LSU Students Unplug to Save Energy

June 1, 2009
Students living in nine residence hall communities at LSU reduced their energy consumption as part of the school's "Unplug" competition.

Students living in nine residence hall communities at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge reduced their energy consumption in March by $13,763 — an average of 18 percent — as part of the school's “Unplug” competition.

The contest compared the March 2009 electrical meter readings with those from March 2008. Students were asked to adjust their daily routines — turning off lights, unplugging chargers, taking shorter showers — to save energy in campus residence halls and apartments.

East Campus Apartments achieved the greatest reduction — a 35 percent reduction compared with the same timeframe in 2008. All residents there have received a 1-gigabyte flash drive for their accomplishment.

The Horseshoe community, which reduced consumption by 29 percent, finished second in the competition, and the Blake/McVoy community and Herget Residential College tied for third place with a 21 percent reduction in energy consumption.

Impact of LSU's Unplug Competition

Energy saved: 172,034 kilowatts That could power the following for a month: 20,000 light bulbs
7,000 computers
200 homes Carbon offset: 124 metric tons That is the equivalent of: Planting 3,168 trees
Not driving 270 cars for one month
Saving 14,000 gallons of gasoline Source: LSU, Department of Residential Life

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