UVM electric lawn equipment pilot | - Proposal is to fund commercial electric lawn mower for Physical Plant Department (PPD) pilot and student intern for data analysis
- Supports university’s climate action plan goals and emissions reductions; eligible for $3.5k BED rebate
- Stipend for an intern to collect data from the pilot & compile a report over 5 months, 5 hours a week for 20 weeks at $11/hour.
| - Niels Arentzen, GSB; VT Clean Cities Coalition; Transportation & Parking Services
| Full funding: $16,900 Intern stipend: $15/hour |
Create Carbon Offset Resource Internship: Phase II | - Proposal is to fund internship to promote the use of carbon offset options by UVM students
- Builds off of options identified during previous CEF funded internship by Grace Buddy (Phase I)
- Plan is to develop a presentation and target 3-5 UVM departments to gain face to face buy-in
- 6 hours a week, for 10 weeks, paid weekly at $15/hr.
| | Full funding: $900 Intern stipend: $15/hour |
UVM Sustainability Information Accumulation Internship | - Proposal is to fund internship focused on centralizing sustainability data on the Office of Sustainability (OoS) website
- Various benefits noted including increased longevity for CEF projects, inspiring future applications, raising sustainability awareness, platform for comparing UVM to other universities
- 3 interns, 8 hours a week, for 11 weeks, to be paid weekly at $18/hour
| | Full funding: $3,960 Intern stipend: $15/hour |
Energy Efficiency and Education Investment Program: Phase I (PDF) | - Proposal is to fund conducting energy audits for 4 inefficient UVM buildings in order to perform energy-efficiency upgrades to reduce energy consumption.
- Extends audit and upgrade effort currently being done by RSENR to the rest of the campus.
- Phase II will seek funds from Energy Revolving Fund (ERF) and possible Efficiency Vermont, Burlington Electric, and VT Gas grants for upgrade support.
| | This plan needs more detail, including some contextualization within other research that has been conducted on campus.SRIAC requests a revision to this proposal. |
Support Charging Stations near CCRH (PDF) | - Proposal is to fund the installation of 2dual-port charging stations (EVSEs) in the Converse Lot located near the CCRH residence hall.
- Project would leverage funding secured through a competitive state application (~$25,000) which risks being returned otherwise, TPS’s contribution (~$3,000), and UVM costs to lay conduit (~$10,000).
- Location identified as a desirable in the previously CEF-funded campus charging station study and would increase UVM’s Level 2 charging capacity by 40%.
| | SRIAC will fund up to half ($11,175) of the requested amount ($22,350) of the charging station and requests that TPS approach BED or other sources to look for additional funding.
SRIAC encourages a proposal from TPS to fund a strategy and plan for installing EV charging stations across campus to increase students’ access. |
