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Sudbury discusses real-time electricity monitoring for schools after Haynes shows high peak usage
Summary
ESC members heard that Eversource’s real-time monitoring portal costs $50/month ($300/year) plus a meter upgrade; members noted Haynes School’s peak usage yields a kWh rate roughly double other schools and agreed to investigate meter replacement timing with Eversource.
John Keklak told the Energy and Sustainability Committee that Eversource’s portal for real-time electricity monitoring would cost $50 per month ($300 per year) in addition to a required meter upgrade, and that the subscription and upgrades would need Sudbury Public Schools governance approval.
Keklak said Haynes School has unusually high peak usage that results in a kWh rate roughly twice that of other schools; having real-time or improved monitoring could help identify causes and target efficiency measures. Committee member Venk Gopal said Eversource is replacing meters with smart meters and that school meters may be upgraded without direct cost; Keklak agreed to contact Eversource to determine the replacement schedule.
Members discussed that the DPW building may already receive generation data from its solar installation but that real-time monitoring was not part of the DPW arrangement with Solect. No formal funding decision was made; the issue was recorded as an action item for follow-up with Eversource and SPS governance.
