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Energy Education Providers

​Educational Resources

Green & Healthy Schools Wisconsin
Program Overview

Center for Green Schools
Overview
Powering Down – Energy Conservation Toolkit
Top 10 Resources for Green Schools

U.S. Green Building Council
What is a Green School?
Education Solutions (courses for educators)
Green Classroom Professional Certificate

Green Schools Alliance
EmPowered Schools
MeterHero

Green Energy Challenge for Schools
EEinWisconsin – curriculum, grants, resources of all types

Conduct a School Building Energy Audit
Energy Audit Tools
Worksheets and Videos

Videos
Green Schools in Action (Project Learning Tree)
Watt’s Up: Vampire Load
Watt’s Up? Measuring Your Energy Use

Curriculum
Alliance to Save Energy’s Empowered Schools
National Energy Education Development Project (NEED)
U.S. Green Building Council Learning Lab
Climate Generation
Project Learning Tree Green Schools
Digital Observation Technology Skills
Teach Engineering

Professional Development
Focus on Energy Training 
Green Classroom Professional Certificate

Energy Saving Action Lists 
Alliance to Save Energy Actions –   checklist (PDF)
Green Education Foundation Tips
Save on Energy Techniques
Center for Green Schools Getting Started Checklist
Green & Healthy Schools Wisconsin Action List
Project Learning Tree Action List

Planning Forms
Project Learning Tree Action Planning Form
Green & Healthy Schools Action Plan Worksheet

Grants
GreenWorks Grants – Project Learning Tree

Energy Management Providers and Utilities

​Energy Management Resources

Wisconsin Office of Energy Innovation
Wisconsin K-12 School District Benchmarking Analysis
Wisconsin Energy Statistics
Municipal Energy Efficiency Technical Assistance Program (MEETAP)
Statewide Wood Energy Team (SWET)

Focus on Energy 
Delivering Energy Efficiency Together (DEET)  |   Overview
DEET Tools for Schools Bonus
School Benchmarking Study  |   Overview
Agriculture, Schools, and Government Program Overview
Focus on Energy K-12 Schools 
Focus on Energy Residential
Energy Advisor Map
Focus on Energy Project Planning Info Sheet
Schools and Government Facilities Energy Best Practices Guide
Focus on Energy Program Overview Presentation, 2018
Renewable Energy Competitive Incentive Program 
Illuminate Your Savings: Lighting Incentives from Focus on Energy
Case Study: LED Lighting
Case Study: HVAC and Controls
Case Study: Energy Efficient Chiller
Case Study: Express Building Tune-Up
Case Study: Retrocommissioning

EPA Energy Strategies for Buildings
Healthy School Buildings
Program Overview
Energy Star Certification
Portfolio Manager Benchmarking  Tool
Energy Saving Tips

LEED for Schools
Fact Sheet
Certification Process
LEED School Case Studies – search Resource Type “Project Profiles”

Wisconsin Utilities
Alliant Energy
Madison Gas and Electric
We Energies
Wisconsin Public Service
WPPI Energy
Xcel Energy

Understand Your Electric Bill:  Focus on Energy |  Xcel Energy |  WPS |  We Energies

50 Green Strategies that Cost Less
Guide for Daylighting in Schools
School Lighting Strategies
Managing Plug Load
Appliance Energy Costs (MG&E)
Estimating Appliance and Home Electronic Energy Use
Vending Machines
Common Light Measurement Terms
Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey
Energy Star Portfolio Manager (tracking for energy, water, greenhouse gases)
Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator (EPA)
Power Profiler (EPA)
CESA 10 Facilities Management Services 
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Collaborative for High Performance Schools
Energy Design Guidelines for High Performance Schools

​Energy Action Plans

School Case Studies

Teachers who participate in NRES 634 develop action plans for saving energy in their schools. Samples below. 

Elementary Schools
Stillson Elementary School, Chippewa Falls
Hawthorne Elementary School, Madison
Flynn Elementary School, Eau Claire
McKinley Elementary School, Kenosha
Parkview Elementary School, Chippewa Falls
Lakeshore Elementary School, Eau Claire
Ben Franklin Elementary School, Menomonee Falls
Highlands Elementary School, Appleton
Elvehjem Elementary School, Madison

Middle Schools
North Star Middle School, Eau Claire
Madison Middle School, Appleton
Ben Franklin Junior High School, Stevens Point
PJ Jacobs Junior High School, Stevens Point
Fox River Academy, Appleton
Franklin Middle School, Green Bay 1
Franklin Middle School, Green Bay 2
Einstein Middle School, Appleton

High Schools
Memorial High School, Eau Claire
Tremper High School, Kenosha
Indian Trail Academy, Kenosha
Stevens Point Area Senior High School, Stevens Point
Green Bay East High School, Green Bay
Menasha High School, Menasha
Sun Prairie High School, Sun Prairie
Preble High School, Green Bay

Districts
Winter School District
Mellen School District

Chippewa Falls School District
Clintonville Public School District
Crandon Schools
Howard Suamico School District 
Kettle Moraine School District
McDonell Area Catholic Schools 
Prairie Farm School District 
River Falls School District 
Waterloo School District

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