Solar Power for Penn Staters

Penn State recently entered into an agreement with Lightsource BP to purchase solar electricity from what will be the largest solar farm in Pennsylvania. The Office of Physical Plant worked with many partners to arrive at this agreement, including the Sustainability Institute and the faculty in EMS! I will describe the process by which we arrived at the Power Purchase Agreement with Lightsource BP and the current status of the project. Dr. Meghan Hoskins is working to make connections between Penn State Operations staff and Penn State faculty, staff and students who want to understand and improve the sustainability of Penn State operations. She is doing this through developing and facilitating Living Lab opportunities on our campuses and co-Chairing the Sustainability Operations Council (SOC).