Performance Contracting

Morgan County Schools

Morgan County SchoolsWest Liberty, Kentucky

This project was a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract that included four buildings including 192,000 square feet in the Morgan County School District, located in West Liberty, Kentucky. The project was funded 72% through energy and operational savings and 28% through a restricted funds contribution by the school district. Construction for this project all took place over one summer and was completed in 3 months. 

  • Full geothermal HVAC renovation at East Valley Elementary School 
  • Full HVAC renovation at Morgan County Middle School 
  • Web-based DDC HVAC control system at East Valley Elementary School, Morgan Middle School, Morgan Central Elementary School 
  • LED lighting technology at East Valley Elementary School, Morgan Middle School, Morgan Central Elementary School, Ezel Elementary School 
  • Water efficiency upgrades at Morgan Middle School, Morgan Central Elementary School

Morgan County Schools Energy Use

[{"x":"JAN","Baseline":"250880.0","Guaranteed":"189974.0","Actual":"88960.0"},{"x":"FEB","Baseline":"499200.0","Guaranteed":"378457.0","Actual":"204720.0"},{"x":"MAR","Baseline":"708160.0","Guaranteed":"537282.0","Actual":"315600.0"},{"x":"APR","Baseline":"892240.0","Guaranteed":"677391.0","Actual":"415040.0"},{"x":"MAY","Baseline":"1060720.0","Guaranteed":"805600.0","Actual":"522160.0"},{"x":"JUN","Baseline":"1223720.0","Guaranteed":"929674.0","Actual":"632400.0"},{"x":"JUL","Baseline":"1391320.0","Guaranteed":"1057190.0","Actual":"748240.0"},{"x":"AUG","Baseline":"1553240.0","Guaranteed":"1180424.0","Actual":"841760.0"},{"x":"SEP","Baseline":"1732680.0","Guaranteed":"1316995.0","Actual":"945360.0"},{"x":"OCT","Baseline":"1926800.0","Guaranteed":"1464619.0","Actual":"1042960.0"},{"x":"NOV","Baseline":"2158760.0","Guaranteed":"1640552.0","Actual":"1134320.0"},{"x":"DEC","Baseline":"2373280.0","Guaranteed":"1802911.0","Actual":"1196720.0"}]
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

The quality and supervision of the work was excellent. After eight months, utility expenses have nearly been cut in half for the buildings in this project. Kwh usage and utility costs have dropped considerably.

Darren Sparkman, Facilities Director

Morgan County Schools, West Liberty, Kentucky