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During the past several years, Summit County has been working to improve the energy efficiency of County buildings, including a number of upgrades that have achieved significant energy and cost savings. Many of these projects were funded through a ballot measure approved by Summit County voters in 2008.
Summit County is working with Building Technology Systems (BTS), the County’s contractor for building controls, to utilize Energy Print, an online building energy tracking system that monitors monthly utility data for more than a dozen County facilities. By tracking energy use, we're able to investigate issues with the County’s existing buildings and figure out the best solutions to save staff time and money. Our monthly BTS reports enable us to make better decisions about how to save energy and then prove the return-on-investment for every change we make across all our buildings.
Some of the key building improvements made over the past few years include:
By identifying energy-savings opportunities and making building performance improvements across the County’s facilities, energy cost per square foot decreased approximately 10%, carbon emissions per square foot decreased 9%, and energy savings exceeded $150,000 annually since 2017.