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Eden Prairie Schools ISD 272

Eden Prairie, Minnesota
10% Improvement (2006)

With nine separate schools serving approximately 10,000 K-12 students, Eden Prairie Schools ISD 272 has assessed the energy performance of 100% of its schools, undertaken improvements, and achieved recognition for improving the energy efficiency of its building portfolio by 10 points.

Officials at Eden Prairie Schools have partnered with Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy to implement their energy efficiency program. The district has reduced the cost of energy use to $0.58 per square foot, which is the lowest in the Minneapolis metropolitan area, and realized an energy cost avoidance of more than $1.3 million over the past 2 years. The district also reinvested nearly $100,000 from equipment rebates into automation and lighting upgrades. As they look to save even more energy, district officials will work very closely with principals to implement an energy conservation program at each school, which includes volunteer parent energy monitors and an emphasis on student involvement.

Eden Prairie Schools joined ENERGY STAR in 2005.