Energy

Annual Energy Consumption at ALL Penn State locations for the 2008/2009 Fiscal Year

• 414,000,000 KWH of Electricity
• 560,000 MCF of Natural Gas
• 74,000 Tons of Coal

This amount of energy is approximately the same as the annual consumption of 160,000 US homes.   See our Consumption page for energy use in greater detail.

Annual Energy Consumption at University Park for the 2008/2009 Fiscal Year

• 315,000,000 KWH of Electricity
• 292,000 MCF of Natural Gas
• 74,000 Tons of Coal

Annual Energy energy consumed per student at University Park for the 2008/2009 Fiscal Year
22 KWH per day, the equalivent of 14 light bulbs burning continuously.
3,200 lbs of coal per year, about 9 pounds per day.
65,000,000 BTUs of total energy.  The energy value of a BTU is approximately equal to the heat given off by a burning match.  That's a lot of matches!

Greenhouse Gases

Campus Energy Consumption from all locations is responsible for the following estimated annual quantities of greenhouse gases.

• 650,000 tons of Carbon Dioxide
• 2,800 tons of Sulfur Oxides
• 1,500 tons of Nitrogen Oxides

See our Greenhouse Gas Inventory page for greater detail about environmental emissions from PSU-University Park. 

Thanks to energy conservation efforts at Penn State these figures are 20-30% less than they could be!