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Beyond the Audit: Making Efficiency Easy and Enticing by Addressing Project Procurement
Author(s)
GenaroBugarin, Laurel Rothschild, Rupal Bain and Alex Ricklefs
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2019.05.001
Affiliation(s)
The Energy Coalition, 47 Discovery Suite 250, Irvine, CA 92618, USA
ABSTRACT
Many states have implemented an Energy Efficiency Resource Standard
(EERS) or target to curtail greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. California alone
has set a target of doubling energy efficiency savings in existing buildings by
2030. As more states rely on energy efficiency to reduce GHG emissions,
programs designed to support the planning and implementation of energy
efficiency projects will become more important. Identifying energy efficiency
projects has traditionally been the focus of these programs, however delivering
savings remains a key challenge. Strategies to address procurement are often
overlooked as program resources focus more on technical resources, such as
audits and monetary incentives. Then once identified, specialized energy
efficiency projects are often folded in with standard maintenance or capital
improvement projects, putting them at risk of compromising the expected
performance. This paper focuses on procurement as a key component of program
implementation and success and outlines key issues and challenges specifically
faced by the public sector. Furthermore, the paper shares a procurement
strategy implemented through the Southern California
Regional Energy Network(SoCalREN) Public Agency
Program that addresses these problems in order to assure intended project
performance. The strategy includes engaging procurement stakeholders early in
the project process, exploring the different types of procurement pathways and
following an implementation checklist to enhance project success. With this
systematic approach to procurement, there will be fewer barriers and energy
efficiency will be easy and enticing, which will further enable states to
achieve their GHG emission reduction targets.
KEYWORDS
Public procurement, energy efficiency project delivery; energy projects; procurement method options.
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