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Energy Use

In fiscal year 2007, Williams College used:
  • 26,782,161 kilowatt hours of electricity,
    5,567,894 of which were generated in our cogeneration plant.
    That's enough electricity to power approximately 3,619 average New England households.* See details of Williams' electricity use.

  • 783,646 gallons of heavy fuel oil

  • 1,137,452 ccfs of natural gas

  • 0 gallons of light fuel oil

  • 19,204 gallons of b5, a 95/5% mixture of light fuel oil and biodiesel




*According to the Energy Information Administration, an average New England household used approximately 7,400 kilowatt hours of electricity in the year 2001.