|
ENERGY PERFORMANCE
CONTRACT MODELS
|
|
|
CONTRAC TYPE
|
FOUR STEPS
|
SCHEME OF THE CONTRACT
|
|
GENERAL INFORMATION
|
CUSTOMER
|
─ The customer pays a fixed fee for the services of the ESCO |
ESCO
|
─ ESCO finances the interventions according to the following mechanism:
- Step 1: optimization of operation and maintenance (no investment)
- Step 2: the saving obtained from Step 1 finances measures of energy saving simple and low cost
- Step 3: the saving obtained from Step 1 and Step 2 finances energy saving measures medium size
- Step 4: the saving obtained from preceding steps finance large energy saving measures and with return times longer
|
BANK
|
─ There is not third-party financing |
SWOT ANALYSIS
|
STRENGTHS
|
─ Flexibility is the main advantage that characterizes this model─ No need for initial capital investment and long-term planning─ The model permit to the Public Administration to carrying out renovation projects |
WEAKNESSES
|
─ There is no guarantee of a high energy savings, at least in the short time─ The model is designed to be extended over a long period of time; the impact of the measures is low in the short term |
OPPORTUNITY
|
─ The customer is not required to pursue the project if the results are not tangible and satisfactory, or if the initial conditions change (financial resources, energy cost, etc.). |
THREATS
|
─ Volatility of the energy market makes no programmable return times of small measures |
LEARN MORE
|
http://iet.jrc.ec.europa.eu/energyefficiency/european-energy-service-companies/energy-performance-contracting |