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Projects Updates for place: Abbott Power Plant

20 Weeks Without Coal Burning

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 30, 2011

Associated Project(s):
Stop Burning Coal at Abbott Power Plant

Abbott Power Plant began burning coal again on August 30, 2011 after they stopped on April 12, 2011. The power plant went 20 weeks without coal, but needed to start burning it again as needed to meet the energy demands on campus as students began to return for the Fall 2011 semester.
Gregory Hall

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 15, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 426 T-12 fixtures in Gregory Hall were replaced with the more energy-effiecient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 68,862 hours. The simple payback for this project is -4.1 years. There are 777 T-12 fixtures in Gregory Hall remaining to be switched.
David Kinley Hall

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 15, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 858 T-12 fixtures in the David Kinley Hall were replaced with the more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 84,223 hours. The simple payback for this project is -5.36 years. There are 54 fixtures that remain to be done in David Kinley Hall.
Morrill Hall

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 15, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 195 T-12 fixtures in Morrill Hall were replaced with the more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 25,781 hours. The simple payback for this project is -4.45 years. There are 2,594 T-12 fixtures in Morrill Hall that remain to be switched.
Lincoln Hall

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 15, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 1,728 T-12 fixtures in Lincoln Hall were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 99,886 hours. The simple payback for this project is -8.03 years.
Vet Med Basic Sciences Building

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 15, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 4,248 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Basic Sciences Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 796,429 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.11 years.
Vet Med Large Animal Clinic

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 15, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 1,990 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Large Animal Clinic were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 320,117 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.23 years.
Vet Med Small Animal Clinic

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 15, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 1,928 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Small Animal Clinic were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 67,145 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.83 years.
Vet Med Surgical Obstetrics Laboratory

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 15, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 212 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Obstetrics Laboratory were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 78,687 hours. The simple payback for this project is -0.73 years.
Vet Med Chiller Plant

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 15, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 115 T-12 fixtures in the Vet Med Chiller Plant were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 28,742 hours. The simple payback for this project is -0.2 years.
Abbott Power Plant (partial)

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 15, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 177 T-12 fixtures in the Abbott Power Plant were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 27,909 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.74 years.
No Summer Coal Buring

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 12, 2011

Associated Project(s):
Stop Burning Coal at Abbott Power Plant

Beginning April 12, 2011 Abbott Power Plant will no longer burn any coal during the summer, when natural gas is enough to meet the campus energy demands.
Digital Computer Laboratory

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on March 31, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 2,793 T-12 fixtures in the Digital Computer Laboratory were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 422,793 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.23 years.
Coordinated Sciences Laboratory

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on March 29, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 1,903 T-12 fixtures in the Coordinated Sciences Laboratory were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 295,922 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.78 years.
Illinois State Water Survey

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on March 28, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 1,154 T-12 fixtures in nine buildings belonging to the Illinois State Water Survey were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 181,017 hours. The simple payback for this project is -2.45 years.
Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on March 25, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 2,977 T-12 fixtures in the Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 403,004 hours. The simple payback for this project is 1.17 years.
Computing Applications Building

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on March 4, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 621 T-12 fixtures in the Computing Applications Building were replaced with more energy-efficient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 113,735 hours. The simple payback for this project is 0.74 years.
Medical Sciences Building

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on March 1, 2011

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
As part of the ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit, 2,195 T-12 fixtures in the Medical Sciences Building were replaced with the more energy-effiecient T-8 fixtures. This switch will incur an Annual kWh Savings of 416,547 hours. The simple payback for this project is 11.68 years.
News article regarding reduction in coal usage by U of I

Posted by Sarthak Prasad on May 25, 2010
Associated Project(s):
Wind Turbine Generator(s) on South Farms [ARCHIVED]
Stop Burning Coal at Abbott Power Plant
Reduce Emissions from Energy Consumption
In May 2010, the News-Gazette published the article "UI promises to stop coal use by 2017, take other steps to lower energy use".
Attached Files:
- UI promises to stop coal use by 2017, take other steps to lower energy use
Roger Adams Laboratory (completed)

Posted by Gwendolyn Childers on April 27, 2010

Associated Project(s):
ICECF 2009 Lighting Retrofit [ARCHIVED]
A portion of the T-12 fixtures in the Roger Adams Laboratory were retrofitted in the 2008 leg of the ICECF Lighting Retrofit. The remaining 2,064 fixtures were replaced in the 2009 Retrofit, however, allowing an additional Annual kWh Savings of 157,759 hours. The Simple Payback for the replacing these fixtures in the remaining portion of the building is 3.34 years.

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