New England Healthcare System Achieved Millions in Energy Savings and Efficiency Gains
Client Background
This healthcare system operates multiple facilities across New England and faced mounting challenges: rising energy costs, volatile markets, and aging infrastructure. With compliance requirements and operational continuity at stake, leadership needed a proactive partner to deliver measurable results without disrupting critical care environments.
Challenge
Before engaging Mantis Innovation, the organization lacked a clear roadmap for energy procurement and efficiency improvements. Electricity contracts were locked in without a strategy for future price risk. Natural gas rates were poised to nearly double as existing agreements expired. Meanwhile, outdated lighting systems drove up energy consumption and costs, limiting visibility into usage and hindering sustainability initiatives. These issues threatened budgets and long-term performance.
Solution
Mantis Innovation implemented a comprehensive, multi-pronged strategy. For electricity procurement, our team monitored market trends using proprietary intelligence and secured a future-start contract for 2025 at a fixed rate, ensuring predictable costs for years to come.
To address natural gas volatility, we negotiated two immediate-start contracts during peak market risk and secured two additional future-start agreements to lock in favorable rates through 2027. We also introduced utility bill monitoring technology to provide transparency and control.
Finally, we tackled infrastructure inefficiencies with a campus-wide lighting upgrade. Our team installed 4,500 LED fixtures across six buildings, integrated advanced control systems, and negotiated 0% financing along with on-bill incentives—delivering immediate payback and long-term savings without disrupting daily operations or emergency services.
Results & Impact
The impact was transformative. By acting early and leveraging Mantis Innovation’s expertise, the healthcare system locked in predictable energy costs, reduced consumption, and improved facility performance. Electricity procurement alone delivered $1.3 million in annual cost avoidance for 2025 and $3.9 million over a three-year term. Natural gas strategies resulted in $421,000 in projected savings through 2027. The lighting retrofit reduced annual energy costs by $255,214, cut consumption by over 1.3 million kWh, and uncovered $429,290 in incentives—all while maintaining uninterrupted patient care.
These results underscore the power of proactive planning and integrated solutions in achieving operational resilience and sustainability.