Guidance on Utility Rate Estimations and Weather Normalization in Performance Contracts

Program Document ·

OSTI ID:2477298

Rockwell, Kurmit ^[1]; Stiller, Priya ^[1]; Walker, Christine ^[2]; Voss, Phil ^[3]

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1. FEMP
2. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
3. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

This guidance document explains how to use estimated energy and water rates and normalized weather data in determining payments under a federal energy savings performance contract (ESPC) or utility energy service contract (UESC). This document is an update to the February 2019 guidance. This is DOE’s official guidance for agencies in determining energy and water escalation rates for ESPCs and UESCs.

• Research Organization: DOE Federal Energy Management Program
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Federal Energy Management Programs (FEMP)
• OSTI ID: 2477298
• Report Number(s): DOE-FEMP-0014
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English