Discussion:
The City of Shakopee is applying for a CERTS Seed Grant for an automated benchmarking program to replace the city's current method of manual data entry and ensure more accurate data collection. Referred to as B3 (Buildings Benchmarks and Beyond) Benchmarking, this program allows the collection of public building energy data for owners to manage and reduce energy costs. The city will partner with Shakopee Public Utilities and the Shakopee Public School District to collect the data from all three entities. By automating the input, municipalities and schools will be able to use B3 to the greatest extent, i.e., upload schedules, audits and documenting improvements over time to maximize the energy efficiency of taxpayer funding facilities.
The city is requesting $3.000 to hire a consulting firm to customize a benchmarking system for the city and its partners from an already existing base model. The city will oversee the system and data collection from the three entities.