High alert on electric usage

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For the remainder of the week, July 19 – 21,* GC will be on high-alert status as higher temperatures result in increased electric prices above the normal operating price.   The campus community is urged shut down all nonessential lighting and equipment especially during the peak hours of 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Please do not just turn off, unplug everything not pertinent for use.
If you have access to windows, use the natural light. Turn lights off when you leave your office/residence. Keep temperatures to 75 degrees F. Unplug computers, monitors, printers, copier machines, lab instruments, appliance and other equipment. All of these activities will help tremendously.
Facilities Operations staff will conduct walkthroughs turning off classroom and other unoccupied space lighting and individual AC units in unused spaces as well as shutting down hot water pumps and other non-essential equipment. If Facilities Operations staff attempt to turn off lighting or AC equipment in areas where it is needed, please inform them of the need and they will gladly accommodate. For faculty and staff, should there be a few occupants in your respective areas, consider working from another location such as the library and notify Facilities Operations that the building is unoccupied; steps will be taken to shut the building down.
*Friday is the last day for new student orientation. For the buildings that are involved in the activities for the day, operations should be at normal status.
The Office of Sustainability and the Department of Facilities Operations would like to thank everyone for your cooperation and understanding in this matter. We urge you to assist with communications by passing this information along to the campus community. If you have comments or questions, please do not hesitate to call or email: Mark Duclos, Director of Facilities Operations, 478-445-6546, mark.duclos@gcsu.edu or Lori Strawder, Chief Sustainability Officer, 478-445-7016, lori.strawder@gcsu. ...

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