At Friday's Illini Lights Out event, 4,539 light bulbs were shut off that otherwise would have been left on all weekend, saving $691 in energy costs. This also prevented 5.55 metric tons of CO2 equivalent from entering the atmosphere, which is equivalent to the greenhouse gas emissions from 6,139 pounds of coal being burned. That's a huge impact!

The next Illini Lights Out event is on Friday, April 21st, and you can sign up using this link. Stay up to date with other sustainability-related events and news by signing up for the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) newsletter here! A lot of fun events are coming up during April to celebrate Earth Month, and this newsletter will keep you updated about all of them. You can also find iSEE on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

If you want to learn more about energy conservation, join iSEE's energy conservation challenge! This challenge provides you the tools to track your energy usage and tips to conserve energy further. Fill out the interest form here!

iSEE is also hosting a TED Talk: Eco-Edition series event on Thursday at 6 pm on the topic of environmental hazards and community resilience. Sign up here!

Illini Lights Out addresses objectives 2.2 and 2.2.2 of the iCAP, or Illinois Climate Action Plan, to increase energy efficiency and reduce building-level energy. Find out about other iCAP objectives here and read the entire iCAP here.

Illini Lights Out is a certified Green Event! Click this link to learn how to green-certify your own event.

Thank you again!