Energy Performance Contracting

A subsidiary aspect of our practice is the negotiation and review of energy performance contracts for institutional clients. An energy performance contract involves the installation of energy saving improvements from lighting fixtures to cogeneration facilities, under which the cost of the improvements is financed with the savings in energy costs. These programs are offered to colleges, universities, schools and hospitals by the State of New York, private companies and utilities. We have examined energy performance contract issues for Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES, North Syracuse Central School District, Ithaca City School District and the Olympic Regional Development Authority. We have established a line of communication with officials at the New York State Energy Resource Development Authority, which is, with the State Education Department, responsible for interpreting the energy law on energy performance contracts as they are implemented by public schools.