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After a detailed presentation on controls, humidity management and efficiency measures, the board approved a service agreement and an 80/20 lease/purchase (PPA) financing plan with Ideal Impact. Staff expects the project to require no up-front district funds and to deliver multi-year energy and maintenance savings.

Ideal Impact described a performance-based, debt-paid-from-savings model to replace controllers, optimize HVAC, weatherize campuses and deploy a 'campus optimizer.' The vendor estimated payback in about five to six years and projected $16.9 million in 15‑year savings; trustees asked detailed questions about contract mechanics and teacher comfort.

In many large facilities—data centers, hospitals, industrial plants, and commercial complexes—facility managers usually look for visible failures when energy costs rise. They inspect compressors, pump...

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