Rockwall ISD earns Energy Excellence Award

Chalk Up a Million for Good Behavior

ROCKWALL,TX. (August 19, 2014) Faculty and staff at Rockwall Independent School District have chalked up a million bucks worth of good behavior. Their energy-efficient practices have earned big savings — and now those good habits are earning the organization national recognition.

Rockwall ISD has achieved $1,032,027 in cost savings in 11 months since forming a strategic alliance with Cenergistic, a national energy conservation company, which presented its Energy Excellence Award during the August 18th board meeting.

“Reaching this savings mark is a significant milestone. Rockwall ISD has achieved success by consistently implementing the organizational behavior-based approach to energy conservation and maintaining productive efforts at all levels of the organization. The Superintendent and board, along with other administration, faculty and staff members are to be commended for clearly fulfilling their commitment to being good stewards of the taxpayers’ money and the environment,” said Dr. William S. Spears, Chairman and Founder of Cenergistic.

“Strong support from Superintendent Bailey and the board have created an atmosphere of cooperation that should continue to grow and ensure even greater success well into the future,” Dr. Spears said. “I am extremely pleased to present Rockwall Independent School District with our Energy Excellence Award. The district joins a very committed group of organizations across the country working hard to achieve energy savings so the dollars saved can be redirected to educational needs,” said Dr. Spears.

Mr. Bailey, Superintendent, said, “Our utility budget is our third largest expenditure for the district. Our partnership with Cenergistic and the energy saving practices by all Rockwall ISD staff have allowed us to use the $1 million in savings toward classroom instruction. We continue to look for ways to reduce costs but maintain the educational excellence our community expects.”

A key benefit of the Cenergistic program is that all costs come out of the existing utility budget, with savings projected to more than pay for the program, as they have done for Rockwall ISD. Additional savings can be redirected to other parts of the budget. Many organizations credit the program with helping keep personnel and programs that would otherwise have fallen victim to budget cuts — a very real concern with today’s school funding crisis.

As part of the program, Energy Specialist Mr. David Hoff tracks energy consumption — including electricity, water, sewer, natural gas and fuel oil — using energy-accounting software. He compares current energy use to a baseline period and calculates the amount of energy that would have been used had conservation and management practices not been implemented. By tracking consumption and analyzing energy use, he can quickly identify and correct areas that need immediate attention.

Cenergistic is a technology-powered, data-driven energy conservation company. Cenergistic helps organizations reduce consumption of electricity, natural gas, fuel oil and water. It’s proven approach is built on a proprietary methodology, which optimizes clients’ infrastructure, improves internal processes and changes behavior to ensure that savings endure. This approach empowers the average client to save 20 – 30% off expected utility bills. For the past six years, Cenergistic has earned national recognition from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, including the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Submitted by Alyssa Suniga.

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