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Stanford University.
Stanford is in many
ways a major player
in the world of education
and the world of research.
And we need to make
sure that we are
a good citizen in the
consumption of resources,
and that we do so in
a sustainable way.
This is a very large
solar generation
plant in southern California.
This project is a 68-megawatt
photovoltaic power installation
that Stanford
contracted with SunPower
to construct to
supply about half
of Stanford's electric energy.
It pairs well with our SESI
energy system that basically
electrified the campus
and got rid of natural gas
to provide us a more sustainable
and economic long-term energy
system.
I have been provost
for 16 years.
The project that I'm most
proud of is the SESI project.
That's a project
that has completely
transformed the way we produce
and power the university.
It's leading the
country, it's leading
the world and the
provision of utilities
for a large campus like ours.
I think it's the most innovative
and the most actually risky
project that we've done.
The key is having
renewable energy supply
this new electrified campus.
This solar system has
155,000 solar panels.
At the same time, this power
is injected into the California
grid.
Stanford is taking electricity
off that same electric grid
north of here.
So effectively, we're
using the power almost
on a real-time basis.
And Stanford will
buy all the power
the project generates
for the next 25 years
at a low fixed cost
that's actually
20% less than we
thought we would
be spending on electricity
when we committed to the SESI
project.
It's a living laboratory
for a university
who champions sustainability,
who champions innovation,
education and research to
show the world that this
can be done.
For more, please visit
us at stanford.edu.
