What We Do
Climate Corps Projects
City of New Haven – Cheri Tan – 2012
Goals
Cheri Tan was hired to develop a streamlined, centralized system for energy reporting and analysis in the City of New Haven’s main municipal buildings.
Solutions
With the help of facilities staff and billing data, Tan developed accessible, time-efficient procedures for employing a tool which assesses building energy efficiency, allocates capital to efficiency projects and tracks historical energy use trends. Tan also modeled the effects of installing PC Power Management software on all municipal computers.
Potential Impact
The PC power management project, Tan determined, could save New Haven approximately $54,000 and 91,000 kilowatt hours of electricity every year, as well as nearly 50 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.
At a glance
Industry: Government/Public Administration
Project types:
- Commercial Energy Efficiency
- Sustainability and Energy Management Strategy
Year: 2012
Location: New Haven, CT
About the fellow
Cheri Tan
Yale University
Cheri Tan, a student at Yale University, was hired as the 2012 EDF Climate Corps fellow at the City of New Haven.
