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Energy efficiency investment and cost optimisation

Project outcome:

The project answers the following questions:
What are the most optimal energy efficiency measures in the client’s building and what is the investment payback time for the energy efficiency?
What are the alternatives for financing investments and their cost?

When energy efficiency investments are approached holistically, the goal is to find the most profitable combination for the building's energy efficiency investments.
Service provider offerings consist of two main categories:
A preliminary investment plan is created through modeling or simulation. Building owner makes the necessary investments. In the investment plan the return on invested capital is calculated for these investments as well carbon dioxide emissions and savings of the energy solution.
Building owner enters into an energy efficiency service contract (energy partnership) with a service provider. The service provider makes the investments and the building owner pays for the investments and service provided in accordance with the service agreement.
Both models aim to lower the property's energy costs and increase the occupant comfort.

Depending on the operating model of the different service provider, the project report contains either a breakdown of the most profitable energy efficiency investments in that property with calculations / simulations OR a proposal for the most profitable energy efficiency investments in that property and covering their costs with a partnership agreement.

Providers are asked in the offer if following criteria are fulfilled:
Previous experience in large property energy efficiency optimization projects (shown via customer references).
Will come to present project final results in person as agreed with customer