Performance Contracting

Johnson County Schools

Johnson County School DistrictPaintsville, Kentucky

This performance contracting project with CMTA included upgrades at all 7 of the schools in the Johnson County School District, located in Paintsville, Kentucky. 

  • full HVAC system renovation for W.R. Castle Elementary School, including installation of new high-efficiency two-stage water-source heat pump units and a new cooling tower for the central plant
  • 6 of the schools were converted from inefficient, maintenance intensive coal fired boilers to high efficiency condensing natural gas boilers 
  • All schools received a complete LED lighting upgrade 
  • Central Elementary and Central High School received extensive controls upgrades to integrate the entire district into a universal web based DDC control system 
  • Johnson County Middle School received a full mechanical and architectural upgrade of the bathrooms 
  • Johnson Central Elementary School received internal rezoning of the existing “open concept” classrooms to improve the thermal comfort and learning environment of the students at this school. 
  • Pumping upgrades were completed at Johnson Central High School, Johnson County Middle School, and Johnson Central Elementary 
  • A district wide plumbing upgrade was completed to reduce water usage

Johnson County Schools Energy Use

[{"x":"JAN","Baseline":"67100.0","Guaranteed":"53755.0","Actual":"40320.0"},{"x":"FEB","Baseline":"124160.0","Guaranteed":"99467.0","Actual":"68400.0"},{"x":"MAR","Baseline":"163660.0","Guaranteed":"131111.0","Actual":"96520.0"},{"x":"APR","Baseline":"202560.0","Guaranteed":"162275.0","Actual":"127800.0"},{"x":"MAY","Baseline":"244120.0","Guaranteed":"195570.0","Actual":"156040.0"},{"x":"JUN","Baseline":"284460.0","Guaranteed":"227887.0","Actual":"184440.0"},{"x":"JUL","Baseline":"321240.0","Guaranteed":"257352.0","Actual":"211240.0"},{"x":"AUG","Baseline":"365360.0","Guaranteed":"292697.0","Actual":"234760.0"},{"x":"SEP","Baseline":"404260.0","Guaranteed":"323861.0","Actual":"252760.0"},{"x":"OCT","Baseline":"447400.0","Guaranteed":"358421.0","Actual":"270360.0"},{"x":"NOV","Baseline":"490340.0","Guaranteed":"392821.0","Actual":"302160.0"},{"x":"DEC","Baseline":"541080.0","Guaranteed":"433470.0","Actual":"334680.0"}]
What does this data mean?
Baseline: The annual energy consumption before the project
Guaranteed: CMTA's guaranteed energy use for the client post-project
Actual: The measured energy use after the project

What impressed me most was how CMTA was able to...install new LED lighting in all district facilities and upgrade HVAC by converting coal boilers to gas with minimal disturbance to students and classroom instruction. Your team worked quickly, efficiently and professionally.

Thom Cochran, Superintendent

Johnson County Schools, Paintsville, Kentucky