In recent years, colleges and universities have begun efforts to reduce their energy costs, an initiative that can not only save an institution money, but also strengthen relationships across campus. Board leadership has been central to this endeavor in setting goals, prioritizing projects, and financing those projects. Using her experiences with reducing energy consumption at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, the author lays out a set of practical steps that colleges and universities can take to lower energy costs and enhance environmental stewardship and suggests some questions about long-term energy strategies for trustees on finances and facilities committees to consider when addressing energy concerns.