Performance Contracting

Somerset Community College

Kentucky Community Technical College SystemSomerset, Kentucky

This project for the Kentucky Community & Technical College System was a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract with Somerset Community College in Kentucky that covered four campuses, over 597,652 square feet. The project was 100% funded through energy and operational savings.  

The project scope included:

  • Extensive DDC system upgrades to 3 buildings and total controls system replacements at 3 additional buildings
  • 1 chiller and 1 boiler replaced with a new highly efficient system
  • 20 high-efficiency rooftop units installed, including fuel conversion from electric to natural gas heating
  • VRF system renovation
  • 89 VAV terminal units installed, including the replacement of constant volume with variable volume systems
  • New interior LED fixtures and retrofits including occupancy sensor controls
  • New exterior LED fixtures with bi-level motion sensing technology
  • Computer power management for over 1,400 campus computers
  • Utility rate savings resulting in more than $69,000 in annual savings

Somerset CC energy usage

[{"x":"JAN","Baseline":"2289039.0","Guaranteed":"1844226.0","Actual":"1699768.0"},{"x":"FEB","Baseline":"5286182.0","Guaranteed":"4257272.0","Actual":"4020451.0"},{"x":"MAR","Baseline":"8997706.0","Guaranteed":"7242678.0","Actual":"6874129.0"},{"x":"APR","Baseline":"13461974.0","Guaranteed":"10830740.0","Actual":"10243813.0"},{"x":"MAY","Baseline":"18678581.0","Guaranteed":"15018767.0","Actual":"14165758.0"},{"x":"JUN","Baseline":"24733853.0","Guaranteed":"19876095.0","Actual":"18753537.0"},{"x":"JUL","Baseline":"31661186.0","Guaranteed":"25424496.0","Actual":"24055323.0"},{"x":"SEP","Baseline":"48198319.0","Guaranteed":"38650122.0","Actual":"33969863.0"},{"x":"OCT","Baseline":"57647420.0","Guaranteed":"46203984.0","Actual":"41382709.0"},{"x":"NOV","Baseline":"58387969.0","Guaranteed":"46798673.0","Actual":"41894012.0"},{"x":"DEC","Baseline":"59867086.0","Guaranteed":"47989054.0","Actual":"42974715.0"}]
What does this data mean?
Baseline: The annual energy consumption before the project
Guaranteed: CMTA's guaranteed energy use for the client post-project
Actual: The measured energy use after the project

[CMTA’s] work during these past two years has been flawless, their recommendations included many items and demonstrated the strength and savings associated with each....the final implementation was a true collaborative effort that prioritized the best path forward for the College.

Larry Abbott, Vice President of Operations

Somerset Community & Technical College, Somerset, Kentucky