Does UCSB use solar panels?
Yes. The Bren School roof is host to a solar photovoltaic (PV) array that makes 7% of the buildings electricity (thats a lot for a lab building), and Housing and Residential Services has a small PV array on Carillo dining commons. Check out how its doing here Also, many residence halls get much of their hot water from solar hot water collectors. To many people, these sleek, quiet, rooftop ornaments are synonymous with sustainability. The reason UCSB has not installed more solar PV is that they are not the best way to lower our environmental impact. Energy conservation is much, much cheaper and is currently the best way to lower the amount of energy we get from the grid. If you slipped someone a check and told them to prevent as much pollution as possible, youre hoping theyll spend the money on conservation. Conservation (and the incredible team of engineers who work on it) is the reason that UCSB does not have as high an environmental impact as many universities and allows literally mi
Yes. Click here for a list of all the PV arrays on the UCSB campus. Also, many residence halls get much of their hot water from solar hot water collectors. To many people, these sleek, quiet, rooftop ornaments are synonymous with sustainability. The reason UCSB has not installed more solar PV is that they are not the best way to lower our environmental impact. Energy conservation is much, much cheaper and is currently the best way to lower the amount of energy we get from the grid. If you slipped someone a check and told them to prevent as much pollution as possible, youre hoping theyll spend the money on conservation. Conservation (and the incredible team of engineers who work on it) is the reason that UCSB does not have as high an environmental impact as many universities and allows literally millions of dollars to go to education instead of buying electricity. But these conservation projects deal mostly with complex building systems like ventilation and cooling, so, for the most par
