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Hardin County Schools announced a collaboration with Trane Technologies Thursday that the district hopes will be a long-term commitment to saving energy and costs.
District officials were joined by officials from Trane to discuss three major projects: the installation of geothermal HVAC units at Lakewood Elementary School and New Highland Elementary School, the installation of more than 15,000 LED light fixtures at 16 district facilities, and the installation of solar panels on the roofs of 12 district buildings.
HCS Chief Operations Officer John Stith said the partnership with Trane makes these projects different from a typical buildings project that would have been bonded out.
“This is a ‘guaranteed energy savings project’ that we’re doing with our good friends from Trane, so the big difference there is a lot of the work that we’re doing with Trane, that work is going to then pay for the project, so it’s really cool” Stith said. “If you’re a finance guy like me, when you’re getting paid for it, your ears perk up.”
Trane Energy Engineer Adam Plumley says students in the district will be able to learn about the energy projects as they are built and as they generate energy, with online dashboards detailing their output. The projects improve critical infrastructure and learning environments in the district while achieving other goals.
“Saving $280,000-plus for energy savings for the district,” Plumley said. “It’s also 900 metric tons of carbon equivalent that we’re reducing in their carbon footprint. We’re leveraging tax credit dollars that the school district should see somewhere down the line from doing these renewable technologies, and then, finally, the STEM opportunities.”
Trane says the geothermal HVAC units create a carbon footprint reduction equivalent to saving 200,000 miles driven in a car. The LED lights will have energy savings equivalent to saving 63,000 gallons of gas. The solar panels will have the energy savings equivalent to the annual output of 50 homes.
More information on the collaboration is available on the HCS website.
The Central Kentucky Community Foundation moved one step closer to their goal of improving health and well-being in Hardin County with Thursday’s transfer of property at 200 Provident Way for the potential construction of a YMCA. “We’re just excited to tackle this project,” said CKCF President and CEO Davette Swiney. “We know it’s a big undertaking, but the potential impact it has for our community makes it one that I think we’ve […]
