Buildings & Plants

Getting Started for...

Home > Buildings & Plants > For K-12 School Districts

ENERGY STAR for K-12 School Districts

Partnering with ENERGY STAR is a commitment to your students as well as to the environment.

As a school official, you probably know that the annual energy bill to run America’s primary and secondary schools is a staggering $6 billion — more than is spent on textbooks and computers combined.

What you may not know is that:

The least efficient schools use three times more energy than the best energy performers; and
Top performing ENERGY STAR labeled schools cost forty cents per square foot less to operate than the average performers.

What You Can Do

Teach kids about how becoming energy-efficient can help save our world
Prepare an Energy Strategy for the Future
Establish a comprehensive energy management program using ENERGY STAR’s Guidelines for Energy Management and read the Energy Design Guidance for New Buildings
Join ENERGY STAR.
Evaluate your school’s energy performance with Portfolio Manager
Learn about financing your energy projects
Visit EPA’s Indoor Air Quality for Schools Web site and download Energy Efficiency and Indoor Air Quality in Schools
Receive training through Online Training Sessions
Purchase ENERGY STAR qualified products to save energy throughout your building

What Others Are Doing

See ENERGY STAR K-12 Partners, ENERGY STAR Leaders, and ENERGY STAR labeled schools.

ENERGY STAR Success Stories

ENERGY STAR 2010 Award Winners:
Sustained Excellence: Council Rock School District and Gresham-Barlow School District
Partner of the Year: Evergreen Public Schools and Loudoun County Public Schools
Seaford School District, DE (87KB)
Davenport Community Schools, IA (76KB)
Colorado Springs School District 11, CO (113KB)
State of Kentucky Improving Energy Performance with ENERGY STAR Labeled Schools
Schools in Aberdeen, SD Earn the ENERGY STAR
Decatur County Community Schools achieves 50% improvement in energy efficiency.

Earn Recognition for Your Achievements

Join the growing group of organizations honored and recognized by EPA for their outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy efficiency.

ENERGY STAR Qualified Products

The ENERGY STAR label appears on over 60 different product categories. Use these products in your facilities to lower energy use, save money, and help protect the environment.