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ESPC/UESC Project Support

Advancing Army-Wide Energy Resilience through ESPC/UESC Project Support

Client:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville Center

Challenge

The U.S. Army must meet aggressive energy performance and resilience targets while managing aging infrastructure, complex utility portfolios, and growing operational risks. The U.S. Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville (CEHNC) leads the Army’s Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) and Utility Energy Services Contract (UESC) programs—flagship contracting mechanisms that enable energy infrastructure upgrades without upfront capital costs. CEHNC contracted with Lindahl Reed to help manage, scale, and execute these initiatives through deep energy engineering expertise and project implementation experience.

Our Solution

Lindahl Reed provides a team of energy engineering, performance contracting, and measurement and verification (M&V) experts that work with CEHNC to enhance the Army’s ability to meet its strategic energy goals, advancing energy resilience objectives, reducing dependence on vulnerable outside utility infrastructure, and improving operational continuity. Our team supports the full lifecycle of ESPC, UESC, Military Construction (MILCON), and Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program (ERCIP) projects at Army installations worldwide. Key areas of support include:

  • Energy Project Implementation: Manage development and execution of large-scale ESPC, UESC, and ERCIP projects, ranging from renewable energy and storage to system-level infrastructure upgrades.
  • Technical and Financial Analysis: Conduct International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP)-compliant M&V, design reviews, proposal evaluations, and lifecycle cost assessments.
  • Advanced Data Management: Support input, analytics, and validation of energy data using platforms like eProject Builder, SQL dashboards, and CEHNC’s centralized energy database.
  • Resilience Planning: Guide project concepts that incorporate onsite power generation, energy storage, and microgrids to improve reliability, resilience, and mission assurance.
  • Technical Review and Scheduling: Lead technical proposal assessments, perform design reviews, and maintain project timelines across a complex energy project portfolio.
  • Training and Capacity Building: Deliver tailored energy and water management training to federal personnel across multiple agencies and disciplines, including Army installations, CEHNC leadership, utilities, and industry partners.

Results & Impact

  • Accelerated Delivery of Energy Savings Projects: Empowered the execution of multiple ESPC and UESC projects that facilitate mission-focused energy solutions while reducing energy consumption and lifecycle costs.
  • Enhanced Resilience and Security: Enabled Army installations to pursue integrated resilience strategies, including the deployment of onsite renewables and advanced storage.
  • Quantified Savings: Identified and tracked millions in projected energy cost savings while enhancing utility infrastructure.
  • Enterprise-Level Support: Enhanced CEHNC’s ability to deliver at scale by integrating standard processes, schedule tracking, and advanced reporting tools.
  • Improved Project Oversight: Delivered high-quality M&V reviews and milestone tracking that strengthened project accountability, audit readiness, and long-term performance.
  • Data-Driven Decision Support: Delivered real-time insight and transparency across Army energy projects using advanced dashboards and analytic tools.

Why It Matters

Lindahl Reed’s support to CEHNC’s ESPC/UESC program empowers the Army to transform its energy infrastructure while reducing operational risk and increasing resilience. Our proactive, data-informed, and technically rigorous approach ensures that energy investments generate measurable results that enhance readiness, resiliency, and energy security.

What our Clients Say...

“Few individuals globally have achieved the level of success in energy efficiency for existing facilities as [Lindahl Reed’s REM]. Since last year, he has delivered measurable, cost-effective, and innovative results that have directly benefited both his clients and the broader community. What truly sets him apart is his ability to take energy retrofit projects from concept through completion and into sustained operation, most notably at a site as complex and high-profile as the Pentagon.”

Hossam Kassab, PE, Energy Program Manager, The Pentagon-WHS
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