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DeSoto County Schools: 2024 energy use slightly higher than 2023; district cites new classrooms and building additions
Summary
District staff presented a 2024 energy report showing a year‑to‑year increase in energy costs of $132,963.14 and explained that recent classroom and school additions — including a 205,540 sq ft school planned for 2025–26 — will push district square footage beyond 5 million and influence future energy usage.
District staff presented a full-year 2024 energy report showing a modest increase in energy use and cost compared with 2023 and highlighted how recent building additions and a new school will change future consumption.
The report covered quarter-by-quarter comparisons, noting that the COVID year of 2020 looked different and that quarter 3 of the prior year had shown a drop in usage compared with…
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