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New Mexico Community Turns Water Loss into Revenue Recovery

ecassidy@energysystemsgroup.com — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 19:08:49 +0000

New Mexico Community Turns Water Loss into Revenue Recovery

As shrinking aquifers force difficult choices between growth and conservation in the American Southwest, one historic mining town in New Mexico found a way to transform a pending water crisis into a conservation success story. Silver City's journey demonstrates how innovative financing can turn urgent infrastructure needs into revenue-generating solutions—without raising rates or burdening taxpayers.

A Smart Plan in Need of Funding

Nestled at 6,000 feet above sea level, Silver City is home to Western New Mexico University, a vibrant arts community, and approximately 10,000 residents. The town’s rich heritage, picturesque downtown, and recreational opportunities also regularly draw tourists to the area. However, leaders of this thriving community faced a potential crisis: ensuring adequate water supplies for current residents, businesses, and nearby mining operations.

The stakes couldn’t be higher. The Mimbres Basin, a source for Silver City’s groundwater, has been declining for decades, even as groundwater diversions have steadily grown. Drought, severe heat, and irregular rainfall patterns put additional pressure on an already strained resource.

Recognizing they had few options for generating new water, Silver City's leaders took action. The town established a comprehensive Water Conservation Plan designed to reduce waste, minimize outdoor water use, incentivize conservation behavior, and increase transparency around water usage to the community.

The plan was grounded in rigorous analysis. A top-down evaluation of the water system, conducted according to American Water Works Association’s (AWWA) best practices, revealed the aging meter infrastructure was failing the community. The audit determined that replacing outdated meters with smart technology that offers real-time leak detection and improved accuracy should be the first priority.

The challenge was funding the upgrade without adding debt or raising rates—a common dilemma facing municipalities throughout the region.

Innovative Financing Strategies

After two years, community leaders identified an innovative funding solution: energy performance contracting. This financing mechanism would allow the town to use future revenue streams and operational savings to fund the new metering system. The solution provided a path forward that aligned with the conservation plan’s goals.

Silver City partnered with Energy Systems Group (formerly Yearout Energy) to advance this critical initiative. Before proposing a solution, ESG's engineering team conducted a comprehensive investment-grade audit. The audit analyzed factors such as water balance, baseline utility data, existing meter accuracy, and revenue projections.

The findings were striking: Silver City was losing approximately 18.2% of its water to leaks and waste. In addition, inaccurate meters contributed to revenue loss for the town. With this data in hand, ESG worked with municipal leaders to select the optimal equipment and technology and to develop a clear scope of work with guaranteed maximum pricing.

Transforming Operations, Recovering Resources

Energy Systems Group oversaw the complete meter replacement program, which allowed community staff to stay focused on daily operations. The comprehensive implementation replaced 6,500 existing meters with smart meters featuring steady-state automatic meter reading technology and real-time leak detection capabilities.

The transformation delivered immediate, measurable results:

Increased Revenue. Meter accuracy jumped from 93.7% to 98.5%, recovering $245,000 annually in revenue.
Water Recovery: The project has reclaimed 30 million gallons annually by enabling utility staff to rapidly identify and address leaking or broken infrastructure.
Operational Efficiency: The elimination of manual meter readings has freed up staff to focus on higher-priority infrastructure needs, while improved water conservation has reduced wear on pumping systems.

The $3.74 million project carries a payback period of just over 14 years, with all savings applied directly toward debt service to maintain the town's budget-neutral commitment.

A Solution for Water Conservation

Silver City's success demonstrates how forward-thinking communities can address infrastructure challenges without shifting costs to residents. The project proves that aging infrastructure doesn't have to be a financial burden when innovative financing meets smart technology.

As water scarcity intensifies throughout the western states, Silver City's model offers a proven path forward. The town's partnership with Energy Systems Group shows that municipalities can achieve their conservation goals, improve their bottom line, and prepare for future growth—all while maintaining fiscal responsibility that serves both current residents and generations to come.

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How to Refresh Public Facilities for Maximum Impact

ecassidy@energysystemsgroup.com — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 18:48:51 +0000

How to Refresh Public Facilities for Maximum Impact

While you're managing budgets and priorities, your outdated infrastructure is making decisions for you.

Every municipal leader recognizes this tension. You’re simultaneously managing pressure from constituents to update facilities and amenities without increasing their tax burden, while competing to attract businesses and homeowners to increase your tax base. Unfunded mandates and nonnegotiable needs eat into your bottom line. And you must navigate it all with fragmented funding streams that rarely match the scope or timing of your actual projects.

Capital needs are constant, and so is the lack of funding or resources to meet those needs.

The good news? Strategic infrastructure investments can address multiple pressures simultaneously. When you connect building improvements to community priorities, you transform necessary maintenance into visible wins that residents understand and support.

Three Ways to Approach Infrastructure Upgrades—And Sell Them to Your Community

The most important capital investments don’t always contribute to a sense of shared benefit within the community. It’s understandably hard for taxpayers to connect infrastructure upgrades to amenities they care about. The key is using data to identify needs and explaining why and how addressing them will benefit your community.

Consider these three strategies for infrastructure upgrades.

1) Tackling Deferred Maintenance

Deferred maintenance is the bane of many facility and operations managers. These projects are continually backburnered due to a lack of sufficient capital, time, or resources. However, pushing systems past their breaking point can add up to costly repairs or total system failure later.

According to the National Weather Service, extreme heat is the number one weather-related killer. If your community center's end-of-life HVAC system fails during a heat wave, you've lost more than money. You've damaged public trust in your leadership when people needed you most. In this case, investing in a new system is not a luxury; it’s a public safety measure.

Tackling your deferred maintenance list does not always require a complete systems overhaul. It could be as simple as optimizing existing systems or making targeted upgrades while stretching your resources further.

2) Capitalizing on Economic Development and Sports Tourism

People want to spend their time and dollars in places that are attractive and feel safe. And where people go, economic activity follows. Investing in curb appeal—streetscaping, historic streetlights, well-lit parking, freshly painted buildings, modern park equipment—will draw visitors, tourists, and, potentially, new residents and taxpayers.

Sports tourism alone can generate significant revenue through rentals while boosting local hotels, restaurants, and retailers. Landing the next big sports tournament may require sprucing up field lighting and park facilities. But the return on investment could generate economic growth and enhance your community’s reputation as a destination.

3) Investing in Cost-Cutting Measures

Utility costs often consume a disproportionate share of municipal budgets, especially in older buildings. Outdated lighting, leaky building envelopes, aging windows, and inefficient HVAC systems drain resources while creating uncomfortable environments for staff and visitors.

Investing in cost-cutting measures does not necessarily require a complete overhaul of your facilities. Converting to LED lighting can cut electricity use by 50%, with automated controls saving an additional 80%, according to the U.S. General Services Administration. Even simpler measures—occupancy sensors, automated faucets, HVAC retrocommissioning, or sealing gaps around windows—deliver substantial cost reductions.

Every dollar saved can be channeled into amenities the public values, such as new bike paths, public space improvements, or even community programs.

Taking a Comprehensive Approach to Infrastructure Investment

So where to start? The most effective first step is a comprehensive energy audit to establish your baseline and identify opportunities. The assessment should examine:

HVAC and major mechanical systems

Building automation systems

Indoor and outdoor lighting systems

Energy and water conservation systems

Building envelopes (roof, windows, and doors)

Rethink energy consumption in your community

It’s critical to approach these components as an interconnected system rather than as isolated elements. A holistic approach often reveals cost-effective solutions that wouldn't be as apparent when examining each system separately.

For example, consider a historic courthouse with unsustainable utility bills. Replacing the entire HVAC system might appear to be the most obvious solution to curb costs. But a holistic analysis could reveal that replacing old windows with more energy-efficient systems could reduce HVAC demands while improving occupant comfort—delivering better results at lower cost.

You don’t need to go it alone. The key is to find a partner who understands both the engineering and the people sides of the equation to help you identify, prioritize, and streamline your capital planning process. Look for expertise that spans initial energy audits through funding strategies, design, implementation, and commissioning. The right partner will help you prioritize projects logically, identify funding opportunities across departments, and structure improvements to maximize both your budget and your political capital.

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Outcome-Based Design-Build: An Ideal Path for Facility Renewal

ecassidy@energysystemsgroup.com — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 01:00:47 +0000

Outcome-Based Design-Build: An Ideal Path for Facility Renewal

For public or even long-standing private institutions, maintaining facilities isn’t just about quick fixes—it’s about long-term planning, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Traditional design-build contracts may focus on completing projects on time and within budget, but they often fail to consider the bigger picture: How will this investment perform over its entire lifecycle? Will it maximize energy efficiency? Will it stand the test of time?

That’s where outcome-based design-build comes in. Unlike conventional design-build firms, we integrate the engineering principles of Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) into our approach to renovating and repairing aging buildings, ensuring that facilities are fully functional and optimized for long-term performance and cost savings.

Why Outcome-Based Design-Build is the Superior Choice

Most public officials—whether superintendents, county managers, or university administrators—have a singular goal: to serve their community. Managing a portfolio of public infrastructure that needs constant maintenance and repair is a consistent (and often financially draining) challenge.

For private commercial or industrial owners and managers, long-term assets that need constant maintenance and repair is a challenge when balancing this with profitability and quality of the available product or service of that business.

With the now-known knowledge that 85% of a building's infrastructure cost is over the life of the asset, and not in the first cost, industry trends show that traditional design-build contractors may lack the analytical tools to calculate how long equipment will last and make recommendations that serve communities' or businesses' longer-term needs. This leads to short-term solutions that may result in higher maintenance costs and premature replacements.

The Benefits of an Outcome-Based Design-Build Approach:

Lifecycle Cost Analysis – We assess the total lifecycle cost of infrastructure beyond initial costs, ensuring that decisions made today will benefit facilities operations and cost for decades to come.

Superior Equipment Selection – Unlike firms focused solely on upfront costs, we help clients select equipment based on long-term energy efficiency and operational reliability.

Energy Performance Integration – Our approach is unique because we combine the essentials of energy efficiency and building performance with traditional design-build, creating better overall cost structures and optimized outcomes.

Tailored Solutions for Public Institutions – From enhancing learning environments in schools to increasing efficiency in government buildings or upgrading university infrastructure, we deliver customized solutions that align with your priorities and community goals.

Tailored Solutions for Private Institutions – Whether it’s improving the Net Operating Income of a real estate asset, optimizing the quality control of a production facility, or expanding the revenue generating capability of a physical asset, we customize our approach to meet the unique needs of each client.

The Outcome-Based Design Build Difference: A Dual-Force Approach

Most firms specialize in either design-build or ESPC—but we bring the best of both worlds together. We still maintain the key components of a design-build firm, like maintaining a single point of contact that enables a project to be implemented on time and on budget. Our dual-force approach brings in abilities like assisting with grant and funding sources and provides clients with a comprehensive strategy that ensures their facilities operate efficiently long after the project is completed while maintaining each method's benefits.

Planning for Generations to Come

Public institutions often operate buildings for 50-70 years before replacing them. Many private sector businesses are now owning assets for even 20-30 years more commonly. With our outcome-based design-build, we help clients extend the useful life of their facilities, ensuring that infrastructure remains functional and efficient for as long as possible.

Many general contractors and traditional design-build firms simply lack the expertise to perform these critical calculations. As an accredited Energy Services Company (ESCO), we have the tools to leverage data and deep industry expertise to make wiser long-term decisions, giving our clients confidence that their investments will pay off for generations to come.

Take the Next Step with Energy Systems Group

If you’re looking for a smarter way to renew your facilities, outcome-based design-build is the answer. As a design-builder with access to a broader set of solutions, we have the experience and expertise to help you maximize efficiency, reduce costs, and extend the life of your buildings.

Ready to learn more? Contact us today to explore how our approach can transform your facilities for the long haul.

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The Critical Role of Infrastructure Planning and Utility Engagement in Economic Development

Kelly Weir — Wed, 15 Nov 2023 20:00:19 +0000

The Critical Role of Infrastructure Planning and Utility Engagement in Economic Development

A key insight from the 2023 Economic Development Summit organized by the I-70/75 Development Association was that comprehensive infrastructure planning and early utility coordination provide the critical foundation for successful economic development projects. I had the honor of attending and moderating an infrastructure-focused panel at this summit.

Insights from a Panel of Experts

As moderator of the infrastructure-focused panel “A Community Blueprint for Site Development,” I gained valuable insights from industry leaders including Rob Beeler from AES, Mason Malcolm from Kleingers Group, and Walt Hibner from CenterPoint Energy on the significance of proactive planning and utility partnerships.

Mason emphasized starting planning early, thoroughly assessing site conditions and constraints while engaging with utility companies. Rob explained that clearly communicating capacity needs and growth plans allows supportive utilities to meet current and future demands. However, building extensive new infrastructure like substations can extend project timelines.

Walt highlighted the expanding role of natural gas, with demand expected to grow 29% by 2050 according to EIA. Gas supports industrial development through process uses and emerging areas like hydrogen production. In fact, Ohio was recently designated as a blue hydrogen hub, with plans to produce hydrogen using natural gas feedstocks.

The group also discussed infrastructure cost considerations, explaining the difference between utilities funding speculative builds versus customer-driven expansions. Early involvement and planning provide more cost clarity.

A Blueprint for Revitalization

One of the most impactful presentations was given by lunch speaker Jason Duff from Small Nation, who presented their blueprint for catalyzing small town revitalization. He highlighted how highly coordinated efforts transformed Bellefontaine over 10 years, leading to outcomes including:

7 new downtown eateries
17 new specialty retail stores
3 event centers
56+ historic buildings and storefronts renovated
34+ upper floor apartments
$30M+ in new private investment
Over 180 new downtown jobs

Jason emphasized that cross-sector collaboration paved the way to go from dying to destination. This serves as an inspiration for communities everywhere.

The insights from this summit demonstrate that proactive infrastructure planning and utility coordination provide the indispensable foundation for bringing economic development projects to fruition. By taking an integrated, partnership-based approach starting early, communities can turn ambitious visions into reality.

About the Author

Keith Valiquette

Keith Valiquette has been in the energy business for over 35 years. He has extensive operational experience in electric supply, energy tariffs, energy conservation strategies, transportation natural gas supply, and power production in his multiple roles at the Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L) over 15 years. As a member of Duke Energy’s industrial solutions group, he focused on outsourcing central utility plants. With over $45 million in municipal project experience, Keith has developed small projects that addressed everything from HVAC systems, street lighting and traffic signals and lighting to more complex projects like cogeneration. Keith received his MBA and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from the University of Dayton.

email: kvaliquette@esg.email | phone: 937-602-6630

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Michigan City Sanitary District Implements Comprehensive Energy Conservation Project

Kelly Slates — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Michigan City Sanitary District Implements Comprehensive Energy Conservation Project

Michigan City, Ind. – The Michigan City Sanitary District (District) partnered with Energy Systems Group (ESG), a leading energy services provider, to design and implement a $1.8 million energy conservation project at the wastewater treatment plant that includes infrastructure improvements and energy efficiency measures. The project will result in economic and environmental benefits for the City and its ratepayers with guaranteed savings of over $164,000 annually over the term of the contract. ESG also applied for and secured a $190,988.80 incentive through Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s (NIPSCO) energy efficiency program administered by Lockheed Martin Energy, marking the largest incentive awarded by the NIPSCO program this year.

As part of a citywide initiative to evaluate ways to deliver government services more efficiently, the wastewater plant improvements include new aeration equipment (two turbo blowers) and ultra-high efficiency light-emitting diode (LED) lighting. The District continued its efficiency improvements by calibrating the wastewater aeration system to operate using just one of its two high-efficiency blowers to save power further and enhance reliability by providing redundancy into this mission-critical function for the wastewater treatment process. The equipment installation completed in July 2018 addresses the single largest energy user within the City infrastructure.

This plan replaces worn out equipment and continues the District’s goal of cost-effectively maintaining the infrastructure while being good stewards of the environment particularly its natural resource of Lake Michigan. Based on the total annual reduction in electrical consumption estimated at 2,696 megawatt-hours per year, the District estimates an annual reduction in air pollution emissions of approximately 8,900 pounds of sulfur dioxide, 5,600 pounds of nitrogen oxide, and 5 million pounds of carbon dioxide.

“The Michigan City Sanitary District wishes to thank NIPSCO for the incentive award and ESG and its sub-contractors who assisted with the installation including DLZ, Marquis Electric, and Thieneman Construction,” said Michael Kuss, General Manager.

The Michigan City Sanitary District provides refuse disposal and wastewater reclamation for the City of Michigan City and nearby communities serving a population of over 31,000. The wastewater treatment plant, built in 1935, has been in continuous services since then. For more information, please contact Michael Kuss, General Manager at 219-874-7799.

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City of Oakland Park Announces Smart Metering Program

Kelly Slates — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

City of Oakland Park Announces Smart Metering Program

Oakland Park, Fla. – The City of Oakland Park announced that it has awarded a $6.4 million guaranteed performance contract to Energy Systems Group (ESG), a leading energy services provider, to develop a comprehensive scope of energy efficiency and infrastructure solutions, the first phase of which is a smart metering program. The meter infrastructure upgrades will enhance customer service, provide early leak detection, increase revenue, provide needed code compliance of backflow prevention, and reduce operating costs. Meter upgrades will begin in 2018.

Like many municipalities with older piping and metering infrastructure, the City of Oakland Park’s meter systems are a source of revenue loss due to water leaks that are difficult to diagnose. Moreover, the costs of manual meter reading and vehicle maintenance have been rising. By installing smart metering technology, data will be collected directly from the meters through a cellular network, reducing the need for manual reading. In addition to the convenient and accurate data collection, the technology has alert capabilities, thereby providing real-time notifications about system leaks, meter tampering, and backflows.

The program will also include a communications platform to help keep the local community informed about the program schedule, benefits, and overall impact via a website and mailers. ESG estimates that the project will result in approximately $15.5 million dollars of cost savings over the 15-year contract term.

“Our City leadership identified smart metering as a long-term cost savings and water conservation measure during the fiscal year 2018 budget process,” said City of Oakland Park’s Public Works Director Albert Carbon. “Oakland Park is committed to making process improvements that maximize our operating efficiency and make the most effective use of our natural resources. Our city is in the midst of significant redevelopment and we project continued population growth. Smart metering is an important component of improving our infrastructure and will help Oakland Park become a greener community.”

“ESG is proud to partner with the City of Oakland Park to implement these metering infrastructure improvements,” said Tracie Lampton, ESG Business Development Manager. “We commend the City Commission for their leadership and commitment to promoting economic growth, modernized infrastructure, and sustainability for the Oakland Park community.”

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Town of Niskayuna Completes Milestone in Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades

Kelly Slates — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Town of Niskayuna Completes Milestone in Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades

Niskayuna, N.Y. (October 18, 2017) – Niskayuna Town Supervisor Joe Landry today announced that a new ultraviolet (UV) system at the Niskayuna Wastewater Treatment Plant went into service and began disinfecting the wastewater effluent prior to release to the nearby Mohawk River. This new UV system replaces a chlorine-gas disinfection system that was more than 30 years old, thereby improving disinfection capabilities and eliminating chlorine disinfection byproducts from being released into the Mohawk River. This system is one of several upgrades implemented by Energy Systems Group (ESG), a leading energy services provider and prime contractor of a multi-year project that will include comprehensive improvements to the Town of Niskayuna’s) wastewater treatment plant. The new systems will improve treatment during storms and wet weather, ensuring the protection of the nearby Mohawk River.

“These enhancements will modernize the various mechanical and electrical systems at the plant and afford additional environmental protections for the Mohawk River,” stated Niskayuna Town Supervisor Joe Landry. “We look forward to working with ESG to deliver the best project for our residents.”

“This is another step in our ongoing commitment to improve the town's infrastructure. I am very proud of this project,” said Councilwoman Denise Murphy McGraw, Chair of the Public Works Committee. “It's been a great collaborative effort and I'm excited about the next steps.”

“Energy Systems Group is proud to partner with the Town of Niskayuna to implement these innovative infrastructure improvements that will make the wastewater treatment plant more efficient as well as help protect the Mohawk River,” said Greg Collins, ESG President. “We commend the town leadership for their innovative and strategic vision for promoting economic growth, environmental conservation, and sustainability.”

This UV system marks another milestone in completion of the Town’s modernization infrastructure project at its Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project centers on ensuring the facility effectively treats what enters it during storms and other “high flow” events. The plant’s new ability to produce energy on-site will make it an energy net zero facility. Other completed upgrades include the installation of baffles in the primary clarifiers and the construction and operation of a wet weather equalization tank. Upgrades geared for completion later this year include the installation of new secondary clarifiers.

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Niskayuna Celebrates Earth Day with Ceremony Highlighting Infrastructure Improvements at Wastewater Treatment Plant

Kelly Slates — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Niskayuna Celebrates Earth Day with Ceremony Highlighting Infrastructure Improvements at Wastewater Treatment Plant

Niskayuna, N.Y. – Niskayuna Town Supervisor Joe Landry was joined by state, county and town officials and representatives from Energy Systems Group (ESG) and their design and construction team today to commemorate upgrades underway at the Niskayuna Wastewater Treatment Plant. The new systems will improve treatment during storms and wet weather, ensuring the protection of the nearby Mohawk River. The plant upgrades address much needed infrastructure renewal and will improve operational efficiency and reduce the wastewater treatment plant’s carbon footprint by incorporating renewable energy.

The Town of Niskayuna partnered with ESG, a leading energy services provider, to serve as the prime contractor of a multi-year project that will include improvements to its 3 million gallons per day (MGD) wastewater treatment plant. In addition to meeting New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) wet weather management obligations, the plant improvements will expand the plant’s treatment capacity to 3.5 MGD, positioning Niskayuna for future economic growth.

“I am very pleased to celebrate Earth Day by announcing these infrastructure improvements at the Town’s Wastewater Treatment Plant,” stated Niskayuna Town Supervisor Joe Landry. “These enhancements will modernize the various mechanical and electrical systems at the plant, provide increased plant capacity to enable further residential and business growth, afford additional environmental protections for the Mohawk River, and encourage renewable energy production,” continued Supervisor Landry. “We look forward to working with ESG to deliver the best project for our residents.”

Town Councilwoman Denise Murphy McGraw stated, “Today’s groundbreaking is the result of years of effort, collaboration, and ingenuity and represents a significant investment in the future of our community. I am proud to play a role in this project.”

“Niskayuna is a community that believes in science. So, today, that means environmental protection. I congratulate Supervisor Landry and the Town Board on these updates to the Town's wastewater treatment facility,” stated Assemblyman Phil Steck.

“Congratulations to the Town of Niskayuna for their forward thinking by not only investing in their infrastructure but reducing their carbon footprint at the same time,” said Anthony Jasenski, Chair of the Schenectady County Legislature. “These improvements will continue all of our efforts to save taxpayers money through a more efficient government while increasing our use of renewable energy.”

"New York State’s continued investments in improving wastewater infrastructure to protect waterways like the Mohawk River are essential to strengthening local economies in the region," said DEC Commissioner Seggos. "These improvements will help preserve and protect communities in the Mohawk River watershed and further advance the economic and environmental importance of investing in protecting waterways. I commend the town of Niskayuna for upgrading their wastewater infrastructure and doing so in a manner that reduces the town’s carbon footprint."

The initial stage of the project will center on meeting the NYSDEC wet weather management obligations which will ensure the facility effectively treats what enters it during storms and other “high flow” events. Future phases of work will include upgrades of major treatment processes and facility infrastructure. One aspect of the project will leverage the existing anaerobic digesters’ excess capacity to accept organic waste, produce additional biogas, and use it as fuel for onsite electricity production. The plant’s new ability to produce energy on-site will make it an energy net zero facility, and will create a new source of revenue for the town from the receipt of the organics.

“Energy Systems Group is proud to partner with the Town of Niskayuna to implement these innovative infrastructure improvements that will make the wastewater treatment plant more efficient as well as help protect the Mohawk River,” said Greg Collins, ESG President. “This is a great way to celebrate Earth Day, and we commend the town leadership for their innovative and strategic vision for promoting economic growth, environmental conservation, and sustainability.”

MEDIA CONTACTS
Nicole Salamone, Town of Niskayuna
Tel: (518) 386-4516

Meram El Ramahi, Energy Systems Group
Tel: (812) 492-3734

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