Today’s case study is Morgan County-Centric, one I composed on South Elementary School in Martinsville, and how Hoosier Energy and the SCI-REMC helped the school’s energy efficiency rating.
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The Martinsville Metropolitan School District (MSD) is spread across twelve locations in a suburban Indianapolis county. Many of those are “Energy Star Certified” by the EPA, a federal program which recognizes facilities that take the proper steps to ensure their power is used in the most efficient manner possible. The school district administration was puzzled by the fact that South Elementary, though the newest school in the district, consistently rated sub-par in energy efficiency. The answer to the puzzle was revealed last year when the district approved funding for a maintenance overhaul made possible in part by a $50,000.00 grant from Hoosier Energy.
“There’s a false perception that, to a utility provider, it makes no difference if a facility is operating efficiently or not,” said Dan Brackemyre, Business Development Manager of South Central Indiana REMC (SCI-REMC), the co-op that distributes power to Morgan County from Hoosier Energy. ….
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