Energy Services - U. S. Federal Program: "Super-ESPC"

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