Eastern Local Schools saw an opportunity to become more energy efficient in the building that houses everyone – students, teachers, staff, school board – in the Pike County district. And it seized this opportunity with the help of Ohio’s Energy Conservation Program (commonly referred to as Ohio House Bill 264) and AEP Ohio’s Prescriptive Program, which offers incentives for energy savings.
Built in 1998, the school district replaced some of its outdated lighting, added lighting and HVAC sensors and put in variable frequency HVAC drives that are netting them an estimated $3,000 per month in electric bill savings. And that is in addition to the nearly $50,000 in incentives offered from AEP Ohio.
Read the full report: https://aepohio.com/global/utilities/lib/docs/save/business/programs/SuccessStories/EasternLocalSchools.pdf
An Ohio school district in need of financial assistance and committed to finding ways to reduce costs finds energy efficiency projects as a way to offset financial burden. Adams County Ohio Valley School District, rated “excellent” by the Ohio Department of Education, replaced 400 watt high intensity discharge, metal halide fixtures throughout the high school and elementary gymnasiums with 4 – foot fluorescent lamps (1” diameter tube and ballasts).They also implemented two HVAC rooftop unit upgrades with the help of incentives through the AEP Ohio gridSMART Prescriptive Program to save money on energy bills.