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“Buying Into Change”

Billings Public Schools

People

Solutions

+Billings Public SchoolsFacts about our District

15,500 Students

2,100 Employees

9 School Board Trustees

BPS facilities = 2.5 million square feet

+Billings Public SchoolsFacts about our District

22 Elementary Schools

4 Middle Schools

3 High Schools

1 Career Center

Adult Education

Community Education

+Billings Public SchoolsEnergy History

$1,663,047.30

$926,128.97

$162,802.69 $54,250.38

Total Cost: $2,806,229.34

Electricity 59.3%Natural Gas 33.0%Water 5.8%Sewer 1.9%

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

• Mandates • Rewards • Education

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

• Mandates • Rewards • Education Appear Heavy-handedDifficult to Implement and Follow

ThroughDifficult to Change Behavior and

Create Willing BehaviorLeads to Frustration and AntagonismNot Sustainable as a Top Priority

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

• Mandates • Rewards • Education When Mandates Fail

School Culture Not Open to Any Conservation Efforts

Sub-standard savings Can’t Justify Cost/Time to Maintain

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

• Mandates • Rewards • Education Sharing in the SavingsCommitment to employees to share in

conservation savings, possibly through:

InstructionFurther energy efficienciesSalaries

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

• Mandates • Rewards • Education Outcomes

It is the perfect momentTeachers pick up on it, students pick up on it

TIME AND OPPORTUNITY MEET

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

• Mandates • Rewards • Education Educating Staff about Conservation

Efforts translates to classroom knowledge for students through:

Examples (Teachers, staff, and school)

InstructionProjects

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

• Mandates • Rewards • Education Outcomes

Conversations happen at homeCompetition between schoolsMiddle and High School clubs form

or get involved Creates learning environment for

students

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

Myth: Turning Your Computer On/Off Causes DamageRun 8 hours/day = 13¢ plus cost of ACRun 24 hours/day = 39¢ plus cost of AC

SD2 has 6,500 computersSave 26¢ per computer per day =

26¢ x 6500 x 187 days = $316,030 savedScreen savers are not energy savers

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

Partnerships Energy Education, Inc.

HistoryOne full year of study and researchConsidering Opportunities to

Reduce Costs and Study Alternative Energy Methods

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

Partnerships Energy Education, Inc.

NeedsThink Differently About the

ProblemNo ability to make Capital

Investments

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

Partnerships Energy Education, Inc.

NeedsUse Existing Equipment and

ResourcesProduce Results in Relatively Short

Period of TimeCompetitive Bid

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

$1,068,953.00

$985,873.00

$83,080.00

Energy Education: Cost Savings So Far

Expected Energy CostsActual Energy CostsProgram Savings

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

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Energy Education: Cumulative Savings(in MMBTU)

Greenhouse Gas Reduction = 236 metric tons of CO2 = 42 cars not driven for one year = 6,034 tree seedlings grown for 10 years

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

Partnerships Energy Education, Inc.

What Are We Doing to Make These Changes?“ENERGY CZAR”Facility AuditsChanging Habits by educating staff

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

Partnerships Energy Education, Inc.

What Are We Doing to Make These Changes?

Data Input and AnalysisReporting WeeklyTraining seminars

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

Partnerships Energy Education, Inc.

Most businesses or districts see a 3-5% decrease in their energy costs with own plan, able to maintain a while

Working with Energy Education, Inc. = 20-30% savings, able to sustain forever

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

Partnerships Energy Education, Inc.

Energy Star studies indicate equipment and controls in the highest-performing Energy Star buildings are the same as in the lowest-performing schools

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

Partnerships Energy Education, Inc.Reason people give for not hiring a

companyCost (Pay for out of savings)Do it themselves (Do it at home?)Don’t believe (View the evidence)

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

Partnerships Yellowstone Business

Partnership/Uncommon Sense ProjectGoal is to help businesses and

organizations design more efficient operations

2-Year Program = SustainabilitySD2 Began in April 2008

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation Through Behavior

Partnerships The BPS Green Team – Reduce &

ConserveDumpster DivesChallenges to Staff

How can you help?How can your building get involved?What can help the whole District?

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation in the Classroom

+Billings Public SchoolsConservation in the Classroom

West High – Environmental Science Class

Miles Avenue Elementary Green Team

Castle Rock Recycling Club

Elementary School - Recyling

+Billings Public SchoolsPeople Solutions

Thank You

Questions?

Need Resources?

GO TO :

www.billingsschools.org/energyconserve

+Billings Public SchoolsResources

Energy Education, Inc. www.energyeducation.com

Energy Star www.energystar.gov

LEED Certification www.usgbc.org/DisplayPage.aspx?CategoryID=19 www.nrdc.org

Yellowstone Business Partnership www.yellowstonebusiness.org

+Billings Public SchoolsResources

TOOLSLife Cycle Analysis Tools

www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/program/lifecycle.html

www.wbdg.org/index.phpwww.buildings.lel.gov/hpcbs/

Element_2/02_E2.html