[Opinionated Blowhard]

I wonder if any of Brown University’s buildings are powered by coal or oil? Or are they all powered by wind and solar?

[thackney]

I wonder if any of Brown University’s buildings are powered by coal or oil?

Brown is in Rhode Island. They get essentially all of their power from Natural Gas.

http://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=RI#tabs-4

Their heating plant mostly burns Natural Gas with some oil used.

http://brown.edu/Facilities/Facilities_Management/energy/energy_faq.php