Manchester Township School District administration gave an astonishing announcement at their Board of Education meeting on January 19th, 2011. Due to an energy conservation program, established through a partnership with Energy Education Inc., it has saved more than $577,500 since the beginning of the contract 17 months ago. The leading people-focused and behavioral energy conservation company Energy Education Inc. has a successful track record of saving more than $2 billion for complex and educational organizations so far.
The district’s Energy Education Specialist, Jessica Brosnan, explained the positive consequences working with Energy Education have brought the district. “The energy conservation program has impacted our community with savings of 2.8 million kWh in electricity, 19.3 thousand Therms of natural gas and 880 gallons of fuel oil,” she said. “These savings are equal to 1,821 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions being prevented, or 327 autos off the highway annually or over 46,000 tree seedlings planted and grown in ten years.” The partnership implemented a sustainable and customized energy conservation program, which builds on changes in human and organizational behavior. It focuses on reducing natural gas, fuel, electricity and water consumption by taking care of how much and what time they are used.
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