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 Education 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 |
