Nexus Hospitals (healthcare)

How Nexus Hospitals Went Renewable with Agile Energy

Reducing energy costs and emissions while securing sustainable power for healthcare facilities.  

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Empowering Healthcare with Renewable Energy

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Nexus Hospital, Australia’s renowned private healthcare network, provides top-notch medical care to patients while committing to reducing its environmental impact. The healthcare organisation has several facilities across New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland. Due to regular hospital operations across these facilities, there was an increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions while cutting down energy bills. Therefore, they partnered with Agile Energy to provide a reliable green energy solution that champions sustainability without disrupting everyday hospital operations.

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Agile Energy worked closely with Nexus Hospitals’ team to understand their need for energy reliability and environmental responsibility. Based on the healthcare provider’s requirements, the solar energy company curated a tailored healthcare solar installation plan. This particular product helped the healthcare facilities decrease their operational costs and boost energy efficiency while keeping up with the organisation’s sustainability goals.

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The Challenge: Fulfilling Sustainability Demands Without Disrupting Operations

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The hospital facilities operate round the clock and are in constant need of significant energy for powering all essential systems, like HVAC, lighting, medical equipment, and more. Over time, the dependence on non-renewable energy has not only led to unpredictable rising energy costs for Nexus Hospitals. But it also led to operational risks, like power supply instability, as well as environmental and compliance risks.

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The healthcare facilities also have to keep up with stringent reliability and safety standards for effective medical care. So, even a momentary lack of power (or power outage) may impact patient care. While dealing with all these challenges, Nexus also aimed at aligning with the country’s broader Net Zero targets. Meanwhile, they wanted to demonstrate their environmental leadership in the private healthcare sector. So, they decided to join hands with Agile Energy to meet their environmental, financial, and operational objectives.

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One of the major challenges for Agile Energy was to create an apt solution that only provides cost-effective, dependable, and green energy to the healthcare facilities. But it also must be able to integrate with the existing system without causing any disruptions to everyday operations.

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The Solution: Tailored Solar Power Systems for Hospitals

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Agile Energy successfully created custom solar power systems for Nexus Hospitals along with a scalable rollout plan. The overall plan also included regular, detailed energy audits to ensure precise implementation without any unwanted glitches.

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Key characteristics of the project included:

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• Advanced monitoring systems and smart inverters for keeping a tab on optimal energy performance in real time.
• Rooftop solar installations for certain Nexus hospital sites to ensure seamless integration with their existing infrastructure.  
• Agile Energy closely worked with the hospital administrators for scheduling solar installations with minimal disruptions to regular facility operations and patient care.  
• Providing a flexible financing model to Nexus for opting for renewable energy without costly upfront investment, provided via a capital ownership structure or Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).

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Overall, this project highlights the expertise of Agile Energy in handling all sorts of complicated installations, from the initial phase to the final working, in the healthcare sector.

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The Results: Measurable Impact and Lasting Value

With the help of this solar energy project, Nexus Hospitals became a leader in the healthcare sector for implementing renewable energy for their everyday operations.

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Qualitative outcomes:

• Visible environmental action led to positive stakeholder and community perception.
• Nexus became a leader in the green healthcare industry with its increased sustainability credentials.
• Due to increased energy resilience, there’s less dependence on the grid power source.  

Quantitative outcomes included:

• Renewable solar energy generates around 35% to 45% of the power supply at specific Nexus Hospital sites.
• Significant reduction in overall electricity prices. This led to higher annual energy cost savings.
• With a short payback period, there are more long-term ROIs and ongoing operational savings.
• Clearly measurable reduction in carbon emissions to align with Australia’s climate goals.

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Key Success Factors and Lessons Learned

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The strong collaboration between Agile Energy and Nexus Hospitals has led to the success of this healthcare solar implementation project. Agile Energy’s professional team worked closely with Nexus’ administrators to provide them with an effortless rollout across various facilities.

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Moreover, planning ahead and meticulous communication helped them to overcome challenges, like site constraints, regulatory approvals, and management of healthcare services without interrupting daily tasks.

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Overall, this project demonstrated that technical experts can effortlessly make renewable energy part of even such sensitive operational environments.

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Broader Impact: A Sustainable Healthcare Model

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Embracing solar energy in medical facilities, like Nexus Hospitals, has proved that it’s easier to reduce emissions while supporting the healthcare community’s inclination towards sustainability. This project shows the rising demand for green energy to develop healthier communities with more resilient healthcare systems.

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This powerful collaboration has set a benchmark for other healthcare providers, seeking ways to balance their energy cost efficiency, reliability, and environmental responsibility.

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Partner with Agile Energy

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All set to make sustainable energy part of your healthcare facility? Contact our team to discover how solar energy can secure clean power for your healthcare environment while cutting down energy costs.

Schedule your hospital’s renewable energy assessment today.

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