MLC is a Key Player in Funding Energy Performance Projects
For over 20 years, MLC has helped cities and towns across America continue to grow and thrive. With today's budgetary challenges, cost-effective financing options are more important than ever. Tax-exempt municipal lease financing can be used to help meet the needs of your community.

ENERGY STAR Guidelines
Based on the successful practices of ENERGY STAR partners like MLC, these guidelines can help improve your energy and financial performance while distinguishing your organization as an environmental leader. The EPA offers a proven strategy for superior energy management with tools and resources to help each step of the way.

As a proud ENERGY STAR Partner, MLC has committed to:

• Measure, track, and benchmark energy performance and help our clients improve their overall energy efficiency while reducing energy-based operating costs.
  
  
• Develop and implement a plan to improve energy performance, adopting the ENERGY STAR strategy to secure and implement proven energy-efficient and cost-effective technology and equipment.
  
  
• Together with our energy audit partners, recommend, specify, secure leasing financing for, and deliver the right equipment and technology for our client's needs and budgetary situation.
  
  
• Educate the entire MLC staff and the public about our partnership and our achievements with ENERGY STAR, with the goal of bringing our successful solutions to more communities.
  
  
• Contact our municipal leasing solutions team today to discuss your upcoming project.

• Municipal Services
  – Energy-efficient upgrades for water, energy, and waste management.
  – Parks and recreation applications, athletic facility improvements.
  – Infrastructure improvements.
  – Computers and related equipment.
  –Enhances your ability to provide uninterrupted delivery of city services; lower maintenance and operating costs.

• Energy Production, Delivery & Storage
  – HVAC, heating and air conditioning equipment.
  – Cogen and distributed generation systems.
  – Production and delivery systems for biomass, solar, wind, steam, gasification, etc.
  – Energy storage systems (hydrogen cells, batteries, compressed air, flywheels and more)
  – Offers opportunities to generate savings and improve capital budget situations.

• Lighting Systems
  – Energy-efficient lighting for municipal buildings such as libraries, city hall, and offices.
  – Lighting upgrades for DPW and other department building and maintenance facilities.
  – Street lighting, parking lots, traffic lights and control technology.
  – Lighting for parks, and other landscaped areas.
  – Reduces operating and maintenance costs, and overall safety.
  

• Public Safety & Emergency Response
  – Energy-efficient upgrades for public safety building and services (Fire, Police, HAZMAT, Disaster & Emergency Response, Homeland Security, EMTs, Paramedics)
  – Emergency medical response services (generators, lighting, mobile units)
  – Technology upgrades for hazardous substance testing and analysis.
  – Computers and equipment for call centers, in-vehicle systems, wireless & satellite tech.
  – Realize greater levels of protection though improved communication and risk mitigation.

• Vehicles & Transportation
  – Energy-efficient fleet vehicles (hybrid electric, all electric, high mileage, E85, bio- & clean diesel)
  – Applications: passenger cars, SUVs, trucks and heavy duty vehicles, school buses, public transport, GEM-type electric)
  – Maintenance facilities, conventional and alternative source fueling stations, and related equipment.
  – In-vehicle and remote control and monitoring equipment.
  – Reduces energy use, emissions, and maintenance costs.

• Energy Efficient Upgrades & Power Systems
  – HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment.
  – Cogeneration, power production supply delivery and storage technology and equipment.
  – Green energy production: solar installations, wind turbines, biomass, steam.
  – Energy efficiency upgrades, controls and metering and analysis technology.
  – Modern food service and kitchen equipment.
  – Building improvements: energy-efficient windows and doors, flooring, roof installations.
  – Energy-efficient lighting and computerized control equipment.
  – Reduces operating and maintenance costs, and overall safety.

• School Buses & Other Vehicles
  – Energy-efficient staff fleet vehicles (cars, SUVs, electric facility maintenance vehicles, light and heavy duty trucks).
  – School buses (clean diesel, hybrid-electric).
  – Landscaping vehicles and heavy equipment.
  – Reduces energy use and emissions, and lowers maintenance costs.
  

• Computers & Related Equipment
  – Classroom technology, computers and related equipment.
  – Security systems.
  – Computer hardware and software, networking and data backup equipment, uninterrupted power supply, WiFi and broadband internet, AV and PA communications.
  – Enhances student learning, staff/student communication, and overall safety.

• Sports & Other Activities
  – Energy-efficient lighting upgrades, smart tech energy and lighting control equipment.
  – Energy-efficient HVAC upgrades to classrooms, athletic facilities and related buildings.
  – Wood and composite floor installations, bleachers, partitions, desks, and furnishings.
  – Auditorium and stage lighting, control equipment.
  – Sports field lighting, scoreboards, turf installations, irrigation equipment, and computerized controls.
  – Reduces operating and maintenance costs, improves extracurricular offerings.