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The Energy Resource Center: On-Site Technical Assistance and Training Programs for Texas School Districts
Abstract
Created by the 68th Session of the Texas
Legislature, the Energy Resource Center for Texas
Schools (ERC) is the primary source of facility
management services for Texas School districts. The
purpose of the ERC is to assist school districts in
controlling a major operational expense -- the cost
of energy -- through tailoring and implementing
services to meet "real world" needs.
On-site services available from the ERC range
from basic training in analyzing utility bills,
tracking energy consumption and costs, and
evaluating school energy performance to providing
professional technical assistance in identifying and
implementing lower cost energy investments. A
design assistance program now available from the
Center provides energy evaluations at crucial steps
in the design process of new facilities to insure
that energy-conscious strategies are considered by
the architectural firm under contract.
Audiences targeted for ERC services include
board members, superintendents, directors of
maintenance, plant operators, business managers, and
energy managers. Assistance provided through
workshop settings includes instruction in setting up
board-directed energy programs and the sponsoring of
network meetings for school energy managers in
several areas of the state. Communication is
maintained with school energy contacts through the
ERC's bimonthly newsletter, Texas School Energy
Notes, which is sent to all school districts in the
state.
Citation
Roberts, M.; Sanders, M. (1988). The Energy Resource Center: On-Site Technical Assistance and Training Programs for Texas School Districts. Energy Systems Laboratory (http://esl.tamu.edu); Texas A&M University (http://www.tamu.edu). Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /6508.