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Illinois colleges cut energy use but face higher costs
Illinois higher education officials report 13 universities cut heating and cooling per square foot by 22 percent from 1976 to 1981, saving 14.9 million, while energy costs rose 103 percent at universities and 83 percent at colleges. Some campuses show greater progress than others, prompting talk of a state energy czar. The budget for higher education was cut by 85 million, with retirement funds hit hardest.
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Governor’s State University
James Unland
Department of Energy
Unland
Kenneth Shaw
Southern Illinois University
Illinois
Leges
Wagner
James Thompson
Thompson