$4.4 Million Cut Away From Energy Bill

It was five years ago that the Sheboygan Area School District entered a contract with energy conservation company Energy Education Inc. Since then it has saved close to $4.4 million in energy costs through the just-terminated energy just-concluded energy savings program. Compared to the district’s energy costs of $2.325 million in 2005 it has changed to $2.125 million in 2010. According to the district coordinator of facilities services, Dave Albright, these numbers are important but the main attention should be paid to the district’s ‘cost avoidance.’ He explained that this term stands for “what you would have paid or consumed if you had not used an energy savings plan.” Through the contract and help from Energy Education Inc. this cost avoidance increased from approximately $500,000 in 2006 to above $1 million in 2010.

But what will happen now? The contract between the Sheboygan Area School District and Energy Education Inc. has ended but Albright will still focus on making a change to the environment and to the district’s energy consumption. Even though energy education specialist Gene Gasper has retired and will not return to her position, the district will continue the energy savings program and keep taking advantage of the positive changes it has already brought to staff and schools.

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Rocklin Elementary School Is Looking For Quality Person For Energy Education Specialist

Rocklin Elementary School is seeing some drastic changes to its current staff. Teachers become leaders and new employees are hired to take on important and responsibility heavy roles. One of these future positions to be filled is and Energy Education Specialist who will work closely with the district and with energy-saving company Energy Education Inc. This newly created position is required for the partnership between Rocklin Elementary School and Energy Education Inc. as he or she will be responsible for monitoring the school’s and its employees’ energy consumption. The individual will have to be flexible in regards to working hours as weekends, evenings and holiday work is included in the job description.

Bob Lee, assistant superintendent of human resources with Rocklin Unified, mentioned that the salary of approximately $68,000 to $80,000 was going to play a significant role in finding the right person for the position. “(They are) strategies that would attract the best person for the position,” he said. Board President Greg Daley agreed and explained the importance of “getting quality people in quality positions.” “The better the energy specialist person we have, the more money we will save,” he added.

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Milford School District To Save $6.5 Million With Help From Energy Education Inc.

The Milford School Board decided 5-3 on entering a partnership with energy education company, Energy Education Inc. Through this partnership the district is expecting to save $6.5 million over a ten-year period. In order to monitor energy consumption and keep a close eye on how to decrease it custodial union President James R. Whitaker was employed and named the school district’s new energy coordinator. Whitaker is looking forward to this opportunity as he approaches methods to save energy costs and with that taxpayers’ money. He will be required to take his job beyond the regular 9-to-5-job to make sure that during day and nighttime energy conservation strategies are executed correctly. His salary will amount to $74,000 annually. Energy Education Inc. will train Whitaker and make sure he is well prepared to take on the new task.

According to Energy Education Inc.’s Vice President Chuck Fasnacht the school has agreed to provide his company with 12 percent of the total savings. During the first year he is expecting to save approximately $183,000 and in the case this goal is not reached, it will make up the difference between the savings and the school district’s expenses.

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