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Red Clay's Energy Excellence Program encourages using energy efficiently and purchasing energy competitively. The district instituted heating and cooling temperature set points, building schedules and equipment operating procedures, and guidelines for lighting, personal appliances, and other equipment. Red Clay also became the first state agency to purchase electricity from third party vendors. This arrangement enables Red Clay to purchase approximately two-thirds of its electricity from a variety of vendors, which is sold at fixed prices for varying lengths of time, and one-third at the real time cost. A percentage of the money saved from these efforts is given back to individual buildings to enhance the learning environment for students. Using EPA's Portfolio Manager, the district plans to continue tracking the progress of individual schools as it completes renovations and works to further increase energy savings.