Technical Assistance & Strategic Energy Planning

I-REN offers customized project support throughout your energy efficiency journey, with assistance and learning opportunities all along the way.

We’ll help you build capacity and knowledge so you can become a community leader in energy best practices. We take a comprehensive approach to help local agencies to complete energy efficiency projects, working alongside agency staff from project identification to completion, at no cost.

Services

We’re focused on helping public agencies save energy and money with the following support:

  • Energy Usage Review - We review your utility data and share insights on your energy savings potential, including an energy benchmarking tool created exclusively for I-REN agencies called the Building Upgrade Concierge (BUC).
  • Energy Resilience Roadmap - We help you develop a plan to make lasting energy impacts, big and small.
  • Energy Audits - Our team identifies actionable energy improvement projects for your facilities.
  • Funding and Financing Support - We will help you secure incentives and financing for projects. Check out Cash for Kilowatts for more information on incentives direct from I-REN!
  • Project Completion - We help you take plans off the shelf and into reality with project coordination support.
  • Celebrate Success - We’ll spread the word about your leadership and achievements through case studies, check presentations, and other community outreach.

Spotlight on the Energy Resilience Roadmap

I-REN can help you clarify your goals and prioritize energy actions with an Energy Resilience Roadmap. This customized strategic energy plan will describe a phased course of action to meet your energy needs and priorities. For example, your roadmap may prioritize some facilities for immediate energy efficiency upgrades and others for mid-term and long-term project support.

Your roadmap will help you see the big picture with a portfolio-wide snapshot of energy consumption and cost by sector (i.e. water and wastewater pumping, street lighting, facilities, and outdoor lighting). We even include estimates of the energy and financial impacts of potential retrofits. With your roadmap in hand, you’ll be ready to identify and develop energy efficiency project opportunities (with I-REN by your side!).