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Energy & Infrastructure Solutions for K-12 Schools

Ameresco helps school districts address deferred maintenance, modernize aging facilities, improve energy performance, and strengthen campus resilience.
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Challenges

K-12 Infrastructure Challenges

Aging Buildings &
Deferred Maintenance
Districts must prioritize limited capital across facilities & building systems that require significant upgrades.
Budget & Funding
Constraints
Leaders must address critical facility needs while maximizing limited capital and operating budgets.
Reliability &
Resilience
Schools depend on reliable infrastructure to support learning, safety, technology, and community operations.
Sustainability &
Long-Term Planning
Sustainability objectives & modernization initiatives need to move forward while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
Benefits

Why School Districts Invest in Infrastructure Modernization

Ameresco helps districts develop infrastructure strategies that improve facility performance, strengthen resilience, and maximize the value of facility investments. Well-maintained and efficient facilities support student success today and build a stronger foundation for future learners. School districts typically invest in energy and infrastructure improvements to:

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Reduce energy & operating costs

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Address deferred maintenance

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Improve facility reliability & resilience

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Create more comfortable learning environments

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Support long-term capital planning

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Modernize learning spaces & campus systems

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Reduce ongoing maintenance requirements

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Advance sustainability & stewardship goals

Energy Infrastructure Solutions for K-12 Schools

School districts often prioritize projects that improve learning environments, reduce operating costs, address aging infrastructure, and support long-term capital planning. Ameresco helps districts develop integrated solutions tailored to campus-wide facility needs.

Modernize & Optimize Facilities

Improve Reliability & Energy Resilience

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Advance Sustainability & Clean Energy Goals

How we deliver
From Planning to Long-Term Performance
Develop ➡ Design ➡ Finance ➡ Construct ➡ Operate & Maintain
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Ameresco helps districts evaluate funding and financing strategies, including solutions that may reduce or eliminate up-front capital requirements. As a full lifecycle partner, we help align facility improvements with operational, financial, and educational priorities. Ameresco is focused on practical strategies needed to support both immediate needs and long-term objectives.
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Every district's infrastructure is different. Let's find out what's possible for yours, with no up-front cost to get started.
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A Full Lifecycle Partner for K-12 Infrastructure
500+
K-12 Customers Across North America & Europe
$2B+
of K-12 Projects Contracted Since 2000
50+ MW
of Energy Resources for K-12 Customers
25+
Years as a Trusted Partner in the K-12 Market
Testimonial
"The district has been working with Ameresco as a partner for many years to continually improve efficiencies, reduce our energy consumption, and work towards being an energy-responsible school district. We believe the new LED lighting systems will enhance the overall school experience for our students and staff and will allow us to reallocate the savings towards academics and student services.”
Christopher Norman, CFO/Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Facilities
Hazelwood School District
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AssetPlanner Software & Sustainability Advisory
Moorhead Area Public Schools

AssetPlanner Enables Decision-Making & Facility Management

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Ameresco helps K-12 school districts address aging infrastructure, deferred maintenance, rising utility costs, and evolving health and safety requirements. Many schools need HVAC upgrades, building automation improvements, lighting modernization, and facility resilience solutions that support student learning while improving operational efficiency.

Ameresco helps school districts tackle deferred maintenance through comprehensive facility assessments, long-term capital planning, and performance-based project delivery. By combining infrastructure upgrades with energy-saving improvements, districts can modernize facilities while minimizing budget impacts.

Ameresco helps K-12 schools reduce energy costs through energy conservation measures such as HVAC modernization, LED lighting upgrades, building automation systems, renewable energy solutions, and energy management strategies. Lower utility expenses can free up funding for educational priorities while improving facility performance.

Ameresco can use Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) to help school districts implement facility and energy improvements with little or no upfront capital. Guaranteed energy savings help fund project costs over time, enabling districts to modernize infrastructure while maintaining fiscal responsibility.

Ameresco can help school districts identify funding solutions that may include ESPCs, grants, utility incentives, bonds, capital budgets, and other financing mechanisms. A strategic funding approach offers the opportunity to accelerate critical facility upgrades while maximizing available resources.

Ameresco delivers K-12 modernization projects that commonly include HVAC replacements, building envelope efficiencies, indoor air quality improvements, LED lighting, building automation systems, electrical infrastructure upgrades, renewable energy technologies, water conservation measures, and campus resilience enhancements.

Ameresco partners with school districts to develop, design, finance, construct and operate & maintain comprehensive facility and district modernization programs. By combining expertise in energy efficiency, infrastructure renewal, arranging financing solutions, and project delivery, Ameresco can help schools improve learning environments, reduce operating costs, and achieve long-term facility goals.

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Start Planning for Long-Term Facility Performance

Ameresco works with school districts to evaluate facility conditions, identify infrastructure priorities, and develop strategies that align with long-term educational and financial goals.

Talk to an expert at Ameresco about facility renewal priorities, identifying funding and incentives, and opportunities in your district.