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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457096003321

Titolo

Public procurement of energy efficiency services [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from international experience / / Jas Singh ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2010

ISBN

1-282-46124-9

9786612461248

0-8213-8102-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Collana

Directions in development. Energy and mining Public procurement of energy efficiency services

Altri autori (Persone)

SinghJas <1966->

Disciplina

352.5/6

Soggetti

Public contracts

Performance contracts

Energy conservation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Overview; Tables; Figures; PART I International Experience in Public Procurement of Energy Efficiency Services; Boxes; PART II Select Country Case Studies; Appendix 1 World Bank Group Projects with Public Sector Energy Efficiency Components (2000-09); Appendix 2 Sample of Non-World Bank Projects with Public Sector Energy Efficiency Components (2000-09); Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book looks at a largely untapped energy efficiency market, the public sector. Efficiency potential in this sector is substantial, but implementing energy savings programs have been complicated by a number of factors, including limited incentives to lower energy costs, rigid budgeting and procurement procedures, and limited access to financing.This book looks at energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs) as a means of overcoming some of these barriers in public facilities, since they can outsource the full project cycle to a commercial service provider. ESPCs allow public agencies to sol