Facilities, Infrastructure and Risk Management (FIRM)

Facilities Management & Campus Services

TO:  Shutdown Group, Facility Coordinators

FROM:  Service Response Center

SUBJECT: Energy Reduction Events Today 8/5

We will be participating in another campus-wide energy reduction event this week, starting today, August 5th, 2024 from 3pm to 7pm to reduce our electrical demand.  This is because of the extremely high heat index, high temperatures, and projected spike in the electrical grid demand. 

To do our part in reducing the load on the electrical grid, you can expect the following actions to occur in main campus academic and administrative facilities:

· Occupied offices, classrooms and other areas will be slightly warmer than usual from 3pm to 7pm.

· Unoccupied offices, classrooms and other areas will have lighting and HVAC turned off from 3pm to 7pm.

If there are any sensitive areas with high level functions occurring during this time, please contact fixit@andrew.cmu.edu so that we can ensure those spaces are not affected.  We will be referring to 25 live for scheduling. 

Thanks for your cooperation in this matter.