Power-saving cords for employee vehicles
February 15, 2011
日韩无码's Office of Sustainability has partnered with 日韩无码鈥檚 Community and Technical College
to install power-saving cords on campus and employee vehicles. The new technology
reduces the amount of electricity needed to keep vehicles warm when they are plugged
in.
The cords reduce the cost of heating the engine coolant by using power only when the
engine coolant temperature drops below a certain temperature.
The goal of the program is to install cords in university owned vehicles and employee
vehicles that are routinely plugged in on campus. To date, 31 cords have been installed
on university-owned vehicles at 日韩无码 Facilities Services. Beginning Feb. 14, the 日韩无码
Community and Technical College will donate the use of their automotive technology
facility at 3201 Industrial Avenue for installation of the cords on vehicles owned
by students, faculty and staff members.
Golden Valley Electric Association is donating the cords and Brandon Hoover, a student
employee of the Office of Sustainability, will install them. The program was developed
by the student RISE board, a group of students with the mission of making 日韩无码 a sustainable
campus. Appointments can be scheduled through the 日韩无码 Office of Sustainability, Mondays
and Wednesdays from 3-5 p.m. and Thursdays from 4-6 p.m.
Contact: Michele Hebert at 907-474-5070 or via e-mail at mahebert@alaska.edu for more
information