Administrators in the Otsego Public Schools say more than $1 million the district has saved so far through its energy conservation program can be well spent in classrooms, reports the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Otsego started the program in early 2005. The district's energy manager, Tom Gilmer, said the school system's projected cost for utilities -- including electricity, natural gas and water -- from March 2005 through December 2010 was nearly $3.5 million. But the conservation program cut the cost to about $2.4 million.
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"This program (has become) more important than we anticipated," Gilmer said. "Not only is the conservation piece important, but the redirection of resources to students is critical in these tight budgetary times." He said the program also teaches students about energy savings.
Gilmer told the board of education that the conservation program is expected to save the district about $2 million by 2015.
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Source: Kalamazoo Gazette
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