Energy Efficiency Initiative
Our Energy Savings Performance Contracts support our efforts to provide students a low cost, high quality education.
KCTCS Round 2 energy savings performance contracting includes implementing the Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet’s “Commonwealth Energy and Management Control System (CEMCS)” at participating Round 2 colleges.
To date, 10 Round 2 ESPCs have been awarded and include 13 KCTCS Colleges. Over the 14- to 15- year contracts, the combined guaranteed cost savings for the 13 KCTCS Colleges engaging in the second-round totals approximately $51 million, exceeding the first ESPC round that included all 16 KCTCS Colleges by $23 million. Round 1 guaranteed savings were $28.1 million.
KCTCS Total Guaranteed Energy Savings
| College | Award Year | Term of Contract (years) | Total Guaranteed Energy Cost Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madisonville | 2015 | 14 | $3.6 Million |
| Owensboro | 2015 | 14 | $2.5 Million |
| West Kentucky | 2015 | 14 | $7.1 Million |
| Ashland | 2016 | 14 | $3.5 Million |
| Bluegrass | 2016 | 14 | $3.7 Million |
| Jefferson | 2017 | 14 | $8.2 Million |
| Elizabethtown | 2018 | 14 | $4.5 Million |
| Big Sandy | 2019 | 14 | $6.2 Million |
| Maysville | 2019 | 14 | $1.7 Million |
| Somerset | 2019 | 15 | $4.8 Million |
| Southcentral | 2019 | 14 | $3.0 Million |
| Henderson | 2020 | 15 | $1.1 Million |
| Hopkinsville | 2020 | 14 | $1.1 Million |
KCTCS negotiates contracts with vendors for electricity, heating, cooling, and water for our 16 colleges, 70 campuses, 358 buildings and 8.7 million gross square feet.
Guaranteed annual savings by source includes:
| Source | Guaranteed Annual Cumulative Savings |
|---|---|
| Electric Consumption (kWh) | 15,565,195 |
| Water (kGAL) | 4,119 |
| Natural Gas (mmBtu) | 274,546 |
| Sewer (kGal) | 3,905 |
| Steam (mmBtu) | 5,369 |
| Chilled Water (mmBtu) | 3,905 |
KCTCS at a Glance
Colleges
16
Students
over 106,000
Campuses
70
Gross Square Feet
8.7 Million
Buildings
358
KCTCS Participates in the Commonwealth Energy and Management Control System (CEMCS)
CEMCS, an initiative of the Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, has four major components::
- Utility Monitoring and Analysis, including a searchable, web public accountability dashboard giving public access to real-time energy and monetary savings down to the building-level
- Building Automation Integration and Diagnostics
- Automated Utility Bill Paying
- Work Order Generation and Tracking
CEMCS focuses on retro-commissioning using Interval Data Systems’ (IDS) EnergyWitness™ enterprise energy management system. EnergyWitness™ evaluates building performance using EnergyStar metrics, normalizes data to account for weather, and can provide measurement down to a specific space. Equipment health and efficiency are evaluated 24/7 with calculations based on 15-minute intervals.
KCTCS LEED Building Initiative
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is a green building certification program used worldwide. Several of our existing buildings are either certified or registered as LEED buildings, including two achieving LEED Gold and two achieving LEED Silver certification. All new construction is designed to meet LEED standards.
Registered and Certified LEED Buildings
| Building Name | City | Certification Level |
|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy CTC Pikeville Campus Expansion Building | Pikeville | Registered |
| Bluegrass CTC Classroom/Student Services Building | Lexington | Gold |
| Bluegrass CTC Science Educaiton Center | Lexington | Silver |
| Hopkinsville CC New Emerging Technologies Center | Hopkinsville | Registered |
| Jefferson CTC - Carrollton Campus | Carrollton | Certified |
| Maysville CTC - Postsecondary Center of Excellence | Morehead | Gold |
| Owensboro CTC Advanced Technology Center Phase 2 | Owensboro | Registered |
| Southcentral Kentucky CTC Building L Instructional Complex | Bowling Green | Silver |
| Southeast Kentucky CTC Educational Alliance Center | Middlesboro | Registered |
Important links
Kentucky Energy Savings Dashboard
Currently, seven KCTCS Colleges and the KCTCS System Office energy and building data are avilable on the dashboard, with four others anticipated being added sometime during 2020. A listing of KCTCS College status relative to the dashboard is provided in the table below.
| College | Dashboard Description Filter |
|---|---|
| Ashland Community and Technical College | ACTC |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College | TBD 2020 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College | BCTC |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College | ECTC |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College | JCTC |
| Madisonville Community College | MCC |
| Maysville Community and Technical College | TBD 2020 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College | OCTC |
| Somerset Community College | TBD 2020 |
| Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College | TBD 2020 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College | WKCTC |
| KCTCS System Office | KCTCS System Office |
When searching the dashboard, all KCTCS Colleges are listed with the Agency Search Criteria of "Ky Community Technical College System".
- Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet
- Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet
- U.S. Department of Energy
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Kentucky Revised Statues 56.770-84: Energy Efficiency for State Government Buildings
- KRS 56.770 Definitions for KRS 56.770 to 56.784 (pdf)
- KRS 56.772 Legislative Intent – Energy Efficiency Program for State Government Buildings (pdf)
- KRS 56.774 Purpose of Program – Engineering Analysis – Methods of Finance – Documentation of Savings (pdf)
- KRS 56.775 Required High-Performance Building Standards – Use of Energy-Efficiency Products (pdf)
- KRS 56.776 Energy Audit Training Program – Additional Programs on Energy Awareness (pdf)
- KRS 56.777 High-Performance Buildings Advisory Committee – Membership – Duties – Administrative Regulations – Resource Utilization (pdf)
- KRS 56.778 Inclusion of Life-Cycle Energy Cost Analyses in Bids or Plans to Construct or Renovate State-Owned Buildings (pdf)
- KRS 56.780 Evaluation for Cost-Effective Energy Use and Energy Efficiency of Buildings Prior to Lease or Purchase – Structure of Leases (pdf)
- KRS 56.782 Report on Use of Energy-Efficiency Measures in State Government – Contents (pdf)
- KRS 56.783 Energy Efficiency in State Government Buildings Revolving Loan Fund (pdf)
- KRS 56.784 Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracts – Authority for Administrative Regulations (pdf)
Kentucky Administrative Regulations Related to High Performance Building
- Minimum Recycled Content for Goods Supplies, Equipment, Materials, and Printing Administrative Regulation 200 KAR 5:330 (pdf)
- High Performance Building Standards Administrative Regulation (200 KAR 6:070) (pdf)
- Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contracting Administrative Regulation (200 KAR 6:350) (pdf)
Resources
- American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment/Sustainability
- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
- Build It Green
- For Health: Harvard Healthy Buildings Program
- International Well Building Institute
- Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center
- Labs21
- Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
- National Association of College and University Business Officiers (NACUBO)
- Second Nature
- U.S. Green Building Council
