DEC 0903 - EPA AND US DEPT OF ENERGY GIVE LMU GREEN POWER AWARD - PR
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EPA AND U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY PRESENT PRESTIGIOUS GREEN POWER AWARD TO
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY IN LOS ANGELES
Solar Project
Installed Earlier This Year On Two of the University’s
Largest Buildings
Garners Accolades
December 9,
2003– The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy (DOE) have awarded a 2003
Green Power Purchasing Award for Onsite Generation to Loyola
Marymount University in Los Angeles.
The prestigious award recognizes
organizations that are significantly advancing the development of
renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. LMU currently
has the largest solar electric rooftop system of any university in
the world, and the largest system in Southern
California.
Due to an innovative partnership
between LMU, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP),
the Southern California Gas Company, and solar electric company
PowerLight, the 723-kilowatt hours peak solar rooftop system was
installed earlier this year on two of the university’s
largest buildings – University Hall and the Von der Ahe
Library.
The solar roof system is expected to
generate 868,000 kWh annually, providing 26% of total energy used
at the university. Additional benefits include thermal
insulation and protection of the roof from weather and UV
radiation, resulting to decreased heating and cooling energy costs
and extended roof life.
The evaluation panel for the Green
Power Purchasing Award for Onsite Generation includes EPA and DOE
experts, together with other experts from other federal
agencies.
For more information, visit www.epa.gov/greenpower/.
About Loyola Marymount University
in Los Angeles
Founded in 1911, Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles is
the eighth largest of the nation’s 28 Jesuit colleges and
universities and the largest Catholic university in Southern
California. With a strong base in the liberal arts, LMU
serves more than 5,300 undergraduates and about 3,000 graduate
students. LMU includes four colleges: the Bellarmine
College of Liberal Arts, the College of Business Administration,
the College of Communication and Fine Arts, and the College of
Science and Engineering, as well as the School of Education, the
School of Film and Television, the Graduate Division, Continuing
Education, and Loyola Law School. For more information, visit
the LMU website at www.lmu.edu.
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