State and Territory Energy Offices, in partnership with local governments and school districts, support energy efficiency, affordability, and air quality in schools through data management, planning, energy assessments, project funding and financing, facilities management, standards setting, and STEM education. Through NASEO, State and Territory Energy Offices have worked together to identify program implementation models and cross-agency partnership strategies that support high-performing and energy-efficient K-12 school facilities.

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NASEO Map: State K-12 School Energy Program Map - Updated as of June 2025

NASEO Webinar: Empowering Local Education Agencies – The Role of State and Territory Energy Offices in School Energy Upgrades
November 4, 2024
  • This webinar provides an overview of a NASEO report for State and Territory Energy Offices on collaborating with State Education Agencies to support local K-12 school districts on improving facility energy efficiency and indoor air quality. This call also highlighted additional resources on best practices for State Energy Offices on administering existing school energy programs and strengthening cross-agency partnerships to advance energy-efficient and healthy school buildings.
NASEO In-Person Meeting: Improving Energy Efficiency, Indoor Air Quality, and Educational Outcomes in School Facilities: Opportunities for State Energy Office Collaboration
August 13-14, 2024
  • This event strengthened relationships and identified shared priorities between State Energy Offices, school officials, and education stakeholders, and presented expert perspectives on directing and stretching federal and state investments. The meeting discussions focused on the unprecedented availability of federal and state financial incentives and programs to construct net zero schools, deploy electric school bus fleets, and conduct energy efficiency and indoor air quality improvements, all helping modernize and reduce operating costs for school districts across the country.
NASEO Buildings Committee Webinar: Allowable Uses of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funding for K-12 Schools Retrofits
August 17, 2021
  • The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 provided nearly $122 billion to states and schools to support reopening of K-12 schools through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). According to the U.S. Green Building Council, the this ARPA fund brings the total funding allocated to $176 billion in emergency funding for K-12 schools to respond to COVID-19. Since the Act was passed in March, many states have had questions about how the funds can be utilized, and if energy efficiency projects are eligible for funding. During this half day webinar, NASEO partners will provide an update to participating State Energy Offices on the allowable uses of ESSER funding, including through public private partnerships such as Energy Savings Performance Contracts.