Helping New Hampshire schools save energy and money
The New Hampshire EnergySmart Schools program is supporting K-12 public and private
schools across the state pursue energy efficiency initiatives to control energy
use and save money. [ See list of participating school districts] The program utilizes an energy benchmarking system designed
to help you:
- Understand the energy consumption and cost trends at
each of your school buildings;
- Learn how your buildings are performing compared to
other schools locally and nationally;
- Identify opportunities for improving operations and
reducing costs; and
- Take advantage of resources to implement efficiency
improvements and save money.
As a new school year gets underway amidst continued times of economic uncertainty,
I encourage all schools across the State to participate in the
New Hampshire EnergySmart Schools program and learn how they can save energy and money.
—Ed Murdough, New Hampshire Department of Education
How do you compare?
Benchmarking is your first step to understanding and reducing energy consumption.
Schools that have participated in energy benchmarking programs have demonstrated
an approximate 20 percent decrease in overall energy use.
To date, 62 New Hampshire schools have been benchmarked through the EnergySmart
Schools program.
This represents:
- 20 school districts
- 18,334 students
- 3,532,051 square feet
- 21,064,024 kWh of annual electric consumption
-
172,000 MMBTU of annual heating consumption
-
$6,061,143 of total annual utility costs
Learn more about benchmarking and how you can start participating today.
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