ESPC is a contracting process used to identify and install energy and utility improvements in existing facilities. The process provides:

• The most cost effective method for completing building energy upgrades and retrofits.
• Risk management through guaranteed total project costs, equipment performance, and energy savings.

As a national leader, the Washington State Energy Program has completed over $1.6 billion dollars in performance contracts, and has satisfied over 400 state public facility customers since 1985.

Customers we serve

ESPC Benefits

We partner with our customers and energy services companies to provide expertise in energy efficiency and project management.

We help our customers:

• Manage risk
• Create efficiencies
• Improve facilities
• Leverage capital funding
• Save up to 30% on their energy costs

Financing

Customers can finance projects by using:

• Utility savings
• Grants
• Loans
• Capital dollars

Typical Projects include:

• Energy efficient lighting retrofits
• High efficiency HVAC systems
• Boiler and chiller systems
• Motor and pumping systems
• Solar, wind and co-generation
• Wastewater treatment plants
• Water efficiency projects

Program's Customer History

• Avoided over $50 million in annual utility costs
• Over 487 million kilowatt-hours of electricity saved; enough to power 36,000 average Washington homes each year
• Over 16.7 million therms of natural gas saved; equal to removing over 16,300 cars from our roads annually
• Avoided release of over 317,000 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere each year

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