Paul Chappell, energy manager for the McCracken Co. Ballard, Livingston, and Lyon Co. school systems, was among 37 school staff honored recently for their part in a two-year project that will reduce Kentucky’s school energy costs by nearly $13 million by the end of the school year.
Chappell received a certificate of commendation from officials of Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA), the Beshear administration and Education Commissioner Terry Holliday during April 16 ceremonies in Lexington.
The event recognized key players in SEMP (School Energy Managers Project), an initiative funded through federal stimulus funding that expires this spring. Thirty-five energy managers and two energy curriculum coordinators were hired by coalitions of school systems since 2010. SEMP has been a partnership among the districts, KSBA and the state Department of Energy Development and Independence.
