Energy Use
In fiscal year 2008, Williams College used:- 27,368,364 kilowatt hours of electricity,
5,686,933 of which were generated in our cogeneration plant.
That's enough electricity to power approximately 3,698 average New England households.* See details of Williams' electricity use. - 519,007 gallons of heavy fuel oil
- 1,670,312 ccfs of natural gas
- 0 gallons of light fuel oil
- 126,293 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.