Our education customers trust us to both deploy on-site energy and EV projects with minimal disruption to school activities and to help navigate stakeholder input and board approvals. The result is smooth projects that garner support across your community.
completed projects
in school savings on utility bills
BENEFITS OF PARTNERING
Making Public Dollars Go Further
A partnership with ForeFront helps schools reduce energy costs and free up staff time, so you can invest more of this time and money into educating students.
Budget Certainty
Rising utility costs strain school budgets. With an Energy Service Agreement (ESA) or PPA, you can lock in low rates for decades to come.
Get Started Without Upfront Capital
Avoid bonds and time-consuming fundraising by leveraging our flexible financing options, PPAs/ESAs, and complimentary incentive and grant services.
Reliable Energy for Services and Research Facilities
Keep campuses safe from grid outages and their cascading effects, with built-in 24/7 resilience from solar plus storage or other technologies.
Free Up Staff Time
Administrators and facility managers face strained budgets and staff who are stretched thin. Our team can take on project planning, running an RFP, overseeing construction, and operating your system, allowing staff to focus on what matters most: students.
Deliver on Sustainability Commitments
A renewable energy strategy reduces your carbon footprint and your impact on the planet – a powerful example for students.
Hands-On Learning
ForeFront projects include a renewable energy curriculum that turns your project into a living lab. We can also customize fellowships and other learning experiences to your needs.
FEATURED OFFERINGS
Energy Solutions for Education
As the leading on-site energy partner for the education sector, ForeFront proudly offers schools and universities these services:
Advisory Services
Not sure where to best spend your efforts? We can help you develop a long-term plan.
Advisory Services
Not sure where to best spend your efforts? We can help you develop a long-term plan.
Solar
Use your roof, land, or parking lots for solar - the only energy source that locks in known energy prices for decades. We’ll help you maximize savings and provide a safe, unobtrusive construction environment.
Solar
Use your roof, land, or parking lots for solar - the only energy source that locks in known energy prices for decades. We’ll help you maximize savings and provide a safe, unobtrusive construction environment.
Microgrids
Interested in securing your facilities from outages? Microgrids offer grid independence with an integrated solar and storage solution.
Microgrids
Interested in securing your facilities from outages? Microgrids offer grid independence with an integrated solar and storage solution.
EV Charging Infrastructure
Add EV infrastructure for students, faculty, staff, or your campus fleets. We specialize in both public and “behind the fence” charging infrastructure.
EV Charging Infrastructure
Add EV infrastructure for students, faculty, staff, or your campus fleets. We specialize in both public and “behind the fence” charging infrastructure.
COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
Skip the RFP for Faster Procurement
Schools and universities can take advantage of transparent, prenegotiated pricing – without lengthy RFP processes – through our vetted network of procurement partners. These contracts meet the industry’s strict procurement requirements.
Enlightened Learning
Teach students how renewable energy works – and shed light on potential career paths – with ForeFront’s robust curriculum aids:
Teacher training and curriculums
Hands-on experiences for students
Career fairs and fellowships
Lesson plans and materials
Customer Voices
Real Stories of Transformation from Education Partners
"We looked to solar to be more efficient with both our energy usage and sustainability practices. We also wanted to cut down on costs and be more mindful of our budget, which comes from taxpayer dollars. We aim to be as prudent as possible in how we spend, and the addition of solar helps us make sure we don’t have to overpay for our energy."
Director of Facilities, Stockton USD
"Community solar provides yet another way we can redirect dollars back into the classroom to benefit our students and the community. With ForeFront Power, we have become a district that truly values learning over burning!"
Cheif Financial Officer, Huntley Community School District 158
"We’re thinking in the long-term for our students, our district, and the environment. Thanks to this solar energy portfolio, Tracy USD is saving on electricity costs and promoting clean energy to our community. ForeFront Power helped us design the right systems for our campuses, guided us through the process, and will now maintain the systems, so we can focus on our students and channel our savings into the classrooms."
Superintendent, Tracy USD
"ForeFront has, once again, demonstrated its expertise on District 158's community solar projects in Illinois. We’ve had a great experience working with them yet again. The decision to work with their team on a second solar installation was a very easy decision to make after experiencing the development and management of one of the largest public school district installations in Illinois over the last three years."
Director of Operations and Maintenance, Huntley Community School District #158
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