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District consultants present path to 50% carbon‑neutral operations by 2035
Summary
Consultants from McKinstry summarized recommendations from the clean‑energy advisory committee: a mix of on-site solar, electrification of buildings and fleet, improved efficiency, and off‑site carbon‑free purchasing. The district noted urgency tied to temporary federal funding and the need to sequence capital work with roofing and referendum projects.
McKinstry consultants and district staff outlined a multi‑pronged strategy the advisory committee recommends for reaching the district’s resolution goal of 50% carbon‑neutral energy for district operations by 2035, with interim targets of 75% by 2040 and 100% by 2050.
Ryan Hoth of McKinstry said the analysis shows roughly one‑third of emissions come from elementary schools, one‑third from high schools and the remainder from middle schools, fleet and operations buildings. “About 58% of emissions are from electricity and 42% from fossil fuel,” he said, and added that eliminating fossil‑fuel combustion requires converting those…
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