UCSF Medical Center gets $800K for sustainability efforts from PG&E

State-of-the-art energy efficiency systems were integrated in the design of new buildings


The UCSF Medical Center was awarded $800K for their sustainability efforts after state-of-the-art energy efficiency systems were integrated in the design of new buildings, according to an article UCSF website.

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) gave the hospital $804,000 in incentives for it's program.

Since 2008, UCSF has implemented projects that combine for annual savings of 25.3 million kWh of electricity and 2.7 million therms of natural gas, significantly reducing the hospital’s greenhouse gas footprint, according to PG&E.

Reductions resulted in nearly 20,000 metric tons of avoided CO2, the equivalent of taking nearly 4,200 cars off the road for a year.

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April 10, 2015


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