puts the various statistics, such as daily electricity consumption per square foot, into perspective for the viewer, comparing the campus power generation and savings to different scenarios.
For example, campus power generation is compared to the “equivalency of powering the CN Tower,” while Brock’s carbon savings are compared to “tons of carbon removed,” “trees planted” and “cars off the road.”
“Energy and carbon are not typically tangible for people. The dashboard will help us bring these topics to the Brock community and will help people think about them,” said Drew Cullen, Manager, District Energy.
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