School Districts

Decatur County Community Schools
Greensburg, IN

Decatur County Community Schools is the only ENERGY STAR 60% Leader (reduction) in the nation. It was also the nation’s first 50% Leader. All of the district’s schools earned the ENERGY STAR for 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Mr. Donald Lewellyn
Maintenance Director, Energy Manager

Mr. Donald Lewellyn is Director, Maintenance & Operations and Energy Manager for Decatur County Community Schools. He has more than 15 years of experience in electrical, mechanical, energy management, and heating, ventilation and air conditioning experience. He has eight years of experience as Buildings and Grounds Director.

New Britain Consolidated School District
New Britain, CT

The Consolidated School District of New Britain began its Cenergistic program in 2011. In the program’s first summer, savings surpassed projections and the district corrected heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems that were not performing optimally.

Mr. Ron Jakubowski
Interim Superintendent

A native of New Britain, Mr. Ron Jakubowski has been an educator for 38 years. He taught in Meriden before coming to New Britain 20 years ago to be the principal at Jefferson Elementary School. Since then, he has been in the board of education business office and most recently served as interim school superintendent.

Whittier Union High School District
Whittier, CA

Whittier Union High School District is an ENERGY STAR Top Performer, placing the district in the top 25% of the most efficient in the nation.

The district has also earned ENERGY STAR 20 Percent Leader for reducing its energy consumption by more than 20 percent.

WUHSD participates in Southern California Edison’s Summer Discount Program, and earns more than $55,000 per year in rebates for its ability to quickly curb energy use during periods of high demand.

Dr. Bill Jordan
Manager of Facilities & Planning

Dr. Bill Jordan is the Facility and Planning Manager for the Whittier Union High School District. He has held this position for over fourteen years and is responsible for maintenance and operations for the entire district which consists of six campuses plus the district administrative and maintenance offices.

He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University which he attended on a football scholarship, a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from LaSalle University.

Troup County School System
LaGrange, GA

Troup County School System is saving 29% of its expected energy costs in the program’s second year. Strategic building scheduling and system management, overseen by Cenergistic’s engineers and experts, is delivering significant savings throughout the year.

Mr. John Radcliffe
Assistant Superintendent for Operations

Mr. John Radcliffe is Assistant Superintendent for Operations for Troup County School System.

Warren County Schools
Bowling Green, KY

At Warren County Schools, savings from their energy program are equivalent to more than 147 teaching positions funded for a year. They have 19 ENERGY STAR buildings, many for multiple years, totaling 49 recognitions. They are home to the nation’s first Net Zero School, Richardsville Elementary. Warren County Schools also won the 2009 Andromeda Award from the Alliance to Save Energy.