U. S. Federal Program: "Super-ESPC"
Since its creation in the 1990s, a single U. S. government program known as "Super-ESPC" (ESPC stands for Energy Savings Performance Contracts) has been responsible for $2.9B in ESCO contracts. The program was modified and reauthorized in December 2008, and sixteen firms were awarded Indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contracts for up to $5B each, for total potential energy-savings projects worth $80B.
Grouping the sixteen firms provides a convenient illustration of the industry structure and the ways that each firm generates value through projects that use the ESCO model of energy-savings performance contracts. Equipment-affiliated firms use performance contracting as a sales channel for their products. Utility-affiliated firms offer ESCO projects as a value-added service to attract and retain large customers and generally focus only on their utility footprint. Non-utility energy services companies are product neutral, tend to have a larger geographic footprint, and typically offer a wide range of services from energy retrofits to renewable energy development.
Equipment affiliated
- Carrier
- Honeywell Building Solutions SES
- Johnson Controls Government Systems, L.L.C.
- Schneider Electric
- Siemens Government Services, Inc.
- Trane
Utility affiliated
- ConEdison
- Constellation
- FPL Energy Services
- Pepco Energy Services
Non-utility energy services
- Ameresco
- The Benham Companies, LLC (SAIC Acquired)
- Chevron Energy Solutions
- Clark Energy Group LLC (formerly Clark Realty Builders, L.L.C.)
- Lockheed Martin Services, Inc.
- McKinstry
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