Innovative financing for energy-efficiency improvements. Chapter V: energy service companies

The use of energy service companies (ESCo) to promote energy efficiency investments for each of three different categories of buildings (multifamily, commercial, and industrial) is discussed. Topics discussed include: the energy service concept; advantages and disadvantages of shared savings; the financial analysis of shared savings; barriers to energy service company transactions; financing an energy service company; the impact of shared savings on each sector; and development of ESCo documents for mulifamily housing. (MCW)