1. Energy Management Programs in Texas Public School Districts Gavin Dillingham, PhD HARC Jennifer DuPlessis, MBA, CEM, ATEM Arlington ISD School Energy Managers on Energy Management CATEE, December 16, 2013

2. Why Energy Management - Saves Money Energy budget second largest budget item $12 billion per year spent on energy; typically 1/3 is wasted Temperatures out of range 14% to 18% decrease in test scores - Improves Performance Maintains room temperature Better indoor air quality Ideal temperature for learning 68 degrees and 74 degrees Improved ventilation rates 15% increase in test scores

3. Study Background In 2013, HARC issued a survey to Texas School Districts Objective: Determine the status of energy management programs in the state of Texas; investigate how institutional factors, policies and resources influence energy usage Method: Online survey tool Outreach: The survey was presented to the school districts with the assistance of Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO), the Texas Energy Managers Association and the Texas Education Service Centers. Participation: 60 school districts responded. All school districts were eligible to participate in the survey.

4. ENERGY MANAGEMENT SURVEY

5. State of Energy Management Average age of school district buildings 26 years Average size of school district 4.6 million sq/ft Average number of schools district buildings 33 Districts with an energy management program 88% Average length of energy management program 10 years Average number of people reporting to the energy manager 2 Percent of districts without additional energy staff 42% Percent of districts with Energy Managers 76% Old and Large Portfolios

6. EUI of School Districts 13 Lowest EUI 46 Highest EUI 29 Average 33 Hot and Humid 182 million square feet of school facilities 1.35 million MWh of energy consumed

7. Energy Managers at School Districts Energy Manager Qualifications 66% of energy managers are Certified Energy Managers 65% have a college diploma 30% have a graduate degree Average years of experience of energy managers is 7.5 years 45% of energy managers had five or less years of experience 30% had less than three years of experience

8. Why School Districts Start an Energy Management Program The most cited energy champion in the district is the superintendent followed closely by the facility director

9. Energy Policy 71% of district had an energy management policy

10. Energy Management Functions

11. Benchmarking 61% of districts had conducted some level of benchmarking since 1999 39% had undergone a benchmarking initiative in the last three years

12. BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT

13. Behavior Management Programs 35% have a green teams at schools in the district 37% receive percentage of savings back to their schools

14. Testing Behavioral Programs Hypothesis: School districts with behavior management programs that include incentives will have lower energy use intensity than districts that do not have programs or that use sanctions. DV – Energy Use Intensity IV – Behavioral program types; CEM; District Size; District Age

15. Change in EUI 6 kBTu/sq ft 1 kBTu/sq ft -.17 kBTu/sq ft CEMs at School Districts Number of Buildings Age of District 9 kBTu/sq ft Incentives 28 kBTu/sqft

16. Why Districts with CEMs have higher EUI Certified Energy Managers tend to be in larger school districts with fewer staff per building. The 10 largest schools had on average 3 employees supporting energy management programs, with 40% having no supporting staff. In total over 40% of the reporting school districts did not have any supporting staff for energy management.

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