||| FROM MIKE PARNELL for ORCAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL |||
With interest from the Principal, an energy grant, and a partial donation of fixtures and lights, the Orcas Christian School completed a campus wide retrofit, replacing all of their traditional light bulbs, including fluorescent bulbs to “Best Reading” LED bulbs in all classrooms and common areas.
Terry Pottle, OCS CEO and Principal had been recommending to the board for some time about the student advantages to LED lighting over older technology and with a partial donation of several hundred fixtures and bulbs, proceeded to change out the old with the new.
“With OPALCO’s help this will also save the school several thousand dollars a year in energy costs and is certainly much more environmentally friendly” stated Pottle.
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Well done!
Maybe a comparison of the cost savings on your OPALCO statements before and after retrofit could be used as an exercise in classes.
This could even be student-led in the older grades.
Graphics and art could be part of the fun!
Kudos to the school, and great suggestion Janet. Every OPALCO member has access to a cool app that can show you your energy use on an hourly, daily, weekly and monthly basis. You can compare energy use as you implement energy efficiency improvements – LED lighting, efficient windows, doors, insulation, weather-strips, heat pumps, EVs, etc. Switching to super efficient heat pumps and electric vehicles can typically save you over $2,000 per year in your TOTAL energy bills (electric, propane, gasoline). Learn more about SmartHub here: https://www.opalco.com/about-your-account/smarthub-online-bill-pay-usage-viewer/