unwavering commitment to sustainability<\/a>.<\/p>\nLindsey Lyons, Executive Director of Dickinson\u2019s Center for Sustainability Education shares that \u201cthis innovative power purchase agreement helps us continue to move forward on our goals of advancing solar energy for Dickinson and for others. The educational benefits of power purchase agreements provide unique learning opportunities to model to our students and faculty how win\/win solutions can be created that benefit both the planet and the economic systems we depend on as an institution. We are grateful to work alongside these other institutions to advance this work in solar energy and higher education.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Haverford College<\/p>\n
\u201cHaverford\u2019s co-investment in Sebree Solar II means that the College\u2019s annual energy dollars will now add new solar electricity to the grid,\u201d said Vice President and Chief of Staff Jesse Lytle. \u201cAlongside our campus conservation measures, Haverford has worked to reduce its net carbon emissions by about 40% since 2006, even while expanding our enrollment and physical plant over that time period.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lafayette College<\/p>\n
“For Lafayette, this partnership supports our commitment to carbon neutrality and our broader climate action goals, while connecting our operational work with the academic and experiential learning opportunities that are central to a Lafayette education. We are pleased to be part of a consortium demonstrating how higher education can contribute to the growth of renewable energy at scale,\u201d says Audra Kahr, Executive Vice President for Finance & Administration at Lafayette College.<\/p>\n
Lehigh University<\/p>\n
\u201cLehigh University is now officially offsetting 100% of our electricity use with renewable energy,” says Christine E. Cook, senior vice president for finance and administration. \u201cOur involvement in this project brings us closer to achieving key goals in Lehigh\u2019s Climate Action Strategy while delivering hands-on educational opportunities for our students.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Muhlenberg College<\/p>\n
“Muhlenberg is committed to advancing the common good, and this project is one way we’re doing that,” said Muhlenberg President Kathleen Harring. “An added benefit is that the learning opportunities this project will provide for our students are innumerable and in keeping with our long legacy of producing lifelong success through an experiential liberal arts education.”\u00a0<\/p>\n
Swarthmore College<\/p>\n
\u201cReaching this operational milestone is a critical step forward in our carbon neutrality journey and moves us closer to achieving our To Zero by Thirty-Five (20X35) commitment. Swarthmore is now able to use renewable energy credits received from this project to account for greenhouse gas emissions related to purchased electricity. By coupling geoexchange with renewable energy, 20X35 will eventually eliminate up to 90% of campus greenhouse gas emissions related to the College\u2019s Scope 1 and 2 emissions.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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