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Energy Efficiency Assistance Program
Date:
February 5, 2015
School Name:
Conrad Ball Middle School
Address:
2660 Monroe Ave
Email:
nichol.wolverton@thompsonschools.org
Phone:
2693179272
Contact Person:
Nichol Wolverton
School District:
Thompson School District
Grade:
8th Grade
Class:
Science
Class Size:
~30 per class, however 115 students were involved in creating and supporting ideas.
City of Loveland Water and Power

200 N. Wilson Ave.
Loveland, CO
80537
Phone: 970-962-3000
Fax: 970-962-3400
www.cityofloveland.org
The Energy Efficiency Assistance Program (EEAP) supports and encourages schools and classroom efforts to provide students
and faculty an unbiased, comprehensive overview of energy efficiency and renewable energy in Loveland.
The goals of EEAP:
*Educate and actively engage students in energy conservation projects.

*Promote ideas and outcomes from the students and the teachers perspectives.
*Support the efforts and goals of the participating classroom.
*Provide funding for educational materials, classroom presentations, field trips, energy efficiency products for home and
classroom use, staff time, curriculum assistance and behavioral change incentives. !
!
Requirements:
1. School must be a City of Loveland electric customer.
2. Requires student participation and promotes behavior change.
3. Project must reflect the goals of the Energy Efficiency Assistance Program.
4. Must be able to submit progress on documented and implemented goals.
. Completed application including responses to the questions below must be
submitted by 'FCSVBSZ .
1. Provide a description of your project.
The students of Conrad Ball Middle School recieve iPad's as educational tools. Being a 1-to-1 iPad school, there are more
than 650 students who need to charge their iPad's on a daily basis. Bringing these iPads into the district also increased the
pressure on our local power plants. The students of Mr. Wolverton's science classes would like to install a solar powered
iPad charging station. Although the iPad's are 21st century tools, we are relying on nonrenewable, unsustainable, methods
to keep these technologically advanced tools powered. Installing this solar powered iPad charging station would provide a
space
where
could charge
their
iPad in a common location. The students have devised two plans to present to the
2.
Why do
you students
want to participate
in this
program?
school, if the grant is awarded, in an effort to bring this resource to the entire student body. The first idea is to have a
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would
our
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to
reflect
our
21st
century
principles.
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a
1-to-1
school,
meaning
every
student
is
issued
an
iPad
ashave
an a
include three separate charging stations. The 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade areas of the building would each
educational
tool,
we
want
our
building
to
represent
a
21st
century
learning
space.
Installing
the
solar
panels
would
not
separate charging station. Regardless of the design, we would also have a display that provided information regarding only
the
help
increase
our energy
efficiency
be used
as a tool
and learning resource for our newly implemented Next
amount
of energy
generated
as wellbut
as will
the also
amount
of energy
used.
Generation Science Standards. These new standards encourage engineering and design practices be integrated into
school curriculum. The solar panel project would provide an interactive instrument that can be used to teach about energy
efficiency
andtime
clean
energy
jobs.
Theseyou
components
not only
educate
our
today but will inspire them to engineer
3.
Is this a one
only
project
or would
like to encourage
this
program
to youth
be sustainable?
clean
energywill
solutions
theytime
become
contributing
membersit of
our economy.
This project
requireas
a one
installation
cost, however
would
be a sustainable program that would continue to
reduce the energy demands of our school for years to come. The solar panels will indefinitely be used as a teaching tool
and will supply the energy needed to power the electronics of upcoming generations of Conrad Ball Middle School
students.
4. What are you currently doing at your school to educate students and faculty on energy use in the home or at school?
There are very few efforts in our school that are directed at increasing energy efficency. However, this provides us with a
huge opportunity to make drastic improvements in our Carbon Footprint and energy efficiency.!
!
!
5. What behavioral changes, if any, have you implemented to reduce the energy use in your school?
I have turned down my thermostat and keep fans in my room to circulate warm air from the hallway into my classroom. In
the summer, I open my door in the mornings to allow the cool air into my room and close it after noon to keep the hotter air
outside. I also unplug all of the plugs in my classroom at the end of every day. There are not any school wide policies that
encourage or promote energy efficiency on a large scale. Therefore, we have many areas that can be explored and
critiqued to improve the energy efficiency of our school.!
! How widespread is your effort? Are there any other staff members or classrooms that might be involved in this project?
6.
!
The
estimated cost to charge an iPad, every other day, for one year is $1.36. (http://bit.ly/1D36ceh) If all of our 685 students
!
charged their iPads, at the school, we would save an estimated $1,000 a year! Therefore, the school would save money
and increase their energy efficiency but students could also save their families from having to draw as much energy from
the grid. We would no longer be known as the "iPad school" but furthermore as the "Solar-Powered iPad School". Along
with the implementation of the solar panels we would also increase efforts across the school to ask teachers to make
behavioral
changes.
idea
is to ask teachers to ensure all appliances and plugs are disconnected from the outlets or at
7.
What are your
goals One
for this
project?
least connected to a power strip that can be switched off at the end of the day. Installing solar panels would help start the
The
goals for and
this advocacy
project aretotoincrease
reduce the
electricity
demand
of our
to promote the
benefits
making energy
conversation
energy
efficiency
across
the school
school and
by encouraging
teachers
andofstudents
to be
efficient
choices.
Another
goal
is
to
promote
clean
energy
sources
as
well
as
provide
solutions
to
problems
from an
more energy conscious.
engineering design perspective. !
!
8. Do you have additional funding for this project?
The project is budgeted to be completed within the $5,000 grant. We do not have any additional funding to sponsor this
project.!
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!
!
Please Submit Application either by:

Email: 5SBDFZ)FXTPO!DJUZPGMPWFMBOEPSH
or
Mail- Attention: Tracey Hewson
200 N. Wilson Ave.
Loveland, CO 80537
You may also find the application online at
www.cityofloveland.org/eeap

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Energy Efficiency Assistance Program

Conrad Ball Middle School

2660 Monroe Ave

Thompson School District

City of Loveland Water and Power

*Educate and actively engage students in energy conservation projects.

Please Submit Application either by:

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