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Macalester Implements Electric Vehicle Charging Station

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Vice President for Administration andFinance David Wheaton cutting the ribbonat the charging station opening.Download(//d2ihvqrbsd9p9p.cloudfront.net/contentAsset/raw-data/c270fc0e-cf6e-4d01-ab73-ea9bce00b17a/image1)Macalester Implements Electric Vehicle Charging StationSt. Paul, Minn. - Macalester College has installed an electricvehicle charging station on campus, just north of the JanetWallace Fine Arts Center. The Coulumb CT2021 bollard-stylemodel station has two charging ports and is for use by staff,faculty, and members of the community. The college received a grant to cover the cost of the station andinstallation through the Metropolitan Council with matchingfunds from Xcel Energy and the Minnesota Pollution ControlAgency. Macalester is purchasing wind energy from Xcel’sWindsource program for the station.  This charging station is part of a bigger effort to boostsustainable transportation options at the college and in theneighborhood. The college subsidizes bus passes for studentsand staff, hosts alternative transportation coffee breaks, andoffers preferred parking to low-emitting vehicles and carpools. The college High Winds Fund also funded the successfulHourCar hub and Nice Ride station next to campus. “Our transportation system relies heavily on the fossil fuelsthat contribute to climate change,” said Suzanne SavanickHansen, Macalester’s sustainability manager.  “In order toreduce greenhouse gas emissions, we need new infrastructurethat can support a non-petroleum system.  In adding thiselectric vehicle charging station, Macalester has become acommunity leader in building the infrastructure necessary tosupport electric vehicles.”Electric vehicles differ from petroleum-powered vehicles inthat the electricity they consume can be generated from a widevariety of sources including wind power, solar power, tidal power, or any combination of these.Macalester College, founded in 1874, is a national liberal arts college with a full-time enrollment of 2,011students. Macalester is nationally recognized for its long-standing commitment to academic excellence,internationalism, multiculturalism and civic engagement. For more information, visit macalester.edu.November 25 2013About Macalester (http://www.macalester.edu/about/)Academics (http://www.macalester.edu/academics/)Admissions & Financial Aid (http://www.macalester.edu/admissions/)Life at Mac (http://www.macalester.edu/lifeatmac/)Support Mac (http://www.macalester.edu/supportmac/)Macalester Implements Electric Vehicle Charging Station - News - Macal... http://www.macalester.edu/news/2013/11/macalester-implements-electric...1 of 1 7/7/2016 4:19 PM

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Macalester Implements Electric Vehicle Charging Station

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