The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP) chose Constellation as their endorsed energy supplier to provide value to members like you. AICUP members can manage energy costs in new and powerful ways to achieve budget certainty, cost savings, and financial protection with Constellation’s full range of integrated energy solutions. Constellation also provides AICUP with educational materials and a dedicated focus serving colleges and universities. Continue reading to learn more about this program.
AICUP chose Constellation as their endorsed energy supplier because of their greater flexibility to help you develop energy management solutions to protect your bottom line. Teaming up with Constellation allows you to take advantage of powerful benefits offered to AICUP members. So why should you choose the AICUP Energy Program?
As annual budgets become increasingly challenging, AICUP members have benefitted greatly from cost management solutions allowing for accurate fiscal forecasting. Having the ability to purchase power months ahead of restructuring is yet another benefit of our established relationship with Constellation.
– Tim Alexander, Vice President of Finance & Administration, AICUP
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Analytics platforms such as Pear.ai can help you manage carbon emissions data associated with your utilities, including energy, water, sewer, and diesel. Use it to generate valuable insights, such as baseline energy usage data and how energy efficiency upgrades and other options can reduce emissions.
Energy efficiency upgrades, such as LED lighting and HVAC upgrades, can help reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions. With Constellation’s Efficiency Made Easy® (EME) program, you can implement those infrastructure improvements with no upfront capital.
Emission-Free Energy Certificates (EFECs) represent the emission-free attributes of generating sources that do not emit greenhouse gases, such as solar, wind, nuclear and hydropower. At today’s prices, these are the most cost-effective certificates available. Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) represent the emission-free attributes of one megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity generated only by renewable power plants, such as from wind or solar power.
Directly reduce greenhouse gas emissions resulting from natural gas consumption by matching your gas purchases with environmental attributes of renewable natural gas (RNG), derived from sources including landfills, wastewater treatment plants and commercial & agricultural waste digesters.
Indirectly reduce such emissions through the purchase of carbon offsets, which represent a verified reduction in emissions of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gas emissions made elsewhere through forestry, energy efficiency, industrial process improvements and carbon capture & sequestration projects.
Through Constellation Offsite Renewables solutions, you have the ability to go beyond purchasing certificates and integrate energy from specific renewable energy projects in your region. Purchase renewable energy from existing (CORe) or new-build (CORe+) generation, including solar and wind facilities, into load-following energy supply.
By matching your electricity use with a local emission-free energy source in real time, you can go beyond other net-zero programs to allow you to eliminate the carbon impact of your operations and fully achieve zero emissions goals.
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Kelly Carli is the Manager of Collaboration Events & Outreach and has worked at AICUP since March of 2008. Her daily mission is to connect those at AICUP member schools with solutions provided by AICUP endorsed & AMP providers and AICUP corporate affiliates. When not at AICUP, Kelly is an avid reader, listens to true crime podcasts, bird watches with her cat Trixie and likes to hike with her husband & rescue dog, Gilda.
Melissa Raymond is an Association Manager and has been with Constellation since 2022. She is a world traveler, having been to 25 countries, including living in Germany for 3 years. She now shares her passion for travel with her family and when she can’t get far away enjoys boating on the Chesapeake. Melissa looks forward to building relationships with her associations, learning about what they do, and assisting them set and achieve their energy goals.
Tim Alexander is the VP for Finance and Administration at AICUP with core responsibilities in the areas of Association finances, member group purchasing, member collaboration and member service program development. Tim has served in this capacity since August 1997 after spending over 9 years in Virginia as the state’s debt manager for higher education (public and private) and as finance director for the closure of Virginia’s student loan secondary market (VELA).