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27. The Los Angeles Community College District:
Establishing a Net Zero Energy Campus
Calvin Lee Kwan, Andrew Hoffmann
Introduction 537
Background 538
Goal and Objectives 540
Importance of This Study 540
Current Situation 541
Energy Demand Versus Energy Consumption 542
Electric Utility Rates 543
City College Campus Energy Consumption and Demand 543
City College Campus Growth and Demand Side Management 544
Solar PV Array and Setup 548
Solar Energy 548
Conclusion 551
Appendix 1: Map of LA City College Campus Indicating
Previous, Current, and Planned Renovations/
Construction 551
Appendix 2: LADWP Energy Rates as of October 1,
2009dSpecific for LACC Operations 553
References 556
Further Reading 556

28. Case Study: University of California, Irvine
Wil Nagel

29. “Scrappy” Sustainability at Ohio Wesleyan University
Emily Howald, John Krygier
A Grassroots Model for Sustainability in Higher Education 561
The Context of Sustainability at Ohio Wesleyan University 561
Coordinating Sustainability Without a Sustainability Coordinator 564
“Scrappy Sustainability” Outcomes 565
A New Model for Sustainability? 570

30. Afterword: A Sustainable Economic and Finance
Proposal
Woodrow W. Clark, II
The Problem 573
Corporate Governance in an Age of Economic Globalization 575
Political Economy of the State and Public Goods Provision 575
Private and Public Sector Intergenerational Responsibility 576
Political Economy of Income and Wealth Distribution 576
Human Capability and Economic Development 576