Therms and Electricity Data


CWU is carefully tracking its electricity and gas consumption, and working to reduce consumption despite increasing building square footage.

Graph of campus square footage

The size of CWU's building footprint (campus square footage) increased during 1999-2016 with the addition of new buildings.

Amount of gas usage graph

Gas per square foot graph

With improved energy efficiency measures, consumption of gas (therms) has decreased during this time, despite the increase in campus building footprint.

Electricity Usage Graph

Electricity per Square Foot Graph

CWU electricity consumption (1999-2016)CWU electricity consumption/square footage (1999-2016)
Total electricity consumption at CWU has fluctuated over time with changing square footage. The electricity/campus square footage data indicates electricity efficiency improvements over time.

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