Since 1916, Idaho Power has been a trusted partner for business and residential customers, including local school districts and the buildings they manage. We take pride in powering our communities responsibly and affordably. We offer low prices, energy efficiency incentives and personal service.
Dallas Harris Elementary School opened in fall 2023 to provide a high-quality, student-centered learning facility to the growing southeast area of Boise. The Boise School District (BSD) benefits from Idaho Power’s business customer prices, which are nearly 30% less than the national average. They also qualify for many energy efficiency programs Idaho Power offers, including new construction, major renovations, additions and expansions. The projects pay for themselves over time, while the incentives reduce upfront costs and shorten payback periods for customers.
The BSD designs all their new schools with energy efficiency at the forefront, and this elementary school is no exception. CSHQA Inc., architects and engineers of record for Dallas Harris Elementary, teamed with DLR Group, who assisted in programming and schematic design. CSHQA Inc. also worked with Musgrove Engineering P.A. for mechanical design. CSHQA Inc. selected interior and exterior low-wattage LED lighting and high-efficiency mechanical systems, among other energy-saving systems, to optimize the comfort of the students and staff while saving money. Idaho Power’s New Construction and Major Renovations program worked with the BSD and CSHQA Inc. in this endeavor. The program provides cash incentives to businesses that design and build energy-saving features that exceed code in their new construction or major renovation project.
Idaho Power provided incentives to Dallas Harris Elementary for interior and exterior light load reduction; high‑efficiency exit signs; high-efficiency heat pumps; high-volume, low-speed fans; reflective roof treatment; and HVAC energy-management controls.
These energy efficiency measures have created valuable savings for the BSD. These energy efficiency measures will save BSD 149,707 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, enough to power more than 13 average homes in Idaho Power’s service area. The efforts also earned BSD over $42,000 in incentives. Those benefits go beyond the new school.
CSHQA Inc. earned a professional assistance incentive for their design and helping the school district with the technical aspects and required supporting documentation to complete the incentive process. CSHQA Inc. was eligible for an incentive equal to 20% of the participant’s total incentive, up to a maximum of $5,000, to help offset the additional necessary work.
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