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Oley Valley SD board hears $4.7 million energy-efficiency proposal; asks staff to pursue grant-qualified options
Summary
A Verigy energy-services team outlined LED, HVAC, refrigeration and solar opportunities that could cut district energy spending; the board instructed staff and the committee to pursue deeper scoping and grant-qualified work, request contracts for legal review, and return with recommendations.
Verigy, an energy-services firm, presented an efficiency and potential solar plan to the Oley Valley School District board on April 14, proposing measures the firm estimates could be part of a roughly $4.7 million, 20-year self-funded project and produce an estimated first-year savings of $176,110.
The presentation, delivered by Bill King, Verigy regional account manager, outlined prioritized measures including full interior LED conversions (classrooms and corridors), upgrades from pneumatic actuators to direct-digital HVAC controls, replacement or retrofit of kitchen walk-in refrigeration controls, high-efficiency pumps with variable-frequency drives, upgraded air-handling units and targeted window replacements. King also raised the possibility of boiler fuel conversion to dual-fuel capability and described a ‘gridcap’ peak-control technology to lower peak billing.
King said the district’s total annual operations and maintenance (O&M) spend is about $1.5 million and reported…
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