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DeKalb reports nearly $932,000 energy savings from ESSER-funded HVAC controls upgrade
Summary
Tammy Carson told the board that a districtwide digital HVAC controls upgrade funded by ESSER grants and ComEd rebates cost about $2.1 million and has yielded roughly $932,000 in cumulative cost avoidance so far, reducing the expected ROI from 6.1 to about 4.6 years.
DeKalb CUSD 428 reported substantial energy savings from a districtwide digital controls upgrade that was paid for with federal ESSER funds and offset in part by ComEd rebates.
Tammy Carson, the district’s director of facility and safety operations, told the Board of Education the project—implemented beginning in September 2021 and completed in November 2022—focused on software and control upgrades rather than major equipment replacements. “It originally cost 2…
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