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Learning Objectives• Understand how the Facility Conservation

Improvement Program (FCIP) works• Assess whether the FCIP is relevant to

your school district’s needs• Acquire helpful hints about making a

potential FCIP implementation more effective for your school district

• Discover how the FCIP can cut utility costs, create convenience, and improve learning conditions

A Little Info about Rock Creek USD 323

• Between Manhattan and Wamego• About 900 Students• Two K-6 schools (St. George and

Westmoreland) and one 7-12 school• 26/26 Standards of Excellence last year• Two National Blue Ribbon Schools in

the past two years

St. George Elementary

RCJSHS

Westmoreland Elementary

Overview of State Program

• KS Statute 75-37, 125: Facility Conservation Improvement Program (FCIP)

• Energy Services Companies (ESCOs) must be approved by KDHE (we used Trane)

• Process, profit margins, fees, and energy savings measurement options are set by statute

• Financing is a lease-purchase loan, paid out of Capital Outlay, and not counted as debt

• No change orders by the ESCO are allowed

Step I: Preliminary Energy Audit--No Cost

Step 2: Investment Grade Audit--Cost Will Vary

Step 3: Installation

Negotiate Scope & Contract

Authorize Investment Grade Audit

InstallationCommissionin

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Warranty/Performance Guarantees

Detailed Technical &

Financial Investment Grade Audit

Project Approval & Contract Execution

Initial Conceptual Discussion

ESCO Team & the Facility

Team Identify Facility

Opportunities

Preliminary Technical

and Financial Analysis

Preliminary Technical

and Financial Summary

Other Important Info• Energy savings are measured and

guaranteed but maintenance savings are not

• Project costs will be mostly but perhaps not completely paid for with savings.

• Projects are determined by the BOE and costs are negotiable

Our Projects: SGES• Two year-old New Building• Added CO2 sensors• Re-balanced a few HVAC items • Re-set temperature and light schedules• Integrated lighting with HVAC controls• Web-based controls: Other buildings

were routed through SGES controls• Total Cost: $190,000

Our Projects: RCJSHS• Had already replaced metal halide gym

lights with T5 lights• Replaced T12 lights with T8• Added occupancy sensors• Replaced chiller• Replaced water fixtures• Web-based controls and schedules• Total Cost: $900,000

WES Projects• All new Mitsubishi HVAC system• Upgraded electrical system• New doors and windows• New light fixtures and added sensors• New water fixtures• Gym ventilation system• Removed window A/C units, boiler, and

radiators (huge learning environment improvement)

• Web-based controls and schedules• Total Cost: $1.1 million

WES Before

WES After

WES Before

WES After

WES Gym Before

WES Gym After

Results• Utility Bills: Large drop in electricity

costs. Expect to save about $150,000 per year in utility and maintenance costs

• More light with fewer bulbs (lamps)• No noisy window A/C units or hot

radiators at WES• Convenient and efficient controls• Reduced carbon footprint

Carbon FootprintReduction

521 metric tons CO2 / year521 metric tons CO2 / yearAnnual Equivalent Savings:

•111 acres of forest

•2.7 railcars of coal

•99 passenger vehicles

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SGES Electricity Costs

RCJSHS Electricity Savings

A Few Final Thoughts• Prepare faculty, staff, and students

for stricter temperature controls• Trane handles many of these

projects in Kansas and did an excellent job for us

• Keep your dishwashing nozzles• If you just want to replace your

lights then you probably don’t need this program