Renewable Energy at UCSC Tommaso Boggia Sustainability Office

Options On-site Carbon Offsets Renewable energy credits ( ( (

On-Site at UCSC Cons: –Expensive $5/Watt –Bureaucracy Max 2 year payback –Sad, sad history Solar Hot Water –Location Trees Fog Pro: –Power Purchasing Agreement –UCSC policies 10 MW by 2014 –UCSC Farm & Garden –Location Buildings Meadows? (

Renewable Energy Credits Pros –Green the grid –Third party certification –Financial incentive –Media favorite Cons –Negligible local effect –Greenwash –Indulgence (

Carbon Offsets Pros –Can be administered locally –Easier to grasp –Include all type of emissions (transit, etc) Cons –No standard certification –Lots of scams –Dubious methods “The study finds little or no climate benefit when trees are planted in temperate regions.” –Double dipping –Cheat Neutral (

Three Phases RECs –‘Virtually’ eliminate our emissions Energy Efficiency –Cheapest form of clean energy On-site, decentralized energy production –Produce as much energy as we can to supplement greening grid (eere.energy.gov)

Contact: Tommaso Nicholas Boggia Focus the Nation Event Coordinator