OFFSETTING ENERGY COSTS

摘要

With rising carbon taxes and ever rising energy prices, supplier-financed energy efficiency projects are proving increasingly popular for building owners looking to cut operational expenditure. Supplier financed solutions have been used by IT and telecoms companies for many years and as energy services companies and technology providers begin to offer finance packages, many are describing them as being off balance sheet. But to substantiate this claim, specific criteria must be met. To take one example, combined heat and power (CHP) is well known as a means of providing lower energy bills as well as further green benefits for medium to large buildings. CHP systems generate electricity onsite and also capture usable heat produced in the process, which is re-used to provide further energy savings.