Energy and Sustainability
Campus Sustainability Office
Empowers, equips, and engages our diverse partners to catalyze a sustainable campus transformation.
Energy Management
Conserving energy, load forecasting, trending, optimizing supply, reducing demand, metering...
Utilities Distribution and Production
Campus Infrastructure: producing and distributing heat, cooling, electricity, and water through our Central Energy Plant, Chilled Water Production, Hydroplant, Water Filtration Plant & the Lake Source Cooling Facility...
Leaving campus for a break?: Before leaving campus for winter or spring break, and other holidays throughout the year, follow these simple tips to save energy in your office, common areas, labs, residential rooms and spaces. Read more at: https://sustainablecampus.cornell.edu/news/power-down-winter-energy-setback
NEWS:
April is Sustainability Month!
Join in as Cornell celebrates with dozens of events across campus!
You're invited to celebrate sustainability during the entire month of April, with dozens of events in film, food, fashion, art, wellness, social justice, climate change leadership, and sustainability topics. Follow the Campus Sustainability Office on Instagram for more event reminders throughout the month!
Sustainable Event Program
Designed for events large and small, the Sustainable Event Program supports low-impact event planning at Cornell. Improve your event sustainability with our guide to a sustainable event, local catering list, and certification program for completing steps in food, waste, purchasing, accessibility, and more.
The 2024 Annual Water Quality Report is available to download (5/6/2024).
2024 Energy Fast Facts
The 2024 Energy Fast Facts provide a great one-page snapshot of the present vs. 1990 energy production, consumption, and emissions associated with the central energy plants. (3/24/2025)
FY22 Central Energy Plant Energy Metrics have arrived. Find them here.