Energy Savings Performance Contract

$36,571,604

Contract Total (Ph. I-II)

40%

Lighting Energy Use Reduction

$1,071,398

Ph. I Annual Energy and Operational Savings

Project Description

Phase I:

La Joya Independent School District is one of the larger school districts in Texas, and high school football is important within the community. The District knew that their athletic field lighting was approaching the end of its useful life, so selected Performance Services to develop and implement a comprehensive LED lighting project. The project meets the District's energy savings goals as well as showcases their "Friday Night Lights" with state of the art LED fixtures and lighting controls. The scope of the project includes athletic field LED lighting at five fields – La Joya High School football field, two baseball fields, and two softball fields. Additionally, the scope includes comprehensive interior and exterior LED lighting at campus school buildings. To improve lighting within the classrooms, dimmers will also be installed in classrooms, which will allow teachers to control illumination levels to optimize the learning environment. The project will provide $1,071,398 of guaranteed energy and operational savings each year for 15 years. The project reached substantial completion in September 2018.

Phase II:

After the success of that first project, La Joya ISD selected Performance Services to implement a Phase II energy savings performance contract to update 80% of the districts HVAC systems, replace two grass football fields with artificial turf, roof and skylight repairs at the high school, and implementing power conditioning technology at needed locations. In addition, Performance Services will install two solar arrays that combined will generate 1.8 megawatts. This project phase is currently active.

Press Release

La Joya also received an incentive check for $133,590 from the AEP Texas SCORE® Program for their high-efficiency LED lighting. The AEP Texas SCORE® Program is a no-cost program that provides technical and financial support to help schools identify and implement projects that reduce energy usage. You can read the full press release below.

LA JOYA ISD RECEIVES INCENTIVE CHECK FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Project Highlights:

Replace grass football fields with artificial turf
Running tracks installed at elementary schools
Roof replacement and repairs
Security gates
Upgrading 80% of the HVAC across the district
Replaced interior and exterior inefficient lighting systems with high efficiency LED lighting at 43 school buildings
Dimmers were installed in all classrooms, allowing teachers to control illumination levels and optimize the learning environment
LED lighting installed at five athletic fields: La Joya High School, two baseball fields, two softball fields
Two solar arrays totaling 1.8 MW

Jonathan Blackwell

business development manager

BACK

Our project with Performance Services was not a small undertaking by any measure. It consisted of 43 buildings, both interior and exterior lighting, in addition to numerous athletic fields that received LED upgrades. I greatly appreciated how Performance Services had La Joya ISD’s interest at the forefront of the project delivery at all times. Their engineering and project management team consistently provided a high level of communication throughout the project that was greatly appreciated by me and my team.

Lloyd Loya

Director of Energy Management, La Joya ISD

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Resource

How to Complete an Energy Savings Performance Contract in Texas

Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) are a procurement option that allows public entities to finance facility improvements with savings from future operations and maintenance budgets over terms of up to 20 years.