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Chapter 27

The Los Angeles Community

College District: Establishing a
Net Zero Energy Campus

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Calvin Lee Kwan , Andrew Hoffmann 2
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University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States; Independent Consultant, Chicago, IL,
United States

Chapter Outline
Introduction 537 Solar PV Array and Setup 548
Background 538 Solar Energy 548
Goal and Objectives 540 Conclusion 551
Importance of This Study 540 Appendix 1: Map of LA City College
Current Situation 541 Campus Indicating Previous, Current,
Energy Demand Versus Energy and Planned Renovations/
Consumption 542 Construction 551
Electric Utility Rates 543 Appendix 2: LADWP Energy Rates as
City College Campus Energy of October 1, 2009dSpecific for
Consumption and Demand 543 LACC Operations 553
City College Campus Growth and References 556
Demand Side Management 544 Further Reading 556

INTRODUCTION

With the distinct advantage of having “unique academic freedom, critical mass
and a diversity of skills to develop new ideas” (Calhoun and Cortese, 2005),
tertiary institutions are ideal locations to promote society changing technology,
concepts, and practices. Industry, government, and private citizens have often
contributed endowments, grants, and monetary gifts to support research and
various functions of tertiary institutions. This is further aided by the fact that
universities and colleges are essentially microcosms of societydminiature
communities complete with power-generating facilities, transportation opera-
tions, residential and business functions, as well as food and waste services.
Thus many of the challenges that the greater society faces can often be

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