Fairfax County Public Schools has been selected as a 2023 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year winner for Sustained Excellence. This award is reserved for ENERGY STAR® partners demonstrating outstanding leadership, year over year. 

FCPS uses ENERGY STAR® to engage students, conserve energy, and protect the environment, and as a catalyst for stewardship throughout FCPS schools and the community. Recent accomplishments include:

• Receiving recognition as an ENERGY STAR Certification Nation Executive Member by earning the ENERGY STAR for 61 schools in 2022.
• Achieving energy savings greater than 21% and $65 million since 2014 and more than $10 million in annual energy costs.
• Winning the “Best Project in the Major Renovation” category of the ENERGY STAR Decarbonize Your Design Challenge for the renovation of Crossfield Elementary School.
• Improving both indoor air quality and energy efficiency through heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) projects.

FCPS has been an ENERGY STAR® partner since 1998. This commitment has been a foundation for our energy management program, and guided FCPS’ focus on efficient energy consumption, reducing harmful air pollutants generated by greenhouse gas emissions, and saving millions of dollars. 

For more information, visit the FCPS ENERGY STAR® webpage.