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Committee hears support for modernizing state energy performance contracting statutes
Summary
Supporters including energy service companies, trade associations and vendors urged the committee to pass House Bill 3653 to modernize Oregon's energy savings performance contracting (ESPC) rules, streamline procurement and broaden eligible measures to include renewables and avoided costs in cost-effectiveness analyses.
House Bill 3653 would allow authorized state agencies to enter into energy performance contracts (ESPCs) without requiring a competitive procurement if the agency follows rules adopted by the Attorney General, negotiates a performance guarantee, and enters into the contract with a qualified energy service company prequalified and approved by the Oregon Department of Energy.
Representative Emerson Levy described the bill as a targeted technical modernization to align Oregon’s ESPC framework with best practices in Washington, Colorado, and federal programs.…
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