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Net-Zero ����ö������ܲԻ��� Initiative

The Net-Zero ����ö������ܲԻ��� Initiative is providing �������ý��Ƶ, the Door County community, and the Upper Midwest with a landmark laboratory for environmental studies. Net-Zero ����ö������ܲԻ��� is creating a living-learning laboratory to test technology and give students and the public opportunities for learning about environmental sciences, renewable energy, and carbon sequestration. The project will allow students to study the effects of three energy sources—wind, solar, and geothermal—in one location. These subjects, along with Lake Michigan and the forest, will become prominent educational resources.

The goals of Net-Zero ����ö������ܲԻ��� include:

• Creating a net-zero carbon emissions educational facility that balances any carbon emissions with equivalent carbon savings on site;
• Engaging students and providing professional experience in renewable energy;
• Offering faculty opportunities to use the output from the solar array, geothermal unit, and turbine in classroom instruction;
• Serving as an important regional model of sustainable technology; and
• Achieving a permanent and perpetual cost savings of approximately $35,000 per year through reduction of utility bills.