Private (tertiary, industry) and public (community) buildings are subject to numerous obligations in terms of reducing their energy consumption. One of the most effective levers to respond to this is the Energy Performance Contract (EPC). Enerlis, a global energy transition operator, offers its own performance guarantee contract based on the ESCO model. Find out everything you need to know about this innovative device!
What is an Energy Performance Contract (EPC)?
CPE is the acronym for Energy Performance Contract.
According to the European directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 25, 2012, the CPE is: “a agreement between the beneficiary and the supplier of a measure aimed at improving energy efficiency , verified and monitored throughout the duration of the contract, under the terms of which investments (works, supplies or services) to this extent are remunerated according to a contractually defined level of energy efficiency improvement or another agreed energy performance criterion, such as only savings ”.
Who are the stakeholders in the Energy Performance Contract?
The CPE is a contract concluded between:
- on the one hand, a beneficiary : a company or community represented by a project owner who carries the project;
- and on the other hand, an operator specializing in energy efficiency: ESCO (energy services company) or SOTI (third-party investment operating company)
It commits both parties to making investments enabling the reduction of the building's energy consumption. The operator is paid on part of the energy savings made. As for the beneficiary, he benefits from the financing of the work as well as its implementation.
What are the objectives of the Energy Performance Contract?
The CPE or performance guarantee contract responds to several essential issues:
- primary or final energy consumption
- reduction in greenhouse gas emissions ;
- increase in the share of renewable energy in energy production.
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How long is the energy performance contract?
To date, there is no duration for the CPE. The contract can be signed for a few years or it can bind both parties for 20 years. Each operator is thus free to propose its own terms depending on the nature of the project. The more ambitious the latter, the longer the commitment period is generally.
Why conclude an Energy Performance Contract?
The energy efficiency guarantee contract is a valuable and reliable tool for reducing your energy bills , accelerating your ecological transition and complying with the law.
Comply with regulations thanks to the CPE
The Energy Performance Contract allows companies to meet their obligations . For example, the tertiary decree resulting from the Élan requires existing buildings for tertiary use of more than 1000 square meters to gradually reduce their final energy consumption. Thanks to the CPE, and its obligation of results, those obliged are assured of complying with the legislation in force.
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Reduce your energy bills with the CPE
building sector in France consumes 43% of total final energy. With the continued rise in energy prices , this overconsumption necessarily results in increased energy bills. The CPE makes it possible to identify priority investments to be put in place to achieve substantial energy savings at the building level.
The CPE: energy transition accelerator
Energy efficiency is synonymous with decarbonization , in other words reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. By signing an energy performance contract, you help accelerate the building's energy transition and reduce its carbon footprint.
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The performance guarantee contract: the assurance of obtaining results
Finally, the CPE is a reliable and reassuring tool since it is based on the guarantee of results. The project owner is thus assured of:
- control your deadlines, your budget, your objectives;
- minimize risks or harm.
In the event of over-performance, the profits are shared between the holder and the buyer according to a distribution defined upstream of the contract.
Conversely, in the event of underperformance or failure to achieve objectives and commitments, the client is generally fully compensated and compensated by the CPE holder for the damage caused.
What is the content of the Energy Performance Contract?
The content of the CPE varies depending on the operator. However, the following services are generally found.
Energy audit
Before financing work, services or supplies to improve the energy performance of the building, it is essential to take stock of existing equipment and processes via an energy audit. This is a decision-making aid to formalize the energy reduction objectives to be achieved, the budget, as well as the action plan.
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- design the layout ;
- calculate potential energy savings;
- carry out execution studies
Financing and carrying out the work
The energy audit makes it possible to identify the work to be carried out to achieve the energy saving reduction objectives.
The most common are:
- insulation of the building envelope;
- installation of equipment running on renewable energies such as photovoltaics on roofs;
- optimization of energy systems: relamping, maintenance;
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In order to begin this work, the project owner must first find a way to finance . Enerlis helps you make this investment via a service contract . Then, we support you throughout the construction site through management and project management of the operation.
Energy performance monitoring
Finally, the CPE includes a monitoring for energy savings made post-work. These measures ensure that the objectives set in the contract are met or are being achieved.
As such, Enerlis has its own Energy Management System (EMS) . Our tool calculates the building's energy consumption in real time , monitors the evolution of energy efficiency, and suggests avenues for continuous improvement to achieve the set performances.
sources :
https://www.banquedesterritoires.fr/sites/default/files/2018-11/Cerema%20fiche%204.pdf
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