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Budgetary Scoring and Renewable ECMs in ESPCs & UESCs. Tracy J. Logan U.S. DOE Federal Energy Management Program January 15, 2013. OMB Memo M-12-21. Dated October 3, 2012 Addendum to OMB Memorandum M-98-13 on Federal Use of ESPCs and UESCs
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Budgetary Scoring and Renewable ECMs in ESPCs & UESCs Tracy J. Logan U.S. DOE Federal Energy Management Program January 15, 2013
OMB Memo M-12-21 • Dated October 3, 2012 • Addendum to OMB Memorandum M-98-13 on Federal Use of ESPCs and UESCs • Link to M-12-21 and M-98-13: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/memoranda/2012/m-12-21.pdf
Overview • Provides Guidance to agencies regarding entering into ESPCs and UESCs for energy efficiency and new renewable power generation. • Memo clarifies the circumstances under which ESPCs and UESCs may be scored on an annual basis.
Onsite Energy Generation • To qualify for the scoring on an annual basis covered by M-21-12, in addition to complying with all other requirements: • Government must retain title to the installed capital goods at the conclusion of the contract • ESPC and UESC may not be used to build merchant-scale power generating facilities on Federal land.
Off-Site Energy Generation • To qualify for the scoring on an annual basis covered by M-21-12: • ESPC and UESC authority may not be used for the long-term purchase of off-site new renewable generation.
Questions? Tracy Logan Federal On-Site Renewable Power Purchase Agreements ESPCs with Renewable Energy Conservation Measures Federal Renewable Energy Certificate Purchases Tracy.Logan@ee.doe.gov 202.586.9973 FEMP Website: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/index.html UESC Performance Assurance Fact Sheet: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/femp/pdfs/41898.pdf