The University of Toledo Office of Sustainability

Energy efficiency is a way of managing and restraining the growth in energy consumption. The University of Toledo is constantly looking for more efficient ways to decrease energy use and use natural energy sources of movement like wind, photons, and Earth-generated thermal energy transfer.

Energy is distributed to the buildings via steam and chilled water pipes as well as through the electric grid. The data on electric use is measured by meters on every building and summarized yearly for evaluation.

Energy Summaries

Solar Energy Arrays

Health Science Tech Park:

3.3 acres for 750kW solar panels over 15 rows of First Solar series 5 and 6 panels. The field is expected to produce and save $100k per year for the next 22+ years. The power production is at an impressive $0.053/kWh including all costs except the land. The field will offset 515 metric tons of carbon dioxide according to the Department of Energy Calculator. Thank you to First Solar and the Student Green Fund for making this field possible.

McMaster Hall:

6 panel demostration array installed in 2008 to build solar awareness for people coming onto campus

Research Technology Complex 1:

4 rows of array for research students to learn how solar fields are constructed, monitoring production, and building associated software.

Electric Car Charging Stations

6 dual level 2 chargers on Main Campus and 1 single level 1 charger on Health Science Campus

 Main Campus:

Plant Operations Building, 2 EV spaces

Bancroft Enterance Area #2, 4 EV spaces

Rocket Hall Area #25, 2 EV spaces

Engineering Area #20, 4 EV spaces

 Health Science campus:

Facilities Support Building, Area #44D, 1 EV space