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Leawood council hears $9.4 million energy-efficiency package; state FCIP covers $3.02 million
Summary
City staff and consultant Navitas presented a package of LED, HVAC and solar projects estimated at $9.4 million that aim to produce roughly $205,000 in annual energy savings and $262,000 in yearly operations and maintenance savings; $3.02 million of the package meets Kansas FCIP payback criteria.
Leawood city staff and energy consultant Navitas on March 17 outlined a combined set of facility and street-lighting upgrades estimated at about $9.4 million that city officials say will produce operational savings to offset project costs over time.
The package includes a $3.02 million suite of projects that meet the Kansas Facility Conservation Improvement Program (FCIP) payback threshold (15 years), and additional non-FCIP items that together bring the total Navitas scope to roughly $9.4 million. Navitas projected an annual energy savings of about $205,000 and annual operations and maintenance savings of about $262,000; over 20 years the firm presented a 20-year net savings estimate of about $9.36 million versus an approximate $9.4 million project cost.
Diane Stoddard, city administrator, told the council the state-run FCIP program allows municipalities to finance energy- and maintenance-related upgrades that produce savings which then repay the work over time. “A number of…
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