Southcentral Kentucky Community & Technical College

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Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract

This project for the Kentucky Community & Technical College System was a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract for Southcentral Community College in Bowling Green, Kentucky that covered four campuses, over 381,235 square feet. Scope for this project included:

  • Extensive DDC system upgrades for two buildings and total controls replacements for five buildings
  • One chiller and one boiler were replaced with new high-efficiency equipment
  • Boiler/fluid cooler water source heat pump system renovation with energy recovery ventilator installation for improved ventilation
  • New interior LED fixtures and retrofits, including occupancy sensor control
  • New exterior LED fixtures with bi-level motion sensing technology
  • Computer power management for over 1,400 campus computers 
  • No cost/low cost utility rate savings resulting in more than $59,000 in annual savings

Southcentral Community College

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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

Project At A Glance

  • Completed: 2020
  • Size: 381,235 square feet
  • Contract Amount: $2,303,887
  • Guaranteed Savings: $203,449
  • Actual Savings $217,193

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