District hears $3.58 million energy-efficiency project; board weighing a public vote to secure extra state aid
May 21, 2024 | DELAWARE ACADEMY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT DELHI, School Districts, New York
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Representatives from Day Automation presented an energy performance contract (EPC) proposal to the Delaware Academy board, describing a $3,580,000 package of energy conservation measures that would be funded by a combination of guaranteed energy savings, state building aid and incentives from NYSERDA and similar programs.
Jeff Day (Speaker 7), who led the presentation, said the project would include LED lighting retrofits across buildings and the bus garage, replacement and upgrade of the building-control systems, weatherization and equipment replacements such as chillers and boilers. "What that will do ... your building aid component will be about $2,900,000 of that," he said, and added the team projects about $199,000 in annual energy and operations savings, noting that equates to roughly a 22% reduction.
The presenters explained an implementation option: the district can pursue the EPC without a public vote and receive roughly 90% of normal state building aid for the work, or elect to take the measure to a public vote and qualify for the additional roughly 10% of state aid. "The vote is just to say to the public, would you like 10% aid from New York State or would you not like 10% aid from the state?" one presenter said, explaining the technical effect on the aid rate.
Board members asked about timing, SED review and contract language; Day Automation said it had sent a draft contract to the district and planned to submit paperwork to SED around mid-June. Staff and board members emphasized preserving historic building features during lighting upgrades; the consulting team said mock classrooms and lighting samples would be provided for review.
No final board vote on the EPC occurred at the meeting; presenters asked whether the board would like to pursue a formal vote and agreed to continue coordinating with the capital-project schedule. Next steps identified included finalizing contract language, coordinating with Highland and others on a June 15 SED submission target and continuing committee-level discussions about whether to hold a public vote to capture the additional aid.
Jeff Day (Speaker 7), who led the presentation, said the project would include LED lighting retrofits across buildings and the bus garage, replacement and upgrade of the building-control systems, weatherization and equipment replacements such as chillers and boilers. "What that will do ... your building aid component will be about $2,900,000 of that," he said, and added the team projects about $199,000 in annual energy and operations savings, noting that equates to roughly a 22% reduction.
The presenters explained an implementation option: the district can pursue the EPC without a public vote and receive roughly 90% of normal state building aid for the work, or elect to take the measure to a public vote and qualify for the additional roughly 10% of state aid. "The vote is just to say to the public, would you like 10% aid from New York State or would you not like 10% aid from the state?" one presenter said, explaining the technical effect on the aid rate.
Board members asked about timing, SED review and contract language; Day Automation said it had sent a draft contract to the district and planned to submit paperwork to SED around mid-June. Staff and board members emphasized preserving historic building features during lighting upgrades; the consulting team said mock classrooms and lighting samples would be provided for review.
No final board vote on the EPC occurred at the meeting; presenters asked whether the board would like to pursue a formal vote and agreed to continue coordinating with the capital-project schedule. Next steps identified included finalizing contract language, coordinating with Highland and others on a June 15 SED submission target and continuing committee-level discussions about whether to hold a public vote to capture the additional aid.
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