Berkeley Clean Energy Campus
Over the next decade the Berkeley Clean Energy Campus effort includes the design and construction of a set of solutions that will transform Berkeley’s current campus heating, cooling, and power system into an electrified and renewable energy microgrid. This 21st century system will largely eliminate fossil fuel combustion and related on-campus carbon emissions. The new system will enable reliable and resilient energy capacity that will support campus operations, research and enrollment into the future.
The Berkeley Clean Energy Campus supports the State of California and the University of California's priority to address the climate crisis and will demonstrate how rapid, large-scale reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is possible. Berkeley's longstanding leadership in climate-solution technology and policy research positions it to pioneer this transition to a benchmark-setting energy system characterized by sustainability and resilience, setting a precedent for public institutions worldwide.
Berkeley's Climate Leadership
Berkeley is leading the way to a clean electrified campus energy system by…
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Making future-focused investments in our aging infrastructure.
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Achieving University, State and Federal energy and carbon goals.
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Demonstrating a replicable and scalable clean microgrid model for public institutions.
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Leveraging Berkeley’s brain-trust and providing unique living lab partnerships within the university and by building collaborative relationships with government and industry.
Progress
The Berkeley Clean Energy Campus initiative has received a capital investment of $249 million from the State of California. Engineering and design studies are underway, and the University of California Board of Regents has approved moving into pre-construction designs and funding for a first phase of construction. The campus is on track to begin the initial phase of the BCEC capital project construction in 2025.