Energy Efficient and Healthy K-12 Public School Facilities: Opportunities for State Energy Offices and State Education Agencies to Collaborate

Collaboration between State Education Offices and State Energy Offices can help states better support energy efficient and healthy school facilities by lowering utility and maintenance costs for schools and improving the learning environment for students. The report provides data-driven recommendations for state-level cooperation between education and energy offices to improve school facilities, including elevating facility energy issues in state governance, creating data and energy management systems, offering planning assistance, leveraging funding, providing technical support, and improving state-level accountability through facility evaluations.