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City staff outline energy savings performance contract to help meet Decatur's 2030 Clean Energy goals
Summary
City staff and owner's representative 2KB Energy Services described an ESPC process to address deferred maintenance and decarbonize municipal buildings. The plan would use guaranteed savings and financed improvements; staff expect selection of an ESCO recommendation in early February and an investment-grade audit next summer if approved.
City staff and consultants briefed the Decatur Commission on Nov. 3 about an energy savings performance contract (ESPC) option intended to help the city meet its Clean Energy Plan goal of powering municipal buildings with renewable energy by 2030.
David Nifong, projects coordinator, said the city issued a request for proposals this year and hired 2KB Energy Services as the owner's representative to guide an ESPC process. George Buchanan, CEO of 2KB, explained that an ESPC combines multiple capital improvements into a single performance contract managed by an ESCO. The ESCO conducts an investment-grade energy audit, identifies a package of energy…
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