Energy Conservation Program
MPUSD has Reduced Energy use by 36.9% 
What's New
Since December 2012, the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District has reduced use by (as of June 2019):
- Electric TBD kWH
- Natural gas TBD Therms
- Water TBD gallons
- Removing 87,051,089 KBTU or 4,919 metric tons of carbon dioxide pollution or
- Removing 1,025 cars from the road or
- Planting 126,139 trees for 10 years
MPUSD has Nine Solar Sites
Seaside High School...................................537.95 KW
Hayes Campus ..........................................60.48 KW
Crumpton Crumpton...................................110.88 KW
Highland Elementary..................................114.24 KW
Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary..............69.6 KW
IMC.............................................................292.32 KW
Foothill Elementary.....................................69.54 KW
Los Arboles Middle.....................................69.6 KW
Seaside Middle School...............................99.18 KW
Total Solar..................................................1473.99 KW
Solar is a Clean Source of Energy.
MPUSD's Photovoltaic Systems generation is comparable to:
Removing 6,644 tons of Carbon dioxide pollution or planting 109,859 trees for 10 years
MPUSD's First Electric Vehicle

Proposition 39 Clean Energy Job Act
Interior Lights: MPUSD's Custodial and Maintenance staff worked weekends to replace all fluorescent tubes with new LED tubes. 30,000+ tubes were replaced and recycled at 23 sites. The new tubes are mercury free and plastic, so they are safer and produce a better quality light. The LED tubes reduce energy need for lighting by 52%.
Phase 2 Interior Lighting: Gyms, MURs and other areas will be switching over to LED.
Thermostats: MPUSD's HVAC Department is installing new Programmable Thermostats. The thermostats give staff more control and choice of heat in their areas while providing better energy conservation. Please see Thermostat Instructions above.
Exterior lights: MPUSD's Electrical Department is installing new LED exterior lights at all campuses. The campuses are safer, light levels have improved and energy need for exterior lights is reduced by 50-70%.
Utility Bills Entered and Analyzed
Turf Removed
150,642 sq feet
21 Schools Recieve Energy Star Awards
2017 Energy Star Awards
Marina Vista
Olson:
Marshall
DLAMP
Ord Terrace
Highland
Colton
Seaside High
International School of Monterey
Foothill
Del Rey Woods
Monta Vista
Seaside Middle
Monterey High
Bay View Academy
La Mesa
Los Arboles
Marina High
Central Coast
MLK
Push to get the Next Holiday Shutdown Flier
Energy Guidelines
Flip the Switch
Each night before going home, please reminder to TURN OFF:
- Computers
- Copy machines
- Lights
- Printers
- Projectors, speakers, document cameras, Smart Boards, etc.
Thermostats
Field Retrofits Complete
- Colton
- MLK (2)
- Foothill
- Los Arboles
- Ord Terrace
- Highland
Exterior Water Conservation
MPUSD mangages it's irrigation with 47 Hydro-Point WeatherTrak smart controllers
We he made an arrangement with water districts to irrigate our field on weekdays, so they are overseen by our professional Grounds Department.
Since 2013 MPUSD has reduced water use by 48.4%
Hydropoint Water Compass are installed on 15 meters. Water Compass is a Cellular communication devise that reads the water meter in real time and send alerts if there is excessive use or a leak. Additional Water Compass systems will be installed in 2017-18
Interior Water Conservation
MPUSD Facility Department has been working at every school site installing Water Saving fixtures.
- Self metering faucets operate with one push and turn off automatically. Please report any faucet that runs longer than 30 seconds.
- Faucets are installed with a .5 gallon per minute aerator.
- Toilets are installed with 1.6 or 1.28 gallon per flush valves
- Urinals are Waterless or installed with a .5 or .125 gallon per flush valve.
Please report any toilets or urinals that run constantly.
Energy Conservation Grants
- MPWMD Broadway Project Phase 1: $30,000
- MPWMD Broadway Project Phase 2: $30,000
- State Water Board DROPS grant $672,000 for Storm water collection and water conservation
- MPWMD $74,477 for Ord Terrace Water Conservation Project
- Cal Am Water $30,000 for Efficient Irrigation Retrofit
- MBUAPCD $27,000 for Electric Vehicle
- Ecology Action $30,000 for LID designs
- MBUAPCD $165,000 for School Bus Replacement
- RUNNING TOTAL FOR GRANTS: $1,258,601
- RUNNING TOTAL FOR REBATES: $1,030,896
- RUNNING TOTAL FOR BILLING ERROR: $54,641
