Ten California schools cut their electricity waste by up to 18 percent, in alliance with the Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Schools Program. Cumulatively, the schools saved more than $51,000 in seven to eight months using only those energy-behavioral measures that cost nothing to implement.
Students, teachers, and facility managers worked together, identifying energy waste and implementing energy-saving/money-saving practices, including eliminating wasted lighting, turning off computers and monitors, creating newsletters detailing techniques to save energy, and integrating energy awareness into the academic curriculum.
Many of the schools are also planning energy-savings retrofits of more efficient lighting and equipment. The schools districts are forming a partnership with the Department of Energy’s Rebuild America Program to bring in business partners and state assistance to make sure their improvements use the most effective and efficient equipment and methods.
For more information about the Green Schools Program, contact the Alliance to Save Energy.
