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This project supported the development of suitable management frameworks
for assisting public bodies and
especially local authorities
to implement energy services including energy efficiency,
and thus to enhance
the market of energy efficiency and energy services, by
providing efficient
tools to meet the needs of public bodies and
facilitating the work of ESCOs. A major outcome of this action has been an
increased number of public
bodies using energy services.
Opening of energy markets and use of energy services represents a good
opportunity for local authorities to include energy efficiency measures in
their management, but several problems can occur, such as lack of knowledge of
existing mechanisms, as third party financing, specificities inducing
difficulties to implement energy services (legislation, accounting schemes
etc), risk of losing the knowledge on the energy consumptions.
Work started with studies on the specificity of public bodies, their
legal framework and capacity for third party finance contracting. In total
fourteen feasibility studies have identified the specific problems and
solutions for implementing energy services. Elaborated specifications are
available to assist local authorities for their tenders to implement energy
services, allowing having the best offer by ESCOs.
As the quality
of contractual relationships is crucial model contracts have
been elaborated, taking into account the acquired know-how in Europe,
in a way those public bodies can adapt them rapidly. Tools (brochure,
CD-ROM, web sites by the project partners) have been produced in seven
languages facilitating the implementation of energy services.
The dissemination of the project results ensures an efficient
replication of the work carried out directed to the target groups while
associating the key actors (specific advisory committees in each partner region).
Organisation of training
and dissemination seminars at different levels completed the
promotion. In this way this project will be able to increase the number of
public bodies and local authorities deciding to study and further to implement
energy services schemes.
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