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=== Energy goals ===
Although the majority of the University’s electricity supply is carbon-free, the University hopes to completely phase out natural gas from their heating systems and to be fossil fuel free by 2035 in regard to their direct emissions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Greenhouse gases |url=https://sustainability.uw.edu/campus/greenhouse-gas |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=sustainability.uw.edu |language=en}}</ref> 

Research shows that there are many aspects that contribute to universities energy consumption, such as student activity, technology use, building types, systems efficiency, and more.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Leal Filho |first1=Walter |last2=Salvia |first2=Amanda Lange |last3=Paço |first3=Arminda do |last4=Anholon |first4=Rosley |last5=Gonçalves Quelhas |first5=Osvaldo Luiz |last6=Rampasso |first6=Izabela Simon |last7=Ng |first7=Artie |last8=Balogun |first8=Abdul-Lateef |last9=Kondev |first9=Bozhil |last10=Brandli |first10=Luciana Londero |date=2019-11-10 |title=A comparative study of approaches towards energy efficiency and renewable energy use at higher education institutions |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0959652619325880 |journal=Journal of Cleaner Production |volume=237 |pages=117728 |doi=10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117728 |bibcode=2019JCPro.23717728L |issn=0959-6526}}</ref> The University of Washington has addressed these aspects within their future energy goals. From late 2023 into the end of 2024, the University of Washington created an actionable energy systems decarbonization plan with the help from an outside energy consultant team who assisted in assessing the campuses energy needs, existing systems, and energy goals.<ref name=":1" /> Some of the University's main energy related goals include:

* Installing additional meters
* Upgrading building control systems
* Expanding data analytics
* Replacing old building chillers
* Add cold water storage
* Moving from a high temperature steam system to a lower temperature hot water system
* Installing heat pumps<ref name=":1" />
* Increase solar capacity (such as installing solar parking lots)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Energy |url=https://sustainability.uw.edu/campus/energy#:~:text=Seattle%20City%20Light,%20which%20serves,gas%20in%20its%20generation%20mix |access-date=2025-02-19 |website=sustainability.uw.edu |language=en}}</ref>