Energy Conservation and Use

Policy

Chapter 608 of the Maryland Laws of 2021 took effect on July 1, 2021. The statute directs each Local Education Agency (LEA) to adopt or update its own district-wide energy policy by July 1, 2022. The Energy Conservation and Use policy was adopted by the Board of Education on June 8, 2022.

View the Energy Conservation and Use Policy.

Resource Management and Energy Conservation Plan – In Development 

The Board requires that staff develop, implement, and routinely update a Resource Management and Energy Conservation Plan for school property that addresses the administration, education, and evaluation components necessary for meaningful resource management and energy conservation efforts, including:

kWh by Square Foot (LASt five years)

Facility	FY 21	FY 22	FY 23	FY 24	FY 25
Benjamin Banneker Early Childhood Center	9.70	11.07	10.03	9.10	10.36
Benjamin Banneker Elementary School	12.71	11.86	11.79	15.51	15.69
Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary School	8.55	9.26	8.67	9.44	11.15
Chopticon High School	11.76	12.31	12.31	11.67	14.24
Division of Supporting Services	13.86	15.60	14.25	15.46	20.34
Dr. James A Forrest Career & Technology Center	11.41	11.03	10.53	11.11	11.29
Dynard Elementary School	10.21	8.50	8.08	9.75	10.28
Esperanza Middle School	6.83	8.35	8.76	9.78	9.98
Evergreen Elementary School	11.56	12.07	12.56	13.97	16.68
George Washington Carver Elementary School	13.62	14.46	13.61	17.72	21.04
Great Mills High School	7.99	9.01	10.49	10.49	12.12
Green Holly Elementary School	7.44	8.78	8.85	10.51	13.11
Greenview Knolls Elementary School	10.42	10.75	10.38	10.73	10.93
Hollywood Elementary School	9.89	9.66	8.76	9.34	9.48
Leonardtown Elementary School	7.57	8.22	8.82	8.95	10.50
Leonardtown High School	13.76	14.21	15.25	14.81	17.06
Leonardtown Middle School	9.81	10.40	10.58	11.57	13.63
Lettie Marshall Dent Elementary School	10.87	11.36	10.76	12.66	15.12
Lexington Park Elementary School	8.76	9.71	9.27	10.96	11.67
Loveville Annex	167.28	150.99	141.79	67.11	104.83
Margaret Brent Middle School	10.12	11.33	12.35	12.53	15.26
Mechanicsville Elementary School	8.04	8.35	10.55	9.22	10.59
Moakley - Board of Education Bldg 1	11.70	11.28	10.33	9.95	10.44
Moakley - Board of Education Bldg 2	8.97	10.11	8.85	8.76	10.89
Oakville Elementary School	10.41	11.28	10.23	10.18	12.12
Park Hall Elementary School	8.76	8.53	8.34	9.80	10.78
Piney Point Elementary School	8.99	10.06	11.46	12.32	12.58
Ridge Elementary School	7.09	8.11	8.27	8.86	9.61
Spring Ridge Middle School	10.11	11.03	11.91	12.72	15.63
Town Creek Elementary School	10.55	10.16	9.90	8.52	10.88
White Marsh Elementary School	7.71	10.02	8.60	9.31	10.06
Total System	10.31	10.91	11.08	11.63	13.3

 

Focusing on:

• Energy Conservation
• Energy Efficiency
• Energy Purchasing – SMCPS will continue to utilize standard offer service
• Renewable Energy
• Monitoring and Reporting
• Re-evaluation of goals and targets

 

Questions and comments?

Please contact the Department of Capital Planning at 301-475-4256, ext 6.