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Grand Forks schools exceed first-year guaranteed energy savings as upgrades come online
Summary
District presentation shows $668,000 in cumulative savings since construction began, with an annual guaranteed savings of $347,000 plus $32,000 in operations and maintenance reductions; board discussion focused on measurement, baseline adjustments and remaining needs at large schools.
Grand Forks Public Schools officials and their engineering consultants reported that the district’s guaranteed energy savings program has outperformed early expectations, producing both immediate construction-period savings and continuing reductions in utility use since performance tracking began in November 2024.
The presentation to the school board on Aug. 11 summarized an $18 million facilities project completed in late 2024 that replaced lighting with LEDs, upgraded building envelopes, installed new HVAC equipment and added air conditioning to some schools. Connor Daley of engineering firm CMTA said the district has saved about $668,000 since construction work started in 2023 and that the first-year guaranteed annual savings are $347,000 in energy plus $32,000 in operations and maintenance, a combined contractual guarantee of $379,000 a year.
Board members heard technical and financial details about how the project was scoped and measured and discussed items that can affect comparisons to historical utility use.
The consultants said the project replaced more than 18,000 light fixtures with LEDs, installed over 325 HVAC devices, added…
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