EPC in Austria

Reinhard Ungerböck, Graz Energy Agency

29.09.2015, Folie 2

The priciple of EPC

"We will leave a steam engine free

of charge to you. We will install

these and will take over for five

years the customer service.

We guarantee you that the coal for

the machine costs less, than you

must spend at present at fodder

(energy) on the horses, which do

the same work.

And everything that we require of

you, is that you give us a third of

the money, which you save."

James Watt, 18th century

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200 years later:

• EPC projects for ~15 years

• several initiatives:

• BIG-initiative: >300 buildings

• Graz Energy Agency: : >30

tenders

• 15 to 20 ESCOs offering EPC services.

5 ESCOs cover about 70 to 80 % of all EPC-contracts

• DECA: Lobbying organization for EPC, ESCO-driven

EPC in Austria

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• quality standard for tendering energy services

• standard EPC:

• HVAC in buildings

• street lighting

• traffic lights

• advanced EPC:

• comprehensive refurbishment

• IEC: combination with energy supply contracting

• re-commissioning

by GEA

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EPC as an implementation model

Why are so many measures

not being implemented?

1. no time

2. no money

3. lack of know-how

4. lack of trust

the ESCO:

designs and implements

invests money

is an expert

guarantees performance

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Added value of EPC

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Added value of EPC

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no rebound-effect through

Performance-Guarantee

ESCO bears experience of

dozens of facilities

owner/user can concentrate

on his core business

Added value of EPC

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best practice: Wr. Neustadt

initial reason for EPC:

need for investment in the

swimming center

but no financing available

why EPC?

no budget occupation for

investment

outsourcing of technical and

economic risks

professional, performance

orientated maintenance and

monitoring

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best practice: Wr. Neustadt

results project 1 (10 year contract):

savings-guarantee: 214.000 €/a (33%)

investment : 1,45 Mio €

compared to in-house-solution:

savings 15% higher, investment

€370.000 lower

results project 2 (15 year contract):

savings-guarantee: 101.000 €/a (27%)

investment : 1,00 Mio €

9 buildings (6 schools, theater,

museum, kindergarden)

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Client: City of Graz

Project implementation GEA with Thermoprofit contracting

Retrofitting of 190 traffic lights on LED

Total investment costs 2,3 Mio. € (inkl. USt.)

Energy cost savings: 185.000 €/a (68%)

Total savings: 339.000 €/a (75%)

CO2 savings :

460 t/a (68%)

Conversion of Grazer LED lights to LED

Grazer Energieagentur Kaiserfeldgasse 13/I 8010 Graz www.grazer-ea.at

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Reinhard Ungerböck, Graz Energy Agency

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