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Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) is an innovative financing technique
that uses cost savings from reduced energy consumption to repay the cost of installing
energy conservation measures. Normally offered by Energy Service Companies (ESCOs),
this innovative financing technique allows building users to achieve energy savings
without up front capital expenses. The costs of the energy improvements are borne
by the performance contractor and paid back out of the energy savings. Other advantages
include the ability to use a single contractor to do necessary energy audits and
retrofit and to guarantee the energy savings from a selected series of conservation
measures.
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RESOURCES
Training Materials
Available for Streamlining Energy Performance Contracting
In
2006, Washington DC Staff from HUD Headquarters and various HUD
Field Offices attended training sessions to learn more about standardized
procedures that streamline EPC review and approval and cover many
special cases that have emerged over the years. View
the updated procedures, the PowerPoint
presentation (6 MB) and the Webcasts
from the June session. For more information, contact pheccinfo@deval.us.
State Energy Performance Contract Term Limits
Learn
more about State Energy Performance Contract Term Limits
Energy Performance Contracting
Energy Performance Contract – HUD Checklist
Sample ECM/Cost Summary Format
Sample Baseline Data Format
Guidance on Measurement and Verification for HUD Approved Energy Performance Contracts
Guidance on Resident Paid Utilities for HUD Approved Energy Performance Contracts
Guidance on Calculating the Rolling Base Consumption Level (RBCL)
Guidance on Heating Degree Day Adjustment Calculations
Guidance on Cost Reasonableness
HUD Incentive Matrix—Add-On Incentive vs. Rolling Base Incentive
ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY (ESCo)
Sample RFP—ESCO Energy Audit
PHA FUNCTION AS THEIR OWN ESCo
Sample Contract—3rd Party Consultant
Procedures for EPC and Add-on Subsidy
Additional Information
EPC Guidebook
A Guidebook was developed in 1992 to outline energy performance contracting by
Public Housing Agencies and Indian Housing Authorities (PHAs and IHAs). It defines
how performance contracting may be done in accordance with regulations governing
HUD's Performance Funding System for Public and Indian Housing. You can view the
Guidebook at http://www.huduser.org/publications/hsgfin/energy.html.
It covers many of the EPC basics, but for the current, standardized procedures
go to the 2005
protocol.
Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)
Federal Energy Management Program
Alternative financing representatives (AFRs) at the Federal Energy Management
Program (FEMP) can be contacted to assist with the Energy Performance Contract
(EPC) process, answer questions, and access appropriate FEMP resources. FEMP also
teaches EPC workshops and telecourses. Learn
more about FEMP services and find
an AFR.