EXPANDING THE POWER OF ENERGY - Kansas

EXPANDING THE POWER OF ENERGYThe Strength of OpTerra Energy Services

OpTerra transformed Cal State University, Fresno, into a more sustainable campus by installing 1.2 MW of solar on parking canopies. The structures save energy while providing much-needed shade from the Central Valley sun for the campus community.

OpTerra is the nation’s pioneer in helping organizations use energy to drive opportunity. We partner with forward-thinking institutions, businesses, and communities to implement comprehensive, turnkey energy projects. By developing, designing and delivering projects that include an extensive set of energy efficiency and sustainability management services, our customers save money, improve productivity, and protect the environment.

These projects are tailored to solve the unique challenges and address the diverse needs of each customer across sectors and regions. Using energy efficiency and renewables as a foundation, we generate sustainable results that positively impact communities, businesses, and the bottom line.

OpTerra offers a broad spectrum of advanced technologies—from lighting and mechanical upgrades, to energy management and water conservation, to renewables and storage. We use our technology and expertise to create customized solutions that best fit each of our customers’ unique needs. By working collaboratively across our organization and yours, we connect ideas and find possibilities that would otherwise be missed. Our extensive experience in evaluating facility space has shown that there are opportunities in every building to reduce energy consumption and costs, while improving performance. Using a whole-systems thinking approach, we back our programs with a wide network of technical and professional experts that span from energy and finance to engineering and construction management. This approach generates solutions that go beyond technical upgrades to drive long-term positive results.

Energizing Opportunity, Driving Impact

As a result of partnering with OpTerra, Colorado’s state buildings in the Colorado Capitol Complex are now among the most energy-efficient in the nation.

OpTerra’s Technical Capabilities and Comprehensive Approach

Through thousands of partnerships over many years, OpTerra has delivered far-reaching impact.• Over $2.5 Billion in Customer Savings• 235+ MW of Solar Installed in Public Buildings• 270,000+ LED Retrofits (Streetlights, Interior, and Exterior)• Over 2 Billion Square Feet of Facility Space and 100,000+

Buildings Evaluated• 20,000+ Students Engaged

Highly efficient LED park lighting installed in the City of Salinas, California, provides brighter, safer public spaces

while reducing electricity and maintenance costs.

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OpTerra’s approach across the United States is grounded in providing our customers direct support from local teams with the expertise necessary to meet regional needs. As a pioneer in advancing the sustainable energy economy, OpTerra creates positive, long-term impact that lasts decades.

Local Solutions, Coast-to-Coast

ECONOMICWe save money, improve cash flow and reduce exposure to risk.

ENVIRONMENTALWe help our customers transition to more sustainable forms of energy to decrease their carbon footprint.

HUMANWe improve the comfort, safety and productivity of the environments in which people work, play and live.

Explore a sampling of our success stories from our 40+

years of experience to see how our partners have saved

money and positively impacted the environment and their

communities.

HAWAIÌ CALIFORNIA

Riverside CountyWith almost 300 days of sunshine a year, Riverside County was eager to take advantage of their prime real estate for renewable power. In 2014, OpTerra and the County partnered to install a total of 12 MW of solar - the largest countywide conversion to solar ever launched in the U.S.

Hawaiì Department of EducationIn 2013, the Hawaiì Department of Education and OpTerra launched Ka Hei, a sustainability program integrating innovative energy technology with meaningful learning experiences. Program highlights include 9.3 MW of solar PV installations to date, energy efficiency upgrades, and educational opportunities across all schools.

Antelope Valley-East Kern Water AgencyWith Antelope Valley’s recent population growth during a time of crippling drought in California, major stress has been placed on the regional water systems. In partnership with OpTerra, this Southern California water agency will install 5.5 MW of solar power, retrofit LED lighting, and modernize HVAC.

• Expected to achieve nearly $81MM in net savings over the life of the program

• Utilizes the RES-BCT program which allows the Agency to export energy to the grid and receive generation credits for their other benefiting accounts

• Expected to yield $200MM in taxpayer savings over the next 30 years

• Expected to achieve $3MM in gross savings from PV systems annually

• Modernized HVAC equipment across Agency facilities reduces maintenance while improving indoor comfort for staff

• Expected to create over 1,000 jobs over the next 30 years and uses 80% local labor

• Engaged thousands of students across 184 schools • Trained 511 teachers and held 28 professional

development sessions

• Offsets carbon emissions equivalent to removing 1,958 cars from highways annually

• Offsets 385,000 metric tons of CO2, the equivalent to removing more than 81,000 cars from the road for one year

• Makes huge strides in helping the Board of Education achieve 90% clean energy across DOE facilities by 2040

• Accelerates State goal to produce 100% clean electricity by 2045


CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

TEXAS

City of San JoséOpTerra and San José worked together to couple LED technology with communication control systems, making it the first U.S. city to install smart, energy efficient streetlights city-wide. More than 18,100+ smart streetlights can be monitored and programmed to dim for greater energy savings.

Colorado Capitol ComplexOver four phases of work together spanning 10 years, OpTerra helped modernize the State of Colorado’s Capitol Complex building facilities. The upgrades range from lighting, to a geothermal heat exchange system, to water conservation improvements.

City of AustinStarting in 2007, OpTerra helped the City of Austin generate energy savings by creating new pathways towards sustainability that include water conservation across city parks and a biogas-fueled cogeneration unit at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

• Expected to save $30MM from streetlight upgrades over the program life

• Saved more than $8MM in utility costs to date • Saves over $700,000 annually in energy costs• Created new revenue stream through net metering

agreement to sell excess power to Austin Energy

• Enhances driver safety with LEDs that improve nighttime visibility with a more natural white light than conventional LPS and HPS streetlights

• Preserves the night sky in late evenings for astronomical research at the local observatory

• Preserved the integrity of historic landmarks constructed in the late 1800s and early 1900s, while transforming them into highly energy efficient public buildings

• Improved energy efficiency at a facility which houses the City’s first responders including the Fire and Police Department and Emergency Medical Services, resulting in better performance and reliability of these essential city services

• Cuts down on the City’s use of hazardous material such as mercury found in the legacy streetlights

• Helps advance San José’s goal to become a zero waste city

• Became the first LEED-certified state capitol in the U.S. and the first facility to receive the LEED for Existing Buildings certification

• Meets 100% of its electricity use through green power purchases

• Received the Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2012

FLORIDA

MASSACHUSETTS

UTAH

Broward County Water and Wastewater FacilityBroward County became the first county in South Florida to use recycled fats, oils, and grease (FOG) to transform common urban waste into cost-saving electricity.

Ahold USA, Nationwide FacilitiesSince 2006, Ahold USA and OpTerra have upgraded lighting and refrigeration systems in over 400 Stop & Shop and Giant Food stores along the eastern seaboard, as well as at Stop & Shop’s distribution center.

University of UtahOver the last 15 years, OpTerra has helped transform the University of Utah into one of the most sustainable college campuses in the United States. In addition to large-scale efficiency upgrades, OpTerra designed and built cogeneration and thermal energy storage systems.

• Offsets the purchase of utility power at the Wastewater Treatment Plant

• Reduces annual electricity usage by 30%

• Captured $25MM in utility incentives• Saved the University over $27MM in energy costs to date, $5.9MM more than originally projected

• Transforms the community’s waste into an asset• Enhances retail spaces for customers with upgraded interior and exterior LED lighting

• Made it easier for staff to manage their energy use with advanced wireless controls systems

• Prepares the University for ongoing growth of the student population and opportunities for expansion

• Improved reliability of facilities with no disruption to campus services for its 31,000 students

• Reduced greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to removing 1,879 cars from the road every year

• Received the Broward County Seal of Sustainability for environmental stewardship

• Saves 215 million kWh annually, equivalent to 22,312 homes’ electricity use every year

• Propels the University towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050


Global Presence, Local Expertise

As a key part of ENGIE’s reach in North America, OpTerra collaborates with a supportive network of sister companies, each of which delivers complementary solutions to meet our customers’ energy needs.

With a mission to take on the major energy challenges of transitioning to a low-carbon economy, ENGIE manages a range of energy businesses across 70 countries that deliver solutions for energy efficiency, renewable generation, energy infrastructure, and asset monetization. From electricity generation and central heating plant management, to battery capabilities and microgrids, ENGIE provides the services that help customers run their facilities more efficiently, optimize energy use, and minimize expense.

ENGIE FAST FACTS • No. 1 supplier of energy services in the world• No. 1 independent power producer with 125.8GW

in production & under construction • No. 3 retail electricity supplier in the United States• $77.6B 2015 USD revenues• 152,900 employees throughout the world • 20% reduction target in greenhouse gas emissions by 2020

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Ecova makes businesses and utilities more successful through global energy and sustainability management, blending data and technology, with people and insight to drive powerful results. They help commercial clients reduce energy and water consumption, divert waste, and maintain accurate carbon reporting. Their extensive data insight platform serves thousands of utilities, hundreds of thousands of business sites, and millions of households across North America and Europe.

ENGIE Services’ primary area of expertise is in developing large-scale public-private partnerships — tailoring smart and sustainable solutions for their clients’ benefit, from airports to office buildings and industrial sites, as well as a wide range of technical infrastructure. ENGIE Services operates out of Canada and manages many key customer assets across the U.S.


Green Charge’s cloud-managed energy storage solutions have been helping businesses, municipalities, and schools of all sizes use power more efficiently, cut carbon emissions, and reduce costs. Green Charge provides risk-free financed energy storage and software that time-shifts power use and optimizes electric vehicle charging, solar, and energy efficiency measures. Serving organizations in education, local government, hospitality, industry, and retail, its award-winning solutions deliver industry leading savings, up to 50 percent in demand charges.

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OpTerra Energy Services is a national energy company that works with education, local government, commercial, industrial, and institutional organizations to implement efficiency and sustainable energy solutions that save money, enhance safety, improve assets, and protect the environment. As a subsidiary of ENGIE, the number one energy efficiency services provider in the world, OpTerra provides a unique and extensive set of energy and sustainability management services to thousands of customers across the U.S. The company has provided more than $2.5 billion in energy savings for its customers over the past 40+ years.

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