University of California, Santa Cruz | Integrated Climate + Energy Strategy

University of California, Santa Cruz is trying to achieve two climate goals: (1) reduce Scope 1 on-site emissions to 15% below California Cap & Trade thresholds by the end of 2020, and (2) achieve carbon neutrality of scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions 2025.

To achieve this, the campus is developing an integrated climate and energy strategy that evaluates building energy efficiency, on-site renewable energy, biogas procurement, and purchased offsets. The project will develop a roadmap for the campus to achieve its carbon reduction goals and evaluate its options over time.

Introba (formerly Integral Group) is the prime leading the consultant team. The team is helping the college manage this year-long process and providing a technical engineering role. Introba is performing building energy and district energy audits to identify deep savings energy efficiency opportunities. The team is modeling their potential energy, cost, and carbon savings and estimating implementation costs to help determine cost-effectiveness and project feasibility. Additionally, Introba is analyzing on-site renewable energy options capacity, energy production potential, and interconnection feasibility.