Projects

In 2020, the City of Santa Fe enlisted Yearout Energy to carry out an investment grade audit (IGA) across a large number of city buildings to identify and co-develop facility improvement measures that would allow the city to leverage future utility and operational savings through a Guaranteed Energy Savings Performance Contract (GESPC). The project will help to reduce energy and water consumption across more than 90 buildings at 38 sites throughout the city; while supporting the goal of shifting the city to carbon-neutral by 2040.

Completion date: Spring 2022
Contract amount: $15.4 Million

Benefits by the Numbers

• Year 1 Guaranteed Utility Savings: $752,137
• Year 1 Operations and Maintenance Savings: $27,643
• Anticipated Utility Rebates: $230,392
• Reduction in Annual Emissions: 6,700,000 lbs Carbon Dioxide
• Reduction in Annual Utility Costs: 17%

“This project is an outcome of Santa Fe Mayor Webber and City Council’s commitment to sustainability and innovative approaches to reduce environmental impact. From having the energy project as the City’s number one priority request to the state legislature in 2019, to approving a package that combined an LED streetlight conversion with this ESCO project in one municipal financing package backed by the energy savings, the City of Santa Fe has demonstrated a model that can be used by cities and organizations across the state.”
– City of Santa Fe Public Works Director, Regina Wheeler

Facility Improvement Measures

• Upgrade 9,000 existing lighting fixtures to LED technology
• Install 2.75MW of renewable energy (solar photovoltaic)
• Upgrade 760 domestic water fixtures for reduced consumption
• Remediate ~200 square feet of building envelope leaks
• Install 28 high-efficiency transformers
• Replace the roof at the Canyon Road Water Treatment Plant
• Repair the solar carports at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center
• Identified ~$3,000 in utility billing errors in the first year

In August, 2013, the Town of Silver City established a Water Conservation Plan in order to evaluate and develop methods the Town could implement in order to sustain and conserve its municipal groundwater supply. This included a top down analysis of the water system and audit according to AWWA best practices and recommendations. Upon completion of the evaluation, results suggested that testing meter accuracy and conducting leak detection would be the first steps needed to be taken. Yearout Energy Services further investigated and developed a project that would provide the Town with new meters and implement a leak detection program that would payback in 14.1 years. Yearout Energy Services removed 6,500 existing meters and installed equivalent meter sizes. New rubber meter gaskets and new bolts were also installed where deemed necessary. All job-related debris removal including old meters was also completed.

Project Role
Water Meter Replacement & Leak Detection

Project Value
$3,763,527

Work Performed
Replaced 6,500 water meters

With an aging water meter inventory, the City of Roswell turned to Yearout Energy Services to aid in finding a sustainable solution. Yearout Energy Services performed an in-depth audit of the existing water meter system to determine inaccuracy and non-revenue water loss from the aging meters. A customized retrofit program was created based off of the audit to upgrade over 19,000 meters to a solid state, AMI metering system. The recovered revenue resulting from the high accuracy of the new meters will be used finance the project. On top of the project paying for itself, the City can significantly reduce operations and maintenance costs, and view system operations in real-time through a new meter data management program.

Total Project Cost: $19,853,557
Recovered Annually: $1,161,472
Recovered Annually: 416,499 KGAL

The Texico Municipal Schools (TMS) is comprised of 170,000 ft² of permanent building area situated on a shared twenty-acre campus in Texico, NM.  TMS was the first K-12 school district in New Mexico to complete a guaranteed energy savings performance contract (GESPC) under a renewed state program. TMS engaged Yearout Energy to develop and implement the contract to reduce their utility and operational expenditures and improve the indoor learning environment for their students and faculty.

Completion date: Summer 2019
Contract amount: $2.1 Million

Benefits by the Numbers

• Year 1 Guaranteed Utility savings: $17,590
• Year 1 Operations and maintenance savings: $4,738
• Utility rebates: $80,000
• Reduction in annual energy consumption: 30%
• Reduction in annual emissions: 322,881 lbs CO²

We are pleased to be the first school district in New Mexico to take these steps to reduce our energy consumption, therefore being more fiscally responsible for our community. The rebates and savings represent a major investment in our students and our facilities which will make an impact for decades to come.”
– Robert Brown, superintendent of Texico Municipal Schools

Facility Improvement Measures

• Lighting
  • Installed 1,800 LED light fixtures
  • Dimming, occupancy, daylight harvesting controls in classrooms
  • Reduction to lighting system power: 60%
• Building envelope
  • Replaced 54 single-pane windows with double-pane, intruder resistant windows
  • Remediated 33 sq ft. of air leakage
• HVAC equipment and controls
  • Replaced 66 swamp coolers with new high-efficient DX heat pumps
  • New web-accessible HVAC Controls
  • Electrical service upgrades required to accommodate expanded HVAC system
  • Fitted HVAC equipment with air purification devices that work to mitigate pathogens and reduce COVID-19 transmission
• Campus-wide Retro-commissioning and tune-up

The Socorro Consolidated School District (SCSD) is a K-12 district that is comprised of seven schools, an administration office, maintenance/bus carn and GRADs facility with a combined permanent building area of 364,000 ft² located in and near Socorro, NM. SCSD engaged in a guaranteed energy savings performance contract (GESPC) with Yearout Energy to reduce utility and operational expenditures while improving the indoor learning environment across their facilities.

Completion date: Spring 2021
Contract amount: $7.3 Million

Benefits by the Numbers

• Year 1 Guaranteed Utility Savings: $127,669
• Year 1 Operations and Maintenance Savings: $25,876
• NM-PSFA System Grant: $1.97M
• Utility rebate: $20,000
• Reduction in Annual Energy Utility Costs: 30%
• Reduction in Annual Emissions: 1.09 million lbs CO₂

Facility Improvement Measures

• LED lighting
  • 3,250 New LED Fixtures
  • Dimming, occupancy, and daylight harvesting controls in classrooms
  • Reduction to lighting system power: 54%
• HVAC equipment and controls
  • Installed 454 Tons of High Efficiency HVAC Equipment with new Building Automation System
• Building envelope
  • Remediated 39 sq ft. of air leakage
• Water conservation District-Wide
• Installed (9) new HE transformers
• Installed 329 kW DC Solar PV across (5) facilities
• Installed 80,000 ft² of new roofing with improved insulation
• Identified $1,300 in annual utility rate change opportunities

Client Testimonial

The school district is very happy to be one of the first in the state to commit to reducing our energy, water, and operational costs through the services provided by Yearout Energy. The changes implemented will help to address the District’s deferred maintenance needs while also improving the indoor learning environment for our students and staff. Furthermore, the cost savings more than justify these changes and will help us to focus on providing more programs for students.

– SCSD Superintendent Ron Hendrix

Rio Arriba County is a nearly 6,000 square mile county located in northern New Mexico that borders Colorado. The county seat is in Tierra Amarilla, with county facilities located in Española as well. In 2019, Rio Arriba County tapped Yearout Energy to help upgrade facilities throughout the county to decrease spending on energy, reduce the carbon footprint of county facilities, and increase the amount of onsite renewable energy generated at county facilities.

Completion date: Summer 2019
Contract amount: $3.8 million

Benefits by the Numbers

• Utility savings: $168,818
• Operations and maintenance savings: $12,276
• Utility rebates:  $14,960
• Reduction in annual utility costs: 25.25%
• Reduction in annual emissions: 1,170,488 lbs CO₂

Facility Improvement Measures

• LED Lighting Improvements
• Building Envelope Improvements
• Solar Photovoltaic Systems
• HVAC System Improvements
• Utility Management
• Swimming Pool Heat Recovery Unit
• Swimming Pool Condensing Boiler

The Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center or MDC is a 500,000 sq. ft. correctional facility built in 2002 and situated on 155 acres located west of Albuquerque, NM. Bernalillo County engaged in a guaranteed energy savings performance contract (GESPC) with Yearout Energy to reduce utility and operational expenditures, address deferred maintenance issues and increase security at their main facility.

Completion date: Summer 2019
Contract amount: $13.9 Million

Benefits by the Numbers

• Year 1 Guaranteed Utility savings: $534,377
• Year 1 Operations and maintenance savings: $78,903
• Utility rebates: $300,000
• Reduction in annual utility costs: 49.8%
• Reduction in annual emissions: 7,101,765 lbs CO₂

Facility Improvement Measures

• Replaced 7,000 fixtures with new LED lighting and controls
• Installed 330-kW DC solar photovoltaic system
• Converted boiler plant to use waste gas from nearby landfill for heating
• Replaced over 1,000 tons of cooling
• Replaced 120,000 ft² of roofing with added insulation
• Remediated 90% of duct air leakage
• Optimized performance of 175 terminal units
• Installed 30 high-efficiency electrical transformers
• Installed evaporative pre-cooling on 960 tons of cooling
• Upgraded vacuum sanitation system with variable-speed drives and high-efficiency motors
• Added a new computer room air conditioning (CRAC) unit with air-side economizer
• Weather stripped 100 exterior doors
• Installed 8,000 ft² of phase change material

Client Testimonials

Bernalillo County is pleased with the outcome of this energy project. Working together with Yearout Energy, we were able to upgrade vital maintenance systems, which will drastically cut utility costs and help propel the county’s goal of reducing our carbon footprint going forward.
– County Manager Julie Morgas Baca.

When we have an opportunity to take a facility like MDC and make it safe, secure and energy efficient – it’s a huge win for all of us.
– County Commissioner Maggie Hart Stebbins

In all my years of experience dealing with different maintenance projects, this is the upmost, seamless, excellent project I have ever been a part of.
– Chief of Corrections Ralph Fernandez

This contract includes a complete overhaul of the existing Tiwa Building in downtown Albuquerque, an iconic 89,000 sq. ft. four-story building on Broadway NE.

Completion date: Fall 2021
Contract amount: $20,986,011 million

Benefits by the Numbers

• Year 1 Guaranteed Utility Savings: $124,676
• Year 1 Operations and maintenance savings: $33,816
• Utility rebates:  $41,674
• Reduction in annual utility costs: 51.2%
• Reduction in annual emissions: 1,190,558 lbs CO₂

This Reduction in Annual Emissions is equivalent to any of the following:

• 104 Number of Vehicles Removed From Roads (Avg Size); or
• 702,429 Number of Miles Not Driven (Avg Size); or
• 14,882 Number of 75 Watt Light bulbs Not Energized; or
• 52 Number of Avg Sized Houses Removed From Power Grid; or
• 148 Acres of Trees Planted; or
• 556,335 Pounds of Coal Not Burned

Facility Improvement Measures

• Added nearly 1,600 new LED lighting fixtures with enhanced lighting controls
• Completely new variable refrigerant flow system with energy recovery ventilators
• Added insulation to all exterior walls and replace 4th floor roof
• Upgraded existing domestic water fixtures throughout
• Overhauled existing electrical system
• Utility Management
• New IT Infrastructure throughout
• Replaced IT Area CRAC Units, including economizers
• Replaced of existing low voltage transformers with new HE transformers

Client Testimonials

By reducing our spending on electricity and water, we will open up more resources to focus on our main mission of improving employment and poverty rates in New Mexico. Because these building improvements are accomplished through a performance contract, we don’t have to find capital funds or dip into our budget to implement them. At the same time, we expect our employees and visitors to enjoy a better indoor environment when coming to the building, which will further improve our productivity and ability to provide services.

— NMDWS Cabinet Secretary Bill McCamley

The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Santa Fe Campus is comprised of several facilities with a combined permanent building area of 208,000 sq. ft. NMDOT selected New Mexico-based Yearout Energy to develop and implement a guaranteed energy savings performance contract (GESPC) for all 12 buildings at their Santa Fe Headquarters.

Completion date: Spring 2021
Contract amount: $16.5 Million

Benefits by the Numbers

• Year 1 Guaranteed Utility Savings: $131,592
• Year 1 Operations and Maintenance Savings: $20,911
• Reduction in Annual Energy Utility Costs: 31%
• Reduction in Annual Emissions: 1.88M lbs CO₂
• Utility Rebate: nearly $21,500
• Reduction in Lighting System Power: nearly 60%
• Utility Billing Error Discovery Annual Savings: $10,000

Facility Improvement Measures

• Installed nearly 2,350 new LED lighting fixtures. Reduction in Lighting System Power of nearly 60%
• Replaced aging existing HVAC equipment with a high-efficiency VRF system along with a new campus-wide building automation system (BAS)
• Replaced aging single-pane windows with new double-pane windows
• Remediated nearly 50 ft² of existing air leakage area
• Installed 400 kW DC solar PV carport at the GO/Annex
• Upgraded existing water fixtures campus-wide
• Upgraded existing electrical systems in nearly all campus facilities
• Replaced damaged water line at GO/Annex
• Corrected utility billing error of $10,000 annually

Client Testimonial

Working with Yearout Energy to create this contract yielded money-saving results from the very start. We are looking forward to the results of the upgrades, particularly to the HVAC system and the annual utility and operational savings in the coming years.
– Richard G. Chavez, General Services Bureau Chief, for Buildings and Grounds for NMDOT

Western New Mexico University is a public university located in Silver City, NM whose campus is comprised of a hybrid of registered historic buildings and modern facilities with LEED certifications. The 80-acre campus includes over 40 buildings. WNMU engaged in a guaranteed energy savings performance contract (GESPC) with Yearout Energy to help decrease energy and water utility costs, reduce the University’s carbon footprint, and increase the amount of onsite renewable energy generated across campus. All of these are steps to help the university meet its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2025.

Completion date: Spring 2021
Contract amount: $6.9 Million

Benefits by the Numbers

• Year 1 Guaranteed Utility Savings: $211,274
• Year 1 Operations and Maintenance Savings: $12,818
• Reduction in Annual Energy Utility Costs: 22%
• Reduction in Annual Emissions: 2,051,000 lbs CO₂
• Utility Rebate: $75,000

Facility Improvement Measures

• Complete replacement of the electrical and mechanical systems at Harlan Hall
• Upgraded approximately 8,500 existing lighting fixtures to LED
• Installed 420 kW DC of new solar photovoltaic carport
• Installed new open-protocol HVAC controls at facilities Campus-wide
• Upgraded domestic water fixtures and irrigation controls to conserve water
• Upgraded kitchen ventilation controls to optimize energy performance
• Upgraded over 1,500 kVA of low voltage transformers to high-efficiency units
• Remediated over 140 square feet of leaks in the existing building envelopes
• Identified and corrected utility billing discrepancies saving WNMU over $15,000 annually

Client Testimonial

Between the facility upgrades, the savings, and optimization of energy performance, this project is a win-win for students, faculty and staff across campus.
– WNMU Associate Vice President of facilities and operations Kevin Matthes