Energy

A renewable and efficient approach to energy use.

Health & Wellness Solar Panels

Westminster is the first college in Utah with on-site solar. See live data on electricity production and learn how solar works - click here.

Blue Sky Renewable Energy Partnership

As a result of a student proposal, Westminster College recently made the decision to purchase 11% of the campus’s energy needs from Rocky Mountain Power’s Blue Sky renewable energy program. On the heels of this announcement, the college has launched a challenge to the faculty, staff and students at Westminster, asking them to do the same in their homes. The hope is that over a six month period, 11% of the faculty, staff and students at Westminster will sign up for Blue Sky.

The result of Westminster College's Blue Sky purchase amounts to the same environmental benefit as planting 176,775 trees or not driving 1,927,500 miles. If 11% of the Westminster community, 307 participants, enroll in the Blue Sky program at home for one year, the environmental benefit will amount to an additional reduction of 736,800 tons of carbon dioxide emissions—the same as planting 72,360 of trees or not driving 789,297 miles.

• Learn more about Westminster's Blue Sky Challenge
• Join Steve Morgan and Choose Blue Sky Renewable Energy for your home!

Smart Energy Saving Tips

We all share responsibility for saving energy at Westminster.  Saving energy saves resources and money, while helping reduce pollution in our community.  Do your part to help reduce use!

1. LIGHTS OUT!  Even fluorescent lights should be turned off if you will be away for 15 minutes or more. 
2. Turn off your computer monitor when you go to lunch or a meeting. Contrary to popular myth, this will not harm your monitor.
3. Heating and cooling buildings typically uses the most energy on campus.  Dress for the season so that the office can be kept cooler during the winter and warmer during the summer.  Close curtains and blinds to keep sun out on summer days and heat in on winter nights.
4. Create a closing ritual.  Many office electronics get left on all night.  Make it a habit to completely power down all computers & monitors, printers, shredders, etc. before you leave.   If your office has control of a thermostat, set that back to 62 degrees in the winter or up to 78 in the summer.