The Dothan City Schools may soon embark on a renovation project that will make school buildings more energy efficient and save the system money over the long haul.
The city school system is considering partnering with Trane, a company that specializes in providing energy efficient renovation plans, to make renovations to city school buildings that will decrease their energy use.
The project is authorized under legislation that allows school systems to make energy efficient renovations and use the cost savings to pay for the project.
The Dothan City Schools would finance the program through grants and a loan. The total savings in electrical costs over 15 years will be $7,964,303. Total program expenses will be $7,944,135.
Renovations to school buildings will include installing system wide controls for air conditioner units at various schools, upgrades of mechanical systems at Northview High School, power control devices to shut down computers throughout the school system when they’re not being used, renovations to school kitchens, among other renovations.
Mike Manuel, Dothan City Schools chief financial officer, said there are more areas where the school system could make renovations to save money than are covered in the project, but undertaking these projects would be too expensive and violate the rule that the cost savings of the project must exceed expenses to renovate.
Manuel presented the plan to the city school board on Monday. The board will vote on the plan at a future meeting.
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