Refurbishment of 14 high schools owned by Alsace Region, France

EXAMPLES OF ENERGY

SERVICE MODELS

Fourteen high schools in the Alsace region were chosen because of the following criteria:

      ─ High level of energy consumption

      ─ No refurbishment investments planned in the next years

     ─ Including recent and older high schools

The total space is 190 000 m².

The initial situation: Energy costs paid by high school with regional funds, investments paid by the region.

Goals of building owner:

      ─ Allow quick investments for energy savings that could not be included in the budget of the Region

      ─ No risks on works

      ─ Guarantee of savings

    ─ 3,5 M€/year for the ESCO (including subsidized photovoltaic electricity selling)

    ─ 0,9 M€/year of savings on energy purchase – paid to energy sellers (not the ESCO) – guarantee on consumption level by the ESCO

    ─ Public-Private Partnership for 20 years (from 1/1/2010)

    ─ Guarantees: primary energy consumption reduction: 35 %, GES emission reduction: 65 %

    ─ Payment of the rent for investments to ESCO starts when the investments are done – 2 phases, all investments to be finished in 21 months (30/9/2012)

    ─ The ESCO will also implement information actions for users (teachers, pupils and technicians) with the help of an association for energy awareness (Alter Alsace énergies)

    ─ First EPC contract in France by the way of PPP (pilot project)

    ─ 6 wood boilers

    ─ 1 heat pump

    ─ New boilers

    ─ District heating connection

    ─ Insulation

    ─ Windows

    ─ Photovoltaic electricity (5 000 m²)

     ─ Investments (30 M€ in 2 years)

    ─ Running, maintenance and refurbishment of installations

    ─ Wood supply (5 boilers with chips, 1 with pellets)