This is a 21 percent reduction in the typical campus electrical load at this time of year, yielding substantial cost savings. The event, conducted by Penn's Green Campus Partnership in collaboration with the University's Division of Facilities Services, “was obviously a success and exceeded our expectations,” Anne Papageorge, vice president of facilities and real estate services, said. “We knew we could reduce by three megawatt hours but were cautiously hoping for a five to six megawatt reduction.” Instead, Penn's efforts saved more than three times the estimates, an amount that could service an estimated 10,000 households -- nearly 60 percent of the homes in University City -- with an hour of electricity use.

To find out more about Penn's successful Power Down Challenge please see:
http://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/news/penn-powers-down-university-wide-effort-nets-21-percent-reduction-electricity-use