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" The technology category of the ECM Table 1. Contract years of the M&V
(these are specified in Attachment J-3 of reports received
the "Attachments to the IDIQ Contract," Contract year Number of reports
linked at 1 24
http: //www 1.eere.energy. gov/femp/pdfs/g 2 13
eneric_idiqespc_contract. pdf) 3 17
" The M&V method used (FEMP option A, 4 11
B, C, or D) 5 12
- Estimated energy savings by fuel type 6 9
(electricity, natural gas, oil, steam, etc.) 8 15
" The units of the estimated energy savings 9 13
(kWh, therms, MMBtu, etc.) 10 11
" Reported energy savings by fuel type 11 11
" The units of the reported energy savings 12 5
" Estimated cost savings from (1) reduced 13 2
energy and utility bills, and (2) reduced 14 1
operations and maintenance (O&M) and repair and replacement (R&R) costs
" Reported cost savings from (1) energy savings and (2) O&M and R&R savings
The database also includes the guaranteed cost savings for the reporting period. Typically the
guaranteed cost savings are not broken down by ECM; instead the ESCO guarantees a dollar
amount for the entire project for each contract year.
The quality of the 152 M&V reports examined varied widely, and many were lacking some of the
information listed above. For example, some reports were missing the estimated cost savings. In
these cases it was sometimes possible to obtain the missing information from the TO schedules
for the project (also called H schedules or DO schedules in older projects). These schedules
provide a concise listing of the important technical and financial aspects of the project. They are
part of the final proposal and the task order, and DOE collects them separately and maintains
them in a central database.
In particular, schedule TO-1 lists estimated and guaranteed cost savings by contract year. If there
have been no modifications to the contract, the estimated and guaranteed savings listed in the
M&V report should correspond to the estimated and guaranteed savings listed in the TO
schedules for that particular contract year.1 To fill in missing information, it was assumed that if
the guaranteed savings listed in the annual report matched the guaranteed savings listed in the
TO-1 schedule for the corresponding contract year, then the estimated savings for the year were
as listed in schedule TO-1. Likewise, for reports that did not list guaranteed savings, it was
assumed that if the estimated cost savings listed in the M&V report matched the estimated cost
savings listed in schedule TO-1 for the corresponding contract year, then the guaranteed cost
savings for that year were the guaranteed cost savings listed in schedule TO-1.
Other reports were missing information on estimated energy savings. The estimated energy
savings are a function of the ECMs installed and assumptions made about equipment efficiency,
operating hours, weather, and other variables. The estimated energy savings are generally the
1 TO schedules list costs and savings by contract year, and M&V reports usually include the contract year
in their title, for example, Fox Army Health Center: Year 3 Measurement and Verification Report,
October], 2003 - September 30, 2004.
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Slattery, Bob S. Reported Energy and Cost Savings from the DOE ESPC Program: FY 2013, report, January 1, 2014; [Tennessee]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc864945/m1/7/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.