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11 Escambia Schools Earn Incentive Awards For Decreased Energy Usage
October 22, 2021
Eleven Escambia county schools were honored at this week’s school board meeting for earning Energy Incentive Awards from the district.
Tate High School was the high school honoree, garnering the maximum Energy Incentive Award possible for their category, which comes with a check for $1,225. At the middle school level, Beulah, Ernest Ward and Ransom were awarded $975 each. Elementary schools taking home awards were Brentwood, Ferry Pass, Global Learning Academy, Jim Allen, Kingsfield, Molino Park, and C.A. Weis. Each elementary school recognized received an award of $725.
The awards were based on decreased energy use from the previous year. These campuses remained below the district’s energy use average, completed shutdown checklists in preparation for school breaks, and passed three energy audits conducted throughout the year.
Representatives from each school were on hand to receive certificates at the school board meeting.
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2 Responses to “11 Escambia Schools Earn Incentive Awards For Decreased Energy Usage”
This is not anything truly special with regard to energy conservation.
Why?
Because it’s not following any set of recognized or certified standards for energy savings. These “achievements” could simply be occurring because of cloudy days, higher rainfall in high demand months, fewer employees and students, replaced equipment, or other non-behavioral factors.
Adopting LEED standards and carbon reduction goals would be truly measurable.
Hard to believe that any school could have used less energy than 2020 because all closed at spring break for the remainder of the school year. LOL!