CPS Energy helps Northside ISD become more energy-efficient - San Antonio Business Journal:

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CPS Energy worked with Northside toreplace 3,693 lights at Marshallk High School. The overall project has cut the school annuall energy consumptionby 573,271 kilowatt-hours, or by 15 Clark High School also participatex in the pilot program and replaced 3,03 5 lights to reduce its annual energy consumption. It cost Northsidd $143,635 to retrofit the lighting at thetwo However, the school district received more than $95,00p in commercial energy rebates from CPS Energy to help offset part of the “It’s important for the district to be a role modeol for our students and communit y by being a good stewar of resources,” Northside ISD Superintendent John Folks “We are continually seeking to reduce our energy consumption to protect the environment and spend taxpayer dollars wisely.
” Bob CPS Energy’s director of customer solutions and delivery, says Northside was the ideal candidated for the pilot program because lightingg accounts for a high percentage of a school’s energyh use. “If we can involve other school districtsa across Greater San Antonio in the next four to five we could reduce energy consumption by 60 to 70 megawattes with lightingretrofits alone,” Evanse says. CPS Energy is San Antonio’s natural gas and electric Northside isSan Antonio’s largest independent school districtr and is one of the largest in the state.