The Kentucky Energy Efficiency Program for Schools (KEEPS) is comprised of nine participants for fiscal year 2007-2008.  The Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center (KPPC) accepted applications in Spring 2007 from any school district that wished to participate in the program.  Acceptance to KEEPS was determined by the applicant’s level of commitment to improving energy management efforts.

Using the ENERGY STAR® program as an energy management and training system model, KPPC helps KEEPS participants identify and implement low-cost/no-cost energy-savings measures that have short payback periods. Over time, KPPC will help evaluate and determine funding options to implement more complex energy-savings measures with longer payback periods. This approach allows KEEPS participants to ease into the process of reducing energy and saving money through energy efficiency. This also demonstrates the value of KEEPS before the schools invest in more capital-intensive energy-savings measures.

For their part, participants must commit to the evaluation and possible implementation of proposed energy-savings measures.

For questions, please call the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center toll-free at (800) 334-8635, extension 8520965, or direct at (502) 852-0965.

KEEPS MEMBERS

*Denotes inaugural KEEPS member