Transforming School District Energy Liabilities into Educational Assets

Why Energia

Energia is a leader in managing and maximizing value of EPC’s. Energia has successfully worked as the technical liaison between owners and Energy service companies or ESCO’s on over 130 energy performance projects that have produced over 1 billion dollars in energy conservation improvements.

Energia has a highly specialized team of engineers, architects and project managers who work exclusively on energy performance projects. They have decades of combined knowledge and experience and have mastered the unique skills required to produce the biggest project with the greatest cash flow. Energia ‘s energy performance engineering model supports clients throughout every stage of an EPC from concept to RFP through completion of construction and beyond to verify and validate that energy savings are in fact realized.

YouTube player

7 Reasons to Choose Energia

1

Energia’s team of experts strives to uncover and unlock trapped energy funds

Energia recognizes the complicated process that school districts face when embarking on energy-savings projects. Having decades of experience, our team of experts strives to uncover and unlock trapped energy funds so districts can reinvest funding into creating world-class learning environments for teachers and students.

As trusted advisors and school district partners, Energia promises to:

  • Collaborate with administrators to best explain complex energy-savings initiatives, energy retrofits, and energy performance programs

  • Obtain the maximum energy savings for all projects

  • Manage the financial ecosystem of energy projects, energy services contractors, compliance with applicable statutes, federal and state funding, and utility rebates

  • Ensure projects meet the community and district goals to reduce carbon footprint

  • Capture the best cost savings possible so that students can experience a healthy, safe, and comfortable environment that enables impactful learning

2

Energia is a unique company that delivers key benefits throughout every project

  • Provides a single, focused and dedicated team of technical advisors
  • Identifies your project’s projected energy savings and potential scope, so you begin the initiative with the right expectations
  • Requests and reviews competitive proposals and/or bids from contractors, so you can be confident your procurement process is performed with utmost integrity
  • Helps your district obtain the best contract terms and outcome
  • Prepares detailed project plans and specifications
  • Oversees project construction from first day to final acceptance
  • Verifies the actual energy savings to ensure you realize the full savings you’re anticipating

3

Energia uses a 7-Step Proven Process For Energy-Savings Success™

Energia uses a seven-step process that provides critical information and a detailed roadmap for achieving project success, making Energia the best choice to manage your energy-savings project.

This is the same proven and trusted process that has been used for more than 130 projects producing over $1 billion in energy-saving improvements.

7 STEP PROCESS

Energia Proven Process For
Energy-Saving Success™

ACTUAL SAVINGS PROVEN

DISTRICT-WIDE
PHYSICAL
TRANSFORMATION

NO-RISK FUNDING

DISCOVERY

ENERGIA FINANCIAL
ASSESSMENT™

ENERGIA PROJECT PROPOSAL  COMPETITION™

FINAL SCOPE AND
SAVINGS AGREEMENT™

7 STEP PROCESS

Energia Proven Process For
Energy-Saving Success™

STEP 1
DISCOVERY

STEP 2
ENERGIA FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT™

STEP 3
ENERGIA PROJECT
PROPOSAL COMPETITION™

STEP 4
FINAL SCOPE AND SAVINGS AGREEMENT™

STEP 5
NO-RISK FUNDING

STEP 6
DISTRICT-WIDE PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION

STEP 7
ACTUAL SAVINGS PROVEN

STEP 1 DISCOVERY

STEP 2 ENERGIA FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT™

STEP 3 ENERGIA PROJECT PROPOSAL COMPETITION™

STEP 4 FINAL SCOPE AND SAVINGS AGREEMENT™

STEP 5 NO-RISK FUNDING

STEP 6 DISTRICT-WIDE PHYSICAL TRANSFORMATION

STEP 7 ACTUAL SAVINGS PROVEN

4

Energia Provides Economic, Environmental & Education Benefits

Energia ensures that your energy efficiency project is environmentally responsible, fiscally sound, and educationally enriching for every stakeholder group in your educational community.

  • Energy savings that are measured and quantified
  • Data-driven reduced energy consumption and operating costs
  • Reduced carbon footprint
  • Refreshed and renewed healthy building and learning environments
  • Reduced teacher and student absenteeism
  • Increased occupant comfort
  • Increased overall productivity

5

Energia is a Minority and Woman Owned Business (M/WBE)

Energia is a certified Women’s Business Enterprise under the leadership of CEO Kendra McQuilton. She began her career with Energia, her family business, in 2001, and has overseen the successful management of hundreds of energy savings projects. As a woman-owned and led business, Energia has also created a scholarship fund to encourage young women to follow their passions and interests into the exciting world of science, technology, engineering, and math.

School districts can be confident that Energia seeks every opportunity to ensure that M/WBE partners and vendors are included in the process. Energia fully supports and advocates for diversity and its impact on students who will be able to see a diverse workforce in action.

Additionally, M/WBE participation in your project can meet various state and federal diversity spend requirements and qualify for federal, state, and local tax incentives and rebates.

Providing opportunities at all levels of work is as important to Energia as it is to our partnering school districts and their communities.

6

Energia believes in Education & Energy Efficiency for ALL Students

Energia believes that all children should attend a well-maintained school. The State of Our Schools recent report documents a $85 billion per year shortfall on public infrastructure funding. When schools reinvest that savings into deteriorating buildings that have been historically neglected, students from all backgrounds will thrive.

7

Energia does more for Students

Real-World STEM Learning

Energia’s Real-World STEM Learning program has been designed as an opportunity for your students to hear from professionals how proactive energy reduction programs can improve the lives of your community members. The program’s curriculum offers real-world lessons in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) based on your district’s own energy improvement project. By providing students direct access to engineers, energy consultants, and contractors, students can give feedback and participate in an on-site work-study project in environmental conservation. Whether their core interest is energy efficiency, engineering, or reducing their own carbon footprint, your energy improvement project can provide students with a meaningful and rewarding educational experience.

 

View our success stories here.

Listen to our testimonials here.