Case Study: Hamilton Southeastern Schools achieves $300,000+ in annual energy savings and streamlined maintenance with Brightly Software

Hamilton Southeastern Leverages Brightly Data to Show $300,000 Savings in Annual Energy Costs

Hamilton Southeastern Schools (HSE) in Fishers, Indiana — a district of 21,600 students across 24 campuses and roughly 4,000,000 sq. ft. of facilities with over 10,000 assets — faced the challenge of tracking equipment performance, measuring energy use, and proving the return on efficiency investments across a very large portfolio. With growing facility space and complex budgets, HSE needed clearer data to identify problems quickly and build stakeholder buy-in for funding and upgrades.

By deploying Brightly’s Asset Essentials and Energy Manager, HSE has verified more than $300,000 in annual energy savings (using pre- and post-solar data to demonstrate a roughly $320,000 impact in 2023), kept energy consumption flat despite adding over 200,000 sq. ft., accelerated maintenance to complete about 15,000 work orders a year, and increased funding transparency through a monthly “Watt Watchers” report. The data-driven program also engaged students in energy stewardship and helped the district identify further opportunities to optimize costs and learning environments.

Hamilton Southeastern Schools

Bob Rice

Energy Manager & Indoor Air Quality Coordinator