Aug. 28, 2014: Energy Storage Saves School District $5 Million in Utility Costs
Ice-Enhanced Cooling Systems Help School District Slash Operating Costs
FAIR LAWN, N.J. — CALMAC, a leader in energy storage systems, has released the results of St. Lucie School District’s (SLCSD) energy cost reduction strategy using ice-enhanced cooling. Over the past seven years, the district of 40,000 students and 5,000 employees has installed CALMAC’s IceBank® energy storage tanks in 15 schools to cool students and employees. The SLCSD energy management program has created a 30-40 percent reduction in annual energy costs, totaling about $5 million in savings, or the equivalent of 100 annual teacher salaries.
“The CALMAC IceBank energy storage tanks are a main ingredient in our energy program. Without them we would not have obtained the energy savings,” said Marty Sanders, P.E, executive director of facilities.