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Kansas Cuts Back on Air Conditioning

September 02, 2008 04:23 PM ET | Alison Go | Permanent Link | Print

The University of Kansas is raising the thermostat in most buildings to 78 degrees and adjusting air flow, worried that rising utility rates could cost the university an extra $2 million next year. Although students are literally sweating out the first few weeks of school, university officials expect to save $3,000 a week in energy costs from the air conditioning change alone.

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