Energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) allow federal agencies to implement energy savings projects without up-front capital costs and special Congressional appropriations. An ESPC is a colaboration between a federal agency and an energy service company (ESCO). U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) ESPCs can help federal agencies effectively meet their energy efficiency, renewable energy, and water conservation goals.
This three-day training workshop provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the ESPC process and how to get started with a project at a site or facility. Training sections include exercises focusing on technical and contracting topics that provide the student with an opportunity to learn by doing. Video case studies offer viewers visual examples of projects at sites and facilities. Each training module contains ESPC best practices for each process.
Registration is open to federal employees, DOE national labs, and state and local government employees. Others, such as DOE M&O contractors may be considered on a case-by-case basis. The "Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Five Phases to Success" on-demand course is a prerequisite for attending this training.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this workshop, attendees will:
- Explain the ESPC authority as a tool for energy and cost savings at federal agencies and why it is a departure from standard contracting
- Describe how ESPCs reallocate current spending and how agencies can ensure that their projects are of the highest possible value
- Describe the project planning activities that will set the stage for a successful ESPC project including the acquisition team’s critical roles and responsibilities
- Understand types of reliability and resilience measures that can be included in ESPCs and start your project with a notice of opportunity;
- Describe why an agency needs measurement and verification (M&V) and why there is so much focus on M&V;
- Discuss how ESPC projects are financed and what constitutes a good deal for the government;
- Understand ESPC project acceptance and implementation/construction process;
- Learn how to manage transitions from pre-award to post-award and;
- Understand the performance period or life-of-contract quality assurance agencies are required to maintain.