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Monday, September 27, 2010

EPA News Release (Region 3): Students in 26 Pennsylvania K-12 Schools are Back Learning with an Energy Star and Energy Savings

Contact: Terri White (215) 814-5523, white.terri-a@epa.gov

 

Students in 26 Pennsylvania K-12 Schools are Back Learning with an Energy Star and Energy Savings

 

PHILADELPHIA (Sept. 24 , 2010) – A total of  26 K-12 schools in Pennsylvania have earned the Energy Star building label for superior energy efficiency.

“Increasing energy efficiency is saving school districts 30 percent or more on energy bills each year,” said Shawn M. Garvin, EPA mid-Atlantic regional administrator. “It’s a smart way to save money and help the environment by reducing greenhouse gases. Energy efficient buildings also provide a comfortable and productive learning environment.”

Schools use a variety of ways to reduce their energy use: insulating and sealing air leaks; installing computerized energy management systems; installing new boilers, windows, lighting, ventilation equipment, water conservation and other upgrades; and hiring an energy manager.

 

Other schools in Pennsylvania can earn the Energy Star building label.  To get your school started with benchmarking its energy use and earning the Energy Star label go to http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=k12_schools.bus_schoolsk12

 

To see which of the K-12 schools in the mid-Atlantic region have earned the Energy Star building label and to hear about some of their energy saving successes see:

 http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=k12_schools.bus_schoolsk12

 

Here is a listing of the 26 schools in Pennsylvania with the Energy Star label in 2010:

Allentown School District

Jefferson Elementary School (Allentown)

 

Benton Area School District

Benton Area Middle/Senior High School (Benton)

L. Ray Appleman Elementary School (Benton)

 

Berwick Area School District

14th Street Elementary School (Berwick)

Nescopeck Elementary School (Nescopeck)

 

Dunmore School District

Dunmore Elementary School (Dunmore)

 

 

Great Valley School District

Charlestown Elementary School (Malvern)

General Wayne Elementary School (Malvern)

Great Valley Middle School (Malvern)

Sugartown Elementary School (Malvern)

 

Hempfield Area School District

Crossroads School (Greensburg)

Fort Allen Elementary School (Greensburg)

Hempfield Area Senior High School (Greensburg)

Maxwell Elementary School (Greensburg)

West Hempfield Elementary (Irwin)

West Point Elementary (Greensburg)

 

Jeannette City School District

Jeannette Senior High School (Jeannette)

 

Mechanicsburg Area School District

Mechanicsburg Senior High School (Mechanicsburg)

Upper Allen Elementary School (Mechanicsburg)

 

Neshaminy School District

Walter Miller Elementary (Levittown)

 

North Penn School District

Gwynedd Square Elementary School (Lansdale)

 

Parkland School District

Fogelsville Elementary School (Breinigsville)

Parkway Manor Elementary School (Allentown)

 

Pottsgrove School District

Lower Pottsgrove Elementary School (Pottstown)

 

Souderton Area School District

Indian Valley Junior High School (Harleysville)

 

Upper Perkiomen School District

Marlborough Elementary School (Green Lane)

 

 

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