Energy-as-a-Service

Bernhard and CHRISTUS Health entered into an innovative 30-year EaaS partnership in April 2023. Through the partnership, Bernhard is implementing critical infrastructure improvements at six of CHRISTUS Health’s campuses in Texas and Louisiana. Using Bernhard’s EaaS model, CHRISTUS Health will see $128 million in infrastructure and energy efficiency improvements acting as a catalyst for lucrative conservation measures. Once implemented, the improvements will yield over $39 million in guaranteed energy savings over the first 10 years of the program.

The scope of improvements are expected to be complete in 2027 and include replacement and upgrades to chilled water and heating water systems, LED lighting upgrades, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, retrofit and upgrades to building automation systems, 1 MW ground mount solar array, and Bernhard Connect® for measurement & verification of savings, automatic fault detection, and monitoring-based commissioning.

The partnership across Spohn Shoreline, Children’s of San Antonio, Good Shepard Longview, Santa Rosa San Marcos, St. Frances Cabrini, and St. Michael Texarkana transfers risk of performance to Bernhard’s team of experts and brings stability to future plant and building operations and maintenance.

Bernhard and CHRISTUS Health share an unwavering commitment in the fight against climate change. During the length of the partnership, CHRISTUS Health’s facilities will solidify their sustainability efforts by reducing 16% of electricity consumption, 25% reduced natural gas consumption, and 19% reduced carbon emissions. The infrastructure upgrades across all six campuses will total more than 465,000 metric tons of CO2 eliminated over the next 30 years.