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Title: U.S. Energy Service Company (ESCO) Industry: Recent Market Trends

Abstract

This study presents an analysis of the market size, growth projections and industry trends of the U.S. Energy Service Company (ESCO) industry, drawing on information provided by ESCO executives in late 2015. We define ESCOs as energy service companies for whom performance-based contracting is a core business offering. We identified forty-seven firms that met our definition of an ESCO.1 Forty-three of these companies responded to our requests for information, representing a 91% response rate.2 We also report 2014 ESCO industry revenues by market segment, region and business activity type, and for new versus existing customers. Finally, we report on use of tax incentives and financing tools, and incorporation of non-energy benefits into performance-based project economics. We summarize key findings below.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]
  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. National Association of Energy Service Companies, Washington DC (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1342939
Report Number(s):
LBNL-1006343
ir:1006343
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY

Citation Formats

Stuart, Elizabeth, Larsen, Peter H., Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Goldman, Charles A., and Gilligan, Donald. U.S. Energy Service Company (ESCO) Industry: Recent Market Trends. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.2172/1342939.
Stuart, Elizabeth, Larsen, Peter H., Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Goldman, Charles A., & Gilligan, Donald. U.S. Energy Service Company (ESCO) Industry: Recent Market Trends. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1342939
Stuart, Elizabeth, Larsen, Peter H., Carvallo, Juan Pablo, Goldman, Charles A., and Gilligan, Donald. 2016. "U.S. Energy Service Company (ESCO) Industry: Recent Market Trends". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/1342939. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1342939.
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author = {Stuart, Elizabeth and Larsen, Peter H. and Carvallo, Juan Pablo and Goldman, Charles A. and Gilligan, Donald},
abstractNote = {This study presents an analysis of the market size, growth projections and industry trends of the U.S. Energy Service Company (ESCO) industry, drawing on information provided by ESCO executives in late 2015. We define ESCOs as energy service companies for whom performance-based contracting is a core business offering. We identified forty-seven firms that met our definition of an ESCO.1 Forty-three of these companies responded to our requests for information, representing a 91% response rate.2 We also report 2014 ESCO industry revenues by market segment, region and business activity type, and for new versus existing customers. Finally, we report on use of tax incentives and financing tools, and incorporation of non-energy benefits into performance-based project economics. We summarize key findings below.},
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year = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
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