EPC case studies

Robert Pernetta, Financial Instruments Advisor,

European Investment Bank
Laurent Bender, Financial Instruments Advisor,
European Investment Bank
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Example – balance sheet
treatment of EPC
Energy efficiency measures Key figures

Total investment cost

EUR 5 million
Grant
EUR 1.5 million
• Building envelope insulation
Guaranteed energy savings
• Window replacement
40% compared to baseline
• Fuel switch to wood pellets
• Heating substations Annual energy cost savings
• Thermostatic valves EUR 400,000
• Heat pumps Annual payments
• New cooling system EUR 320,000
• Indoor lighting upgrade Contract duration
10 years
Can this project be considered off-balance sheet under EPC guide?
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Example: Hospital
Test against Eurostat guide rules

• Measures: measures are related to energy efficiency ✓

• Contract length: 10 years ✓
• Government financing: grant 20% ✓ High importance
• Guaranteed savings vs payments to ESCO*:
Energy savings: 10 * EUR 400,000 = EUR 4m
Payments: EUR 1.5m + 10 * EUR 320,000 = EUR 4.7m
Operational payments > savings 
The asset is on-balance sheet for the government sector

How can this project be made Maastricht neutral?

*For simplification reasons the payments and savings are not calculated as net-present value (NPV)

Other contract provision may also influence the balance sheet treatment, these are not analysed in
this case study
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Slovenia – National EPC programme supported
by ESIF grants

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Slovenia – EPC
Programme
• 2014-2020 1.8million m2 public building stock to be renovated
• Estimated investment volume EUR 415m
• Available resources from OP EUR 171.7m
• of which grants EUR 146.7m
• of which financial instrument EUR 25m
• Establishment of strategic development project:
• Set up of project office, inventory of buildings,
• Preparation of project documentation with ELENA technical assistance
• Establishment of EPC model contract approved by Ministry of Finance and Eurostat
• Set-up of financing instrument in order to increase competition among
ESCOs

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CŠOD Bohinj
training centre

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Slovenia: CŠOD Bohinj
Pilot case
Training centre for school children in Triglav National Park
Renovating building to Zero Net Energy Building (NZEB) standard
• Investment volume EUR 714,000 (2.105m2)
• 50% financed by ESCO, 50% financed via EU grants and client own resources
Measures
• reconstruction of the boiler room, retrofitting central heating system, lighting
retrofit, installation of ventilation system, advanced building management system,
building envelope & joinery
• Switch to biomass fuel and heat pump
• Total energy savings 247 MWh/a (ca. EUR 44,000 p.a.)

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Slovenia: Decision
making process
• Potential beneficiaries apply for ESIF support for energy efficiency
measures
• EPC test
• If CBA shows that building is “EPC-able”, grant is only available when implemented
via EPC (up to 40% of CAPEX)
• if not EPC-able, normal public procurement
• Client undertakes energy audit and analysis
• Project office supports in public procurement (competitive dialogue)
A dedicated ESIF loan fund to support ESCOs and EPC clients is in
preparation

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Slovenia: Results of
calls 2016-2020

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London Energy Efficiency Fund supporting
EPC

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London: LEEF and
MEEF
• Greater London Authority has set up the London Green Fund under
JESSICA Initiative with EIB during 2007-2013
• One of the funds was the London Energy Efficiency Fund (LEEF) financing
public building renovation
• It invested into energy efficiency and decentralized
• Project preparation supported by RE:FIT, initially funded by ELENA,
currently financed by LEEF reflows
• In 2014-2020 it is continued with the Major of London Energy Efficiency
Fund (MEEF)
• MEEF has an investment volume of £ 500m
• Long-term financing up to 20 years

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MEEF Target
Investment Sectors

MEEF Investment MEEF has a £2m

Policy allows Technical
flexible support
for different Assistance facility
entities and to support project
projects development

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London: Leverage

Debt Equity
(At least 90% of (up to 10% of
Fund) Fund)

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London Case study St
Georges £13.3m
Project / Financial Highlights
‒ Financial Close in 2014 & ’15 and practical Completion expected
in 2017
‒ 10-Year Loan
‒ A low cost and innovative source of funding to an NHS entity
‒ LEEF fully funded a £12m Energy Performance Contract (EPC) at
St George’s, one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals. This was
supplemented by a further £1.3m for additional measures
‒ Flexible finance terms allowed the Trust to realise a significantly
higher NPV for the project when compared to other funding
options
Technical Highlights
‒ Installation of a CHP plant, remodelling of an energy centre and
broad energy efficiency technology retrofit
‒ Expected to save 6,300 tonnes of carbon and over £1.2m p.a.
‒ Project procured through the NHS’ Essentia framework
(previously the London Procurement Programme)
The Energy Centre will save the NHS Hospital Trust ‒ The Trust will achieve substantial financial and CO2 savings;
reduced maintenance and a more comfortable internal
over £1 million a year that can be spent on improving
environment for both patients and staff
patient care

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EPC in the health care sector in Marche
Region, Italy

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Marche, Italy
EPC in health sector
• From 2014-2017 Region of Marche developed an energy efficiency
scheme for health sector (MARTE) supported by Intelligent Energy Europe
grant
• Objective: Using EPC for comprehensive renovation including renewable
energy sources using EU Funds
• Outcome of project: Combining ESIF grants, ESIF FI for and ESCO own
resources for project
• Contracts with 15 years duration signed with ESCOs end of 2017
• Implementation started end of 2018

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Marche, Italy
EPC in health sector

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Financing of Marche
health sector EPC
Financing to project:
• OP grant (max 40%) paid to the beneficiary that will pass it on
to ESCO;
• OP interest-free loan (max 35% of the investment) for 15 years
by to ESCOs directly;
• ESCOs provide remaining amount form own resources;
The experience from the health sector project inspired the set up
of a regional Energy and Mobility Fund (EMF)

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Establishment of EMF

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Marche: Lessons
learned
• Need for proper project preparation, such as a solid energy audit
• Return of investment of energy efficiency measures determine
contract length
• ESIF funding is important to reconcile contract length and economic
payback time of measures
• Need for affordable financing for projects
• Capacity building on EPC
• Interdisciplinary working group to manage call for tender
• Commitment of additional staff with specialised skills duration of
contract (15 years)

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