UW-Madison dorm shows power of conservation

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

From a story by Nick Penzenstadler in The Badger Herald:

In an attempt to continue the University of Wisconsin’s efforts to reduce energy consumption, residence halls competed this month to conserve the most electricity and the winner was announced Monday.

The Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group helped organize the competition between 10 residence halls located near Lake Mendota. Adams Hall was declared the winner with an estimated 38-percent energy reduction over the 13-day competition.

“We focused on the little things because they don’t have a lot of control over other things in residence halls,” WISPIRG organizer Tony Uhl said. “Whether they leave their computer on all night can add up quickly.”