Billings SD2 Recognized For Energy Efficiency Tools

Monday night Billings School District Two was recognized by Energy Education Inc., a national conservation company, for its energy efficiency. Earned through the district's electricity, natural gas, water and sewer and ventilation systems, it received Energy Education's national 'Environmental Excellence Award.' Over the past two years the district was able to save more than $1 Million dollars in energy related costs.

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Cutting back is saving Onalaska schools money

Onalaska, WI (WXOW) - A energy efficient program is saving the Onalaska school district big bucks. Four years ago the district hired a consultant based in Texas called The Energy Education Inc. to help the district reduce its energy costs.

Over those four years the district has saved more than $1-million reducing their energy cost by 31%. The district taught staff to do simple energy efficiency practices such as shutting off computers, printers, monitors and lights. Energy Manager Doug Hauser said, "It amazed me.  I didn't think we would do this well, this soon."

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Roth: More green for education

The state of Oklahoma has 537 school districts. In addition to classroom resources, teachers, and administration, each and every building, room, and space requires some form of energy. And for these school districts and the state, that means a bill: a utility bill. Tulsa Public Schools, the state’s second-largest school district, has faced an incredibly challenging economic time with some green creativity. Servicing 59 elementary schools, 15 middle schools and nine high schools, you can imagine that there is a whole lot of space that requires utility and energy. Tulsa Public Schools has partnered with an organization called Energy Education Inc. to figure out how to retrofit their schools and be more efficient.

Schools see energy savings

Henry County Public Schools is seeing significant energy savings through its partnership with an energy conservation company. The system was able to reduce energy consumption by 9,561 million British thermal units (MMBTU) and avoid $219,926 in utility costs from Feb. 1 through Oct. 1, according to a school board document. “This represents a 15.6 percent reduction in energy costs compared to the same period during the prior year. The greenhouse gas reduction of 1,534 metric tons of carbon dioxide is equivalent to not driving 275 cars for a year,” said a report included in the board’s agenda package for its meeting Thursday night. There was no discussion of the report during the board’s meeting. However, Bill Wingfield, the school system’s executive director of operations, said in an interview that during the fall of last year, the school system contracted with the company Energy Education Inc.