Baseline Energy Use. A calculation of energy use of a building or piece of equipment over a specified period used to project energy use had the project not been implemented. Energy Conservation Measures (ECM). A measure to reduce energy use or costs, such as the installation of equipment or systems, or modification of equipment or systems, or revised operation and maintenance procedures. Guaranteed Performance. The annual energy unit and cost savings, which the Contractor guarantees will be realized by the State as a result of the Project, will be calculated in accordance with the methodology (i.e., the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) Options A and B) described in the original RFP and agreed to by Contractor in its RFP response. The Parties agree that the final M&V Plan will be negotiated and mutually agreed to during the development of the IGA. Excess annual energy units and cost savings obtained by the State beyond the Contractor's annual guarantee cannot be used as a credit by the Contractor in any previous or subsequent years of the contract term and will not be applied for any shortfall in guaranteed energy units or cost savings during the contract term. Each Group must meet the 20 year payback requirement on its own. Measures must be easily separated by building for ease of calculating loan repayments. All energy and cost savings derived from the implementation of this project will be retained by the State. Energy unit savings will be the basis of the performance guarantee and guaranteed cost savings are extrapolated from the energy unit savings and baseline utility costs. Since energy costs fluctuate, the Contractors must meet the guaranteed annual energy unit savings as a requirement of the performance guarantee. In no instance will guaranteed cost savings be used as the sole condition for meeting the performance guarantee. Further, as required in NH RSA 21-I:19-d (f), “Any energy performance contract should require the contractor to include all energy efficiency improvement in selected buildings that are calculated to recover all costs within 20 years from the date of project implementation at existing energy prices. The contract shall require that the public utility or energy services provider be repaid only to the extent of energy cost savings guaranteed by the contractor to accrue over the term of the contract.”
Baseline Energy Use. The Baseline Energy Use was calculated using annual electricity and natural gas consumptions for the years 2011 through 2014. Gas consumption was normalized based on Heating Degree Days; electric consumption was normalized as the average of the historical years. The Baseline Energy Use is shown in Table L2 below: Table L2 Baseline Energy Use - Normalized Energy Consumption No. Buildings Eversource Electric Rate Classification Area, sq-ft Electric, kWh Natural Gas, Therms 1 Government Center R58 272,000 5,169,842 121,762 2 Rippowam MS R56 227,700 1,105,403 103,387 3 Roxbury ES R30 86,706 568,190 56,034 4 Stamford HS R56 381,408 3,308,942 192,060 5 Westhill HS (incl. VOAG) R56 407,807 4,013,645 170,053 6 AITE R56 118,264 1,760,977 16,984 7 Xxxxxxx MS R37 159,463 1,013,833 49,441 8 Xxxxx MS R35 95,445 386,124 49,066 9 Northeast ES R37 118,571 699,725 34,413 10 Xxxxxxxxx XX R27 87,525 697,213 29,163 11 Xxxxx XX R37 96,021 671,134 49,952 12 Stillmeadow ES R37 90,690 849,701 37,391 13 Toquam ES R37 90,500 725,390 47,925 14 Turn of River MS R37 139,163 647,897 80,333 15 Xxxxxxxx XX R56 133,563 973,249 54,637 16 Xxxxxx R37 107,227 874,025 58,282 Total 2,612,053 23,465,290 1,150,884
Baseline Energy Use. The Baseline Energy Use is obtained by measuring or calculating the average energy consumption at Customer’s Premises or ECM prior to work performed by Contractor under the Project Agreement during the Baseline Period. It shall be established by Contractor after identification and consideration of, and controlling for, the Factors Affecting Energy Use. It is understood that in the event of changes in Factors Affecting Energy Use, the Baselines will be revised from time to time as detailed in this Agreement. In addition, data collected during the period before construction may indicate a change of the energy use pattern at the Premises and require a change to the Baselines. Contractor shall notify the Customer, in writing, of all such changes.
