More than $9 million dollars in federal stimulus funds will be used to create a new position at many Kentucky school districts:  energy manager.  A few already have energy managers, who analyze ways to help districts become more energy efficient.  But Kentucky School Boards Association spokesman says the hope is that all 174 districts will soon have one.

“We hope within the next 90 days to issue an RFP (Request for Proposal) that the districts will apply for.  And the goal is to have a number of these energy managers on the job, looking at schools, looking at planned schools, by July 1st,” Hughes said.

Part of the stimulus money will also go toward the Kentucky Energy Efficient Program for Schools.  It helps districts learn how to implement programs to save energy, like installing solar panels.