Posted on September 24, 2025
NEW YORK, NY – Arcadis, a global leader in intelligence-driven sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets, today announced that it has joined forces with Schneider Electric in the Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure Initiative to rapidly scope, finance and deploy resilient local energy systems, such as microgrids, while federal incentives remain available.
With current federal incentives for clean energy projects set to expire soon, communities have a limited window to secure funding and accelerate the deployment of resilient energy infrastructure. Taking action now is crucial to maximize available support and avoid significantly higher costs in the future. This collaboration is designed to help organizations fast-track resilient local energy infrastructure deployment across the United States and unlock up to $7.5 billion in capital financing for U.S. energy resilience projects.
Jana Gerber, North American President of Microgrids for Schneider Electric, said: “Communities are under increasing pressure to maintain reliable, affordable power in the face of aging infrastructure, extreme weather, and evolving threats. Our collaboration with Arcadis brings together industry leaders to accelerate the deployment of local, future-ready energy solutions. The initiative strives to help organizations reduce risk, control costs, and ensure continuity of critical services.”
Key customer benefits include the following:
- Turnkey microgrid and EV charging solutions: This consortium is offering integrated hardware and software for microgrids, solar, storage and EV charging, helping communities qualify for tax credits and invest in long-term resilience.
- No upfront costs through innovative financing models: Energy as a service and energy savings performance contracts convert capital costs into predictable payments or use guaranteed savings to fund upgrades, making resilience investments more accessible.
- Reduced risk with reliable and affordable energy: Less exposure to energy price volatility, impacts from extreme weather-related events and operational or maintenance staffing gaps.
- Reduced complexity with a collaborative ecosystem: More than 20 partners combine digital solutions, financing and delivery to accelerate resilient infrastructure nationwide.
As a strategic delivery participant, Arcadis’ expertise in permitting, design, engineering, procurement and project delivery will help this consortium efficiently execute plans.
Other initiative participants at launch include:
- Global technology leader Microsoft, bringing cloud, AI and data capabilities
- Infrastructure providers AlphaStruxure, AZZO, Celsius Energy, CDM Smith EVerged, Mainspring Energy, Pisgah Energy, Sprocket Power, Sunrock Distributed Generation, Sustainability Partners, Unison Energy, Verdant Microgrid and Viridi.
- Consulting firms Baringa, Viridi Edge and Zurich Resilience Solutions; electrical distributor Graybar; and the nonprofit Resilient Cities Network.
- Strategic integrator Schneider Electric, connecting customers with project developers and providing advanced energy technologies.
Matthew Styer, Global Partnerships Director at Arcadis, said: “We’re proud to partner with Schneider Electric and other leading energy innovators to help clients future-proof their energy strategies. By combining our expertise with the power of this consortium, we’re making it easier than ever for organizations to secure resilient, sustainable energy infrastructure—and take advantage of the resulting operational efficiencies and cost savings.”
By 2028, the U.S. power grid may reach a tipping point where peak electricity supply cannot meet peak demand, jeopardizing grid reliability. The Accelerating Resilient Infrastructure Initiative addresses this challenge by expanding distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar panels, battery storage, geothermal heat pumps, and EV charging stations. Deploying these technologies helps communities reduce dependence on the centralized grid, contain rising utility costs, enhance energy resilience, and support long-term sustainability.
To learn more about the initiative, visit here.
