Saving Energy Adds up To Saving Dollars for Schools

November 9, 8:05 PMPhoenix Early Childhood Education ExaminerVeronica Ramos

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Moon Mountain Elementary
WUSD

The Washington Elementary School District has become the first school district in Arizona to qualify for an Energy Star Leader award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for having saved $886,725 in electric, natural gas and solid waste expenses in the first year of our energy conservation program.

In the spring of 2008, all 33 campuses participating in the WESD energy program were benchmarked using EnergyStar portfolio manager. Each campus was analyzed and received a rating on a scale of 1 to 100 with the energy efficient buildings scoring 75 or above. At that time, our overall District rating for the 33 campuses was 46. After the first year of the energy program, they have increased therating to 62. This rating increase qualifies the Washington Elementary School District for an EnergyStar Leader Award. The award goes to organizations with multiple facilities that improve their overall rating by 10 or more points. No other school district in Arizona has achieved this recognition to date.