Beginning January 2010, Drexel will be the first university in the United States to implement a highly cost effective and environmentally friendly, energy saving smart grid technology.
“This system has been working for years in Europe. [Viridity] came to us because our campus was a nice setting to demonstrate their technology since we have a mix of residential, office, research space, to test very unique needs,” Tony Lowman, College of Engineering’s associate dean of Research and Graduates Studies, said.
The Smart Grid technology will provide real-time measurements of power usage across the University, allowing Drexel to purchase power during times of the day when demand is low and in turn, selling at a reduced price. Drexel will also utilize this technology to analyze specific power usage on a “per building” basis, reducing costs and lowering its carbon foot print.
“[The smart grid] is going to make it more economically feasible for us to add real green energy production on campus because it will allow us to better utilize those assets. We’ve also requested additional funding for a much greater coverage of solar as well as a small scale wind energy resource here on campus,” Lowman said.
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