Energy Asset Development

Aligning the right technical, financial and procurement strategy.

Proven Approach; Optimal Results

Our proven approach advances technical planning without committing upfront to a specific financing or procurement model. The result delivers the flexibility needed to design the best solution possible without the typical constraints of pre-determined financing and procurement models.

  • Plan in advance without committing to a specific financing mechanism or procurement model.
  • Leverage built-in offramps to retain flexibility if analysis and design points to a different approach.
  • Move quickly once the design is in place to identify the best financial and procurement strategy possible.

Flexible Funding That Preserves Your Capital

One funding approach never fits all. We unlock multiple ownership and funding strategies that meet your unique financial and risk profile needs. We’re experts at navigating federal and state grants, utility incentives and local utility partnerships to unlock additional funding sources. Financial modeling and proformas are key tools we use to assess and validate the most effective financial and ownership approaches for your situation.

Integrated Energy Management

We integrate every element of your energy infrastructure, from generation and storage to distribution and consumption, into a unified, optimized system. This integration eliminates waste and opens opportunities for zero-energy and zero-carbon operations. Our solutions incorporate smart building controls and digital connectivity that benefit everyone. Building owners reduce costs and enhance reliability, utilities gain demand flexibility and communities benefit from more resilient, sustainable energy infrastructure.

Strategic Utility Partnerships

We facilitate partnerships between building owners and utilities that create value for both parties. By engaging utilities early in the planning process, we structure agreements that enable seamless communication between buildings and the grid, reducing peak demand when the grid is constrained and integrating renewable generation when it benefits operations. These partnerships give utilities better forecasting capabilities while giving building owners access to programs, incentives and innovative rate structures that improve project economics.

Guaranteed Operational Excellence

We have the operational expertise to ensure excellence—whether we’re operating your systems directly or training your teams and providing ongoing support. We design with operations in mind and guarantee performance outcomes. Our decades of experience operating complex energy systems means we understand what works—and what doesn’t. When we hand over the system, you can rest assured that it will perform as promised.

Decarbonization Pathways

We develop clear, actionable plans to achieve ambitious carbon reduction targets. Our approach spans the complete decarbonization toolkit, maximizing efficiency, reducing consumption, electrifying thermal loads, deploying on-site renewable generation, integrating EV charging infrastructure and procuring clean energy where onsite generation isn’t feasible. We sequence these investments strategically to maximize impact while aligning with your capital planning and operational realities.

A Trusted Partner Every Step of the Way

From initial concept to ongoing operations, McKinstry develops an optimal approach to in-building energy systems, distributed energy resources and comprehensive decarbonization strategies. We know modern power systems and the rapidly evolving energy landscape. Our experts guide clients through critical issues like grid congestion, power scarcity and energy cost uncertainty.

Forming a Vision: Understand your operational challenges, sustainability goals and financial constraints to develop a shared vision for your energy future.

Assessing the Current State: Evaluate your existing infrastructure, energy consumption patterns and opportunities for optimization.

Creating a Roadmap & Strategy: Develop actionable plans that sequence investments, prioritize quick wins and build toward long-term transformation.

Building Funding Strategies: Unlock multiple funding pathways, preserving your debt capacity and capital while navigating grants, incentives and utility partnerships.

Developing Energy Assets: Engineer infrastructure that serves your operations today while positioning you for tomorrow.

Implementation and Delivery: Benefit from a full-service firm that provides a single point of accountability across the design-build process.

Operations and Maintenance: Rest assured that a deep bench of technical experts and technicians are on hand to maintain operations and perform ongoing maintenance.

Managing Performance: Monitor, measure and guarantee outcomes because your success is our mandate.

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Engineering and design

Energy modeling

Master utility planning

Central utility plants

Heating plants (including steam) and chilled water plants

Heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems

Zero-carbon and zero-energy services

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Solar photovoltaics (PV)

Solar+storage

Renewables+storage

Thermal energy

Microgrids and resiliency solutions

Electrification and decarbonization

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Electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure

Distributed energy generation and renewables

Demand-response

Building-to-grid integration

Grid-interactive efficient buildings (GIEBs)

Financing

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Solar photovoltaics (PV)

Battery energy storage systems (BESS)

Stratified thermal storage tanks

Waste heat recovery systems

Ground source thermal energy

Demand response platforms

Virtual power plants

Fuel cells

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Microgrids

Transactive energy platforms

Electric vehicles

Electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE)

Electric vehicle charging infrastructure

Combined heat and power (CHP)/cogeneration

Tri-generation

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Biogas

Dedicated heat recovery chillers

Phase-change thermal storage

Geothermal

Closed-loop ground source

Open-loop ground source

Wind power

Hydropower

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Energy infrastructure and renewable energy development

Central utility plants

Microgrids

Campus shared energy

Neighborhood shared energy

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Existing building construction

New building construction

Shared-energy EcoDistricts

Commercial office

State and local government

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Healthcare

Life sciences

Data centers

Higher education

K-12 school districts

Comprehensive Energy Planning

McKinstry transforms complex infrastructure projects into resilient, future-ready investments through comprehensive planning that addresses:

Energy Optimization: Reduce consumption through efficiency measures and intelligent building controls before adding generation.

Renewable Asset Development: Deploy solar, storage and distributed generation to create pathways toward carbon neutrality.

Utility Partnerships: Structure innovative relationships between utilities and building owners that unlock value for both parties.

Digital Infrastructure: Establish monitoring, controls and connectivity that enable optimized energy management.

Financial Strategy: Align the right financing mechanism and procurement model to accelerate project development and impact.

Stakeholder Engagement: Build organizational buy-in and operational excellence through training and change management.

South Landing EcoDistrict
Powering the South Landing campus in Spokane, WA is an all-electric central energy plant that has transformed it into a shared-energy EcoDistrict. This is energy asset development at its finest.
South Landing EcoDistrict
Powering the South Landing campus in Spokane, WA is an all-electric central energy plant that has transformed it into a shared-energy EcoDistrict. This is energy asset development at its finest.

Ready to Develop Your Energy Asset Strategy?

Whether it’s a single building or an entire campus or portfolio, our team can help navigate complexity, develop funding strategies and deliver infrastructure that performs.


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