KSHE Update

ASHE has rolled out a new, FREE energy dashboard to better track utility usage and identify savings potential as part of the Energy to Care program. The Energy to Care Dashboard is designed with user interaction in mind. The highly visual tool will allow users to see their energy performance and benchmarking at a glance. The dashboard works in conjunction with ENERGY STAR’s Portfolio Manager, so no duplicate utility bill entry. The new site has consolidated the location of helpful tools under the “Education Tools” tab. Resources include ideas of where to start, a benefits calculator that calculates the financial and environmental outcomes for reducing energy usage, as well as free online courses focused on energy. The new dashboard will make it easier to participate in the KSHE Energy Derby also! For more assistance, please reach out to Christy Fetsch or Spencer Hammond, Sustainability Liaisons for the chapter.

Annually ASHE hosts a competition among hospitals and other healthcare facilities to save energy and protect the climate, known as Energy to Care. To create local interest, KSHE has created its own competition, The Energy Derby, to increase efforts in hospitals statewide to reduce excessive energy use. Energy reduction is driven through improvements in energy efficiency with help from KSHE, ASHE, and the Energy to Care program. The member facilities that shed the most energy consumption will be recognized.