An Overview of the Energy Education Program Monroe County CSC November 3, 2009

For 23 years, Energy Education has partnered with organizations to reduce utility consumption for over 1000 clients in 48 states. In the process, our clients have saved over $1.9 billion, enabling them to reinvest precious financial resources into life-changing programs while preserving the environment. It is the power of a partnership with Energy Education.

© 2009 Energy Education, Inc. Energy-Saving Recommendations First, hundreds if not thousands of recommendations are made to reduce consumption of electricity, natural gas, water, and other utilities.

© 2009 Energy Education, Inc. Energy Education’s Experience Experts and Specialists have 400+ years combined experience in energy conservation Have worked in 20,000+ facilities areas are evaluated Program results in 20-30% reduction in utility consumption

© 2009 Energy Education, Inc. Energy Education’s Process Second, Energy Education implements a powerful, proven process that consistently turns recommendations into real savings. Our Transformational Energy Management Process™ changes consumption behavior by focusing on four critical components…

© 2009 Energy Education, Inc. Assessment + Planning 1

© 2009 Energy Education, Inc. Coordination + Communication Communication is key to behavioral change Everyone who uses energy must be part of the solution Communication is primarily done one-on-one 2

© 2009 Energy Education, Inc. Leadership + Focus Energy Education Specialist (EES) to be hired Paid for from savings the program generates Provides hand-on support for your program Trained by Energy Education On-site training National conferences 3

© 2009 Energy Education, Inc. Measurement + Verification You keep the score! You license utility accounting software (EnergyCAP Pro) Software is based on industry standards for measuring savings Data is entered by your EES directly from your utility bills Adjustments are made to account for non-program variances Reports show reduced consumption and savings from behavioral changes 4

© 2009 Energy Education, Inc. The Result Equates to good things for the environment: Taking cars off the road, planting trees Lowering your carbon footprint Saving money allows you to: Preserve programs Fund new equipment Preserve and even enhance salaries and benefits Energy Education conservatively projects: Saving $860,000 or more in the first year alone $11.4 million in net savings over the next 10 years Equals 22+ teaching positions 475% ROI over ten years

© 2009 Energy Education, Inc. 3 rd Party Validation Percent of 2008 K-12 ENERGY STAR Building Labels