Questions Answered

Below are short video clips we’ve created to address frequently asked questions. If your question isn’t answered here, please contact us, and we’ll be happy to assist you.

1. 1. What is an owner’s rep
   2. Are There Other Owner’s Reps Like Energia?
   3. Why Partner with an Owner’s Rep Like Energia to Manage the Energy Performance Contract?
   4. Best Practices that Other School Districts Have Used When Planning an EPC
   5. Energy Performance Contracts Sound Too Good to be True. What’s the Catch?
   6. Our Major Concern is Equity. How Will an Energy Performance Contract Ensure that…
   7. We are Planning a Bond. How Do We Do an EPC in Parallel?
   8. Should We Wait for an Accurate Baseline Before Starting an EPC?
   9. Why Shouldn’t I Do Energy Upgrades In-House?
   10. What Happens If the ESCO Goes Out of Business?
   11. How Can an EPC Address Minority-Owned Business or Local Contractor Participation?
   12. We’ve Had a Bad Experience in the Past with an EPC. Why Should We Try It Again?
   13. We have a Behavioral Program in Place to Help Conserve Energy. How Does an EPC Work with That?
   14. How Long Should We Measure the Savings Resulting from an EPC and Why?
   15. What Happens if We Don’t See the Energy Savings that were Guaranteed?
   16. Do You Have to Wait for the Summer to do an EPC Installation?
   17. I’ve Heard EPCs are More Expensive. Why Shouldn’t I Do This Through Low Bid for Cheaper?
   18. What Kind of Upgrades are Standard in EPCs?
   19. Who Needs to be Involved in the Decision-Making Process to Initiate an EPC?
   20. How Much Money Can I Really Expect to Save with an Energy Performance Contract? Is it Worth it?
   21. Why Do I Need an Owner’s Rep If I Have a Contract with an ESCO?
   22. Why Would I Want to Undertake an Energy Performance Contract?
   23. Why Shouldn’t I Just Do the LED Lighting Upgrade and Get the Bottom-Line Savings to Help My Budget?
   24. Who Keeps the Energy Rebates from the Utilities?
   25. How Do I Pay for the Equipment If I Don’t Have the Savings Yet?
   26. The ESCO Says the Savings are Guaranteed. Why Do I Need Energia?
   27. We Have an Architect that Says They Do the Same Thing as Energia. Why Wouldn’t I Just Go with Them?
   28. How Do We Know We are Getting the Best Value Since There is No Low Bidding?

1. If Solar, or Other Efficiencies, are Always Getting Better? Why Wouldn’t I Wait to Do an EPC?
2. Will Solar Mess Up Our Roofs?
3. Why Isn’t Solar Going on Every Square Inch on the School District?
4. How Do You Determine Where Solar Can Go?
5. Can I Install Solar as Part of An EPC or Do I Have to Replace the Existing Equipment?