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Adair County Board of Education realizing energy savings Energy Report: In the Thursday, November 21, 2013 meeting: Columbia/Adair County Utilities District offers to take over maintenance of the campus' three lift stations, saving $2,400 per year. Consolidation of schools helping, as is monitoring. Geothermal at new ACPC most efficient on campus. Schools looking at going with lower cost Taylor RECC for whole campus. By Ed Waggener Adair County Schools are making strides in cutting utility usage in everything from electricity to gas and water, according to Adair County Schools Energy Coordinator John Shelley, who gave an optimistic report to the Adair County Board of Education at its regular monthly meeting, Thursday, November 21, 2013. Total electricity usage has dropped in each of the last 4 years from 5,705,575 kwh in 2010, to 5,444,252 in 2011, to 5,161,705 in 2013, to 4,151,705; and 4,857,470 projected or 2013. There's an even brighter picture on City of Columbia Gas, In 2012-13, the usage was 66,909 cubic feet for gas service to Adair County High School, the Greenhouse, Adair County Middle School, Col. Wm Casey and John Adair. Over half that usage is came from Col. Wm Casey and John Adair, whose combined total was 37,386 cubic feet. Those schools have been closed, and the new Adair County Primary Center is uses electrically powered geo-thermal heat and cooling. Shelley said that he and Maintenance Supervisor Ricky Bault did a drive around and found some outdoor lighting on all day and that those have been repaired with the installation of new "eyes" and modifying others which are computer controlled. He said that electricity in the John Adair and CWC is still on, and will have to be until the asbestos abatement is completed prior to demolition. The energy coordinator also said the district is exploring the idea of changing all the district over the Taylor County RECC, whose rate is .062/kwh vs. .071/kwh which KU charges. This would move the Central Office, Band room, and lights for the Adair County Middle School's Booster Field, only a small percentage of the total cost, but would could still contribute to overall savings. Already taking advantage on Taylor County RECC are the concessions stands, Ag shop and barn, technology office, bus garage, Adair County Primary Center, Adair County Elementary School, Adair County Middle School and Adair County High School. The system is also exploring consolidating the meters it has with KU. Mr. Shelley said that he, Superintendent Reed, and Ricky Bault are studying whether to put in the schools own transformer, which would be used to help lower peak use cost when the power is turned on for outdoor events at the football stadium. The upside: A potential savings of 20% on electricity. The Downside: School District would have to buy its own transformer, provide maintenance. Mr. Shelley and Mr. Bault reported that Lenny Stone, General Manager of the Columbia/Adair County Utilities District, had offered to take over maintenance of three sewer lift stations on the campus, saving the district $2,400 for maintenance by a specialty company. This story was posted on 2013-11-22 05:02:25
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