SLED · State, Local, Education & Government

Modernize critical infrastructure — with no capital ask.

Public budgets are tight and the buildings are aging. Power upgrades generation, efficiency, and resilience and lets the energy savings pay for it — $0 upfront capital, guaranteed savings, and critical facilities that stay online when the grid doesn't.

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Public-sector facility

The opportunity · spend you already have, redirected

Districts needing HVAC upgrades
41%
Of U.S. public school districts need to update or replace HVAC in at least half their schools.
Source: U.S. GAO, 2020
Upfront capital with ESPC
$0
Guaranteed energy savings fund the work — no new bond, no capital outlay.
Source: U.S. DOE FEMP
Performance-contract term
up to 25yrs
Long terms let deep retrofits pencil out entirely on avoided utility cost.
Source: U.S. DOE FEMP

The funding model

The savings buy the project. Not the taxpayer.

You don't need a new line item to modernize. The structures below turn money you already spend on utilities — and incentives you're now eligible for — into resilient, efficient infrastructure.

MechanismWhat it means for your agencyCapital
Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC)Improvements are funded by guaranteed energy savings over the term; if the savings fall short, we make up the difference.$0 upfront
Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS)Pay only for delivered performance — generation and efficiency as an operating cost, kept off the capital budget.$0 upfront
Cooperative procurementBuy through pre-competed contracts (Sourcewell, OMNIA) to move fast and stay compliant — without a full RFP cycle.Faster
IRA elective (direct) payTax-exempt entities receive clean-energy tax credits as a direct cash payment — incentive value even with no tax liability.Credit back

What we deliver for the public sector

01 · Generation

On-site solar & storage

Rooftop, carport, and ground-mount generation with storage across campuses, depots, and facilities — sized to your load and budget.

02 · Resilience

Critical-facility microgrids

Keep 911 centers, water and wastewater plants, hospitals, and shelter-designated schools powered through any grid event — on clean power, not just a fuel tank.

03 · Financing

ESPC & Energy-as-a-Service

$0-upfront structures with guaranteed savings, so modernization happens without a bond or a capital ask.

04 · Efficiency

Deep building retrofits

HVAC, lighting, controls, and envelope work that cuts consumption first — the cheapest megawatt is the one you never use.

05 · Procurement

Cooperative & RFP support

Compliant paths to award — cooperative contracts to move fast, or full RFP support where your charter requires it.

06 · Reporting

Compliance & transparency

Measurement & verification, climate-action-plan tracking, and public-facing reporting that stands up to auditors and councils.

Questions finance & facilities directors ask

Straight answers, in numbers.

How do we fund energy upgrades with no capital budget?
Through an Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) or Energy-as-a-Service agreement, the energy savings pay for the work. There is $0 upfront capital — the avoided utility cost covers the service payment over the term, and the savings are typically guaranteed.
Can we procure this without running a full RFP?
Often, yes. We can deliver through cooperative purchasing contracts (such as Sourcewell or OMNIA Partners) that are already competitively bid, which shortens procurement while staying compliant — or support a formal RFP where one is required.
Can tax-exempt agencies still capture clean-energy incentives?
Yes. Under the Inflation Reduction Act's elective ("direct") pay provision, tax-exempt entities — including state, local, and education bodies — can receive clean-energy tax credits as a direct cash payment rather than a tax offset, improving project economics even without tax liability.
How do you keep critical public facilities online during an outage?
On-site generation and storage in a microgrid let critical facilities — 911 and emergency operations centers, water and wastewater plants, hospitals, and schools serving as shelters — island from the grid and run on clean power through an outage, not just a diesel generator's fuel window.

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Solution

Solar & Generation

On-site generation sized to public campuses, depots, and facilities.

 Solution

Storage & Kinetic

Battery storage and microgrid resilience for facilities that can't go dark.

 Calculator

Self-funded savings calculator

Model the budget you free at $0 upfront capital over the program term.

The conversation

Resilient facilities, funded by their own savings.

In 30 minutes we'll map the savings that fund the work, the critical loads you can protect, and the incentives your agency can still claim.

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