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Golden Spike Elementary built for energy savings; district reports solar and geothermal cut utility costs
Summary
District facilities staff and the architect reported that Golden Spike Elementary's building envelope, geothermal wells and a photovoltaic array are achieving roughly 85% site energy reduction in the first measured year and should approach the near-zero target over time.
Box Elder School District facilities staff and the project architect briefed the board on Golden Spike Elementary's energy performance, saying the new building's insulated envelope, geothermal well field and a photovoltaic array have produced well below historic district utility costs for similarly sized schools.
Key points from the presentation: The project team described an energy goal of about 90% reduction compared with older schools (a "near-zero" target) and explained why the district aimed to avoid over-producing electricity. The architect said producing more power than the building consumes is inefficient because surplus exported to the grid is…
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