NPR.org has a lengthy article about it today. It goes into a lot of specifics about the steps taken and success achieved over the last several years.
PSU cutting greenhouse gases and saving money
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Biggest source of greenhouse gases is Barron at the podium.
Wish they had broken down which improvements made the most impact. It is easy to get large improvements in old buildings by replacing windows and heating/air conditioning systems. These old units are terrible in comparison to newer systems. Any one that has a standard gas furnace from 20 yrs ago would see a huge savings in heating costs by replacing it with a 95% efficient system.
The other huge improvement was replacing the central steam coal plant with nat gas. Nat gas replacing coal has resulted in the US being the world leader in reducing CO2 emissions. Even if you don't believe in man-caused global warming....and that CO2 is the cause of it.....switching to nat gas from coal also greatly reduces SO2, NOx, CO, VOCs, and more. Of particular importance are reductions in PM10 and PM2.5 ....particulate matter that gets into lungs and is as destructive as smoking.
While we have made great strides in reducing various pollutants, we could make another huge improvement just by one more thing, switching trucks/road tractors to run on nat gas instead of diesel. Diesel puts out huge amounts of PM10, PM2.5, VOCs, and more. Switching to nat gas would make a huge improvement in the air quality of major cities as diesel is a major component of such. And it could be done in 5-10 years with a proper program while lowering fuel costs.
Here is a link to what nat gas has done for the state of Ohio in reducing various pollutants.
The other huge improvement was replacing the central steam coal plant with nat gas. Nat gas replacing coal has resulted in the US being the world leader in reducing CO2 emissions. Even if you don't believe in man-caused global warming....and that CO2 is the cause of it.....switching to nat gas from coal also greatly reduces SO2, NOx, CO, VOCs, and more. Of particular importance are reductions in PM10 and PM2.5 ....particulate matter that gets into lungs and is as destructive as smoking.
While we have made great strides in reducing various pollutants, we could make another huge improvement just by one more thing, switching trucks/road tractors to run on nat gas instead of diesel. Diesel puts out huge amounts of PM10, PM2.5, VOCs, and more. Switching to nat gas would make a huge improvement in the air quality of major cities as diesel is a major component of such. And it could be done in 5-10 years with a proper program while lowering fuel costs.
Here is a link to what nat gas has done for the state of Ohio in reducing various pollutants.
And which BOT "entrepreneur" is making money off this initiative?
Thanks for posing. I heard that story this a.m. I shouldn't be surprised that even such a great, positive story brings out some negative posts on this board.
They seem incapable of intelligent discourse, hence another onion dip “joke”.
Does this mean we have longer that 12 years to extinction?
Nat gas worked its magic in W Virginia too!
CEA found that from 1990 to 2017, West Virginia’s emissions of pollutants have decreased across the board:
....that natural gas production in the state has saved West Virginia’s energy consumers nearly $4.3 billion over a decade. Since 2010, West Virginia’s core shale-related industry has employed nearly 12,000 West Virginians.
CEA found that from 1990 to 2017, West Virginia’s emissions of pollutants have decreased across the board:
- 74 percent reduction in nitrogen oxides (NOx)
- 94 percent reduction in sulfur dioxide (SO2)
- 64 percent reduction in carbon monoxide (CO)
....that natural gas production in the state has saved West Virginia’s energy consumers nearly $4.3 billion over a decade. Since 2010, West Virginia’s core shale-related industry has employed nearly 12,000 West Virginians.
Makes me want to skip an early morning tee time tomorrow at SCC!
Mike, how you doing physically?
Of note from the article:
This year, with the cost of solar power falling sharply, Penn State signed a deal to buy electricity from a new 500-acre solar farm in Pennsylvania's Franklin County.
"Every time we looked at [solar power] before, the economics weren't there," says Andrew Gutberlet, Penn State's manager of engineering services. "We could not get solar power, or any renewable power, for less than what we were buying it for off the grid. Until now."
Here is a more in-depth article on PSU and the Franklin County solar farm.
https://www.publicopiniononline.com...unty-farms-power-solar-revolution/2232690001/
President Barron with a nod to trickle down economics too.
"Those savings will trickle down throughout the university’s budget, including to tuition for the school’s 100,000 students, said Penn State President Eric Barron."
@stormingnorm @Art Are you guys encouraged by this?
Of note from the article:
This year, with the cost of solar power falling sharply, Penn State signed a deal to buy electricity from a new 500-acre solar farm in Pennsylvania's Franklin County.
"Every time we looked at [solar power] before, the economics weren't there," says Andrew Gutberlet, Penn State's manager of engineering services. "We could not get solar power, or any renewable power, for less than what we were buying it for off the grid. Until now."
Here is a more in-depth article on PSU and the Franklin County solar farm.
https://www.publicopiniononline.com...unty-farms-power-solar-revolution/2232690001/
President Barron with a nod to trickle down economics too.
"Those savings will trickle down throughout the university’s budget, including to tuition for the school’s 100,000 students, said Penn State President Eric Barron."
@stormingnorm @Art Are you guys encouraged by this?
How could one not be encouraged by barren’s trickle?
Well, you know Art and Barry. They just won't give poor President Barron a break.How could one not be encouraged by barren’s trickle?
Well, if they can get the students to start eating babies, they could really get the ball rolling to save the planet from global warming.
Of note from the article:
This year, with the cost of solar power falling sharply, Penn State signed a deal to buy electricity from a new 500-acre solar farm in Pennsylvania's Franklin County.
"Every time we looked at [solar power] before, the economics weren't there," says Andrew Gutberlet, Penn State's manager of engineering services. "We could not get solar power, or any renewable power, for less than what we were buying it for off the grid. Until now."
Here is a more in-depth article on PSU and the Franklin County solar farm.
https://www.publicopiniononline.com...unty-farms-power-solar-revolution/2232690001/
President Barron with a nod to trickle down economics too.
"Those savings will trickle down throughout the university’s budget, including to tuition for the school’s 100,000 students, said Penn State President Eric Barron."
@stormingnorm @Art Are you guys encouraged by this?
Which bot member are they bailing out this time?
I'd love to give Barron a break, even more than one.
Potatoes can generate electricity. It makes sense that they would be more efficient in sunlight.
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