{"id":8536,"date":"2014-10-23T11:55:51","date_gmt":"2014-10-23T16:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=8536"},"modified":"2014-10-23T13:23:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T18:23:26","slug":"investor-confidence-project-releases-soup-to-nuts-guide-for-energy-efficiency-project-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2014\/10\/23\/investor-confidence-project-releases-soup-to-nuts-guide-for-energy-efficiency-project-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Investor Confidence Project Releases \u201cSoup-To-Nuts\u201d Guide for Energy Efficiency Project Development"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Tracy Phillips, ICP Technical Lead<\/i><\/p>\n

\"pds<\/a>There is a simple question that haunts building owners, energy services companies, and even utilities who invest in energy efficiency: \u201cHow do I know if I will really see the savings?<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\n

To answer this question, EDF\u2019s energy efficiency initiative, the Investor Confidence Project<\/a> (ICP), is implementing a system that creates confidence in energy savings and cash flows.<\/p>\n

Today, ICP is pleased to launch a new component of this initiative: the Project Development Specification<\/a>. This product launch, along with the recently unveiled Software Provider Credential<\/a>, is part of a larger effort by ICP to accelerate the development of a global energy efficiency market by standardizing how Investor Ready Energy Efficiency\u2122 (IREE) projects are developed and verified leading to increased investor confidence in savings.<\/p>\n

Representing years of significant participation and input from leading industry and engineering experts, ICP\u2019s Project Development Specification is a first-of-its-kind, \u2018soup-to-nuts\u2019 guide for executing each step in the ICP Energy Performance Protocols. These protocols define a clear roadmap, from the initial stages of readying an energy efficiency project for investment, to a completed project operating with predictable returns for the investor.<\/p>\n

This new Specification \u2013 based on current engineering best practices \u2013 provides a detailed set of instructions on how to develop consistent energy efficiency retrofit projects. It also provides evaluation criteria that can be used by third-party, quality-assurance providers to evaluate and credential projects based on clear specifications.<\/p>\n

Projects that are validated as having met the ICP Project Development process will then be eligible to receive the ICP IREE project designation, assuring investors that a project has been engineered according to the ICP Protocols and will deliver predictable, verifiable returns.<\/p>\n

The Project Development Specification brings the many necessary details of an energy efficiency project into focus, providing a clear direction to the team with regard to requirements, tools, expectations, and quality management.<\/p>\n

This new resource can be found on the <\/i>ICP website<\/i><\/a> along with accompanying checklists that can help organize and facilitate the project development process.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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