Join us for an all-campus Town Hall on Tuesday, May 31 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. This town hall aims to address the campus community on UC San Diego’s energy systems and highlight past, current, and potential future actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

Hosted by Resource Management & Planning. Featuring: 

Stephen Jackson, Associate Vice Chancellor, Resource Management and Planning 

John Dilliott, Director, Utilities & Sustainability 

Josh Kavanagh, Executive Director for Triton Auxiliary Programs and Services 

Byron Washom, Director, Strategic Energy Initiatives 

Michelle Perez, Energy & Sustainability Manager 

Jen Bowser, Sustainability Engagement Manager 

Strategic Energy Plan 

In support of the climate neutrality goals, the University of California is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by reducing energy use and switching to clean energy supplies. UC San Diego has built one of the world’s the most advanced microgrids, which is key to creating a carbon neutral campus. The microgrid provides a flexible, resilient, reliable, secure energy distribution system that is capable of generating approximately 85% of the electricity used on campus annually. Power is provided from several sources the campus’ 30-megawatt cogeneration plant, 2.8-megawatt energy fuel cell and 2.4 megawatts of solar arrays. The microgrid also has 2.5 MW/5 MWH of Battery Energy Storage and 8 million gallons of Thermal Energy Storage.