2023 Winter Break Energy Savings Schedule

During App State’s winter break closure, Facilities Operations implements its annual holiday shutdown — beginning Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 at 5 p.m., through Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.

This serves as an opportunity for the university to reduce energy use, emissions, and costs while students, faculty, and staff are not on campus.  These measures save the university an estimated $150,000 and reduce our carbon emissions by  521 metric tons of eCO2.

Before you leave for the holiday:

  • Close and latch windows  — in anticipation of the dangerously low temperatures expected in the upcoming days, please double-check windows to ensure they are properly secured.

  • Turn off computers, printers and other peripherals.

  • Turn off lamps and lights. 

  • Unplug cell phone chargers, laptop chargers and any device with a light.

  • Unplug coffee makers.

  • Unplug TV's and any other unnecessary electronics.

  • Please remove space heaters. Individual space heaters are not allowed per the North Carolina Office of State Human Resources. 

Sensitive areas (i.e. science labs and music buildings) that require constant temperatures will remain heated according to App State's Temperature and Scheduling policy. Buildings with events scheduled will be heated to accommodate scheduled events.

If you have questions please contact Jonathan Pierson at piersonjs@appstate.edu.

Published: Nov 27, 2023 1:39pm

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