Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure
An industry-led initiative to help harden your critical infrastructure.
Accelerating Resilient InfrastructureCommunities are facing the perfect storm of increasing energy demand and rates, costly outages, and extreme weather events. This initiative helps protect the critical systems that power schools, hospitals, and airports – with no capital outlay.
Solutions for community resilience
This ecosystem of industry leaders helps organizations harden critical infrastructure with no capital outlay, providing access to $8B in funding for solar and microgrid solutions and locking in electricity rates using Energy as a Service (EaaS) and Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) models.
Lock in electricity pricingSidestep rapidly rising costs
Conserve your capitalUpdate energy systems without CapEx
Safeguard your budgetReduce financial and operational risks
How it works, in 5 easy steps
- 1Consultation
Tell us about your resilience project plans and our experts will connect with you for a consultation.
- 2Project Plan
We match you with pre-qualified developer(s) to assess project viability.
- 3Implementation
You implement an expedited procurement process. Public sector customers may also use our compliant cooperative purchasing contract.
- 4DevelopmentYou enter into an EaaS agreement with the developer and redirect monthly utility fees to them. You can also use your own capital.
- 5Launch
The system is placed in service on an expedited timeline, then operated and maintained by the developer for the life of the contract.
Partner Perspectives: Funding, permitting, and resilience in action
Extreme weather, rising costs, and expiring federal incentives are creating a narrow window for public sector action. In this on-demand webinar, experts from Schneider Electric, Baringa, the City of San Antonio, RMI, and Zurich Resilience Solutions share strategies for fast-tracking clean energy and infrastructure projects. Learn how to navigate Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) phase-outs, unlock creative financing like Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS), and overcome hurdles... a must-watch for organizations serious about resilience.
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Our strategic partners
Schneider Electric is helping public agencies rewrite the resilience playbook and secure reliable, sustainable energy for the communities they serve using public-private partnership (P3) models. We provide advanced energy technologies and connect you with our 20+ partners, including global tech leader Microsoft and its cutting-edge cloud AI and data capabilities. Other ecosystem participants include:AlphaStruxure, Arcadis, AZZO, Baringa, CDM Smith, Celsius Energy, Davis Hill Development, DER Security, EVerged, Graybar,
Mainspring Energy, Microsoft, Pisgah Energy, Resilient Cities Network, Schneider Electric, Southern Beams Builds, Inc., Sprocket Power, Sunrock Distributed Generation,
Sustainability Partners, The Mobility House, truCurrent, Unison Energy, Verdant Microgrid, Viridi, Viridi Edge, Voltus, Watthub, Zurich Resilience Solutions
Public Purpose, Private Capital
Christine Weydig, Energy Infrastructure Lead
George Karayannis, Public Sector Segment Lead
Learn how public agencies can deploy innovative energy infrastructure solutions while ensuring fair, open, and transparent procurement. Explore how P3 models like EaaS and ESPC can compound limited public funds with private capital to accelerate critical infrastructure upgrades while reducing financial risk and preserving taxpayer dollars.
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Real-world success stories
These projects highlight what’s possible when energy innovation, public purpose, and private capital join forces.Featured story
Montgomery County, MD: Microgrids at two smart bus depots
When extreme weather disrupted power for days, civic leaders got busy. Supporting the county’s 100% carbon emissions reduction goal, Brookville powers up to 70 electric buses with a 6.5-megawatt microgrid and the David F. Bone Equipment Maintenance and Transit Operations Center (EMTOC) will eventually support 200 zero-emission buses.
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Piscataway, NJ: 2.9 MW microgrid and solar across 8 buildings
With 28 EV charging stations—the largest municipal deployment in New Jersey—and battery energy storage for up to five days of backup power, "Piscataway Goes Green" is expected to reduce the township’s carbon footprint by 50% by 2026 and save $19M over 20 years.
Longview School District: 4.2 MW solar project across 10 buildings
The project will eliminate approximately nine million pounds of carbon emissions, supporting both fiscal responsibility and environmental stewardship while saving the Texas district $450,000 on utilities each year.Longview School District: 4.2 MW solar project across 10 buildings
The project will eliminate approximately nine million pounds of carbon emissions, supporting both fiscal responsibility and environmental stewardship while saving the Texas district $450,000 on utilities each year.
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE): Grid modernization across 4 counties
MTE and Schneider Electric are collaborating on energy efficiency and grid reliability projects in the Middle Tennessee region, ensuring continuity while advancing clean energy goals and supporting critical infrastructure for serving 750,000 residents.Frequently Asked Questions
If you already have solar, you’re ahead of the game! Most solar arrays can’t operate when the grid is down or dynamically respond to grid pricing to reduce your energy costs. By adding battery energy storage and controls, you can use solar power to maintain operations during outages or when prices are highest. If your system is over 10 years old, now is the time to refresh it and add these features—while clean energy tax credits are still available.
They’ve been vetted for their:
- Technical expertise and track record
- Prior relevant experience
- Ability to deliver microgrids and energy infrastructure quickly and professionally
- Ability to finance projects so customers don’t need to use their own capital
Our partner ecosystem, procurement model, and integrated solutions are designed to deploy microgrids at unprecedented speed and scale. We're confident that we can meet safe harbor requirements for construction if customers complete the procurement process by Q3 2026.
The Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure initiative is turnkey for that very reason. Schneider Electric and our ecosystem partners can handle everything from design to operation.
Please contact us at reslience@se.com for more information.
Just use the form below to tell us about your planned resilience project(s) and our experts will reach out for a consultation. You can also contact us at reslience@se.com for more info.
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