Hillsborough County Public Schools. Minimise was awarded a 25-year NCOPA to provide Energy Management and Conservation Services Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) – Metro Tampa, FL. HCPS then, the 8th largest and now the 7th largest school district in the United States. HCPS contracted with Minimise to manage schools and buildings spread across over 274 sites, 26 million square feet of real estate in a 50 miles radius. Hillsborough County Public Schools contracted with Minimise to manage 274 sites, and 26 million square feet… the 7th largest school district in the United States! In conjunction with Minimise and its partners, HCPS developed the Energy Management and Conservation Services Project (EMCSP) to address the significant cost and the deterioration of its energy infrastructure. HCPS entered a contract with Minimise under the “No Capital Outlay Partnership Agreement” (NCOPA), to fulfill its mandate for the EMCSP. This 25-year contract was designed to improve energy efficiency across HCPS and is paid for solely through the Guaranteed Monthly Payments (GMPs) derived from and generated by reductions in energy consumption and maintenance expenditure – without one-cent allocated/spent from the district’s budget! Paid for by reductions in energy consumption and maintenance expenditure! This innovative program reduces overall energy consumption and energy costs (one of the largest aspects of HCPS’ annual budget) by completely revamping each site and implementing solutions that include, but are not limited to the following: • Energy-management solutions; • New interior and exterior LED lighting systems; • BMS optimization; • Water efficiency improvements; • New high-efficiency HVAC solutions; and • Rooftop and ground mount (when possible) solar power generation. HCPS spent more than $35million per year with its local electric utility and spent similar annual dollar outlays on the maintenance of its ageing infrastructure. HCPS had 494 active electricity accounts that service 274 facilities; the total electricity consumption is approximately 320 GWh per year, with a maximum demand of approximately 110 MW and an average capacity factor of 33%.
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