Development of an advanced Smart EPC concept and standardized documentation for integration of other energy and non-energy services in Energy Performance Contracting is introduced through first technical outcomes of Smart EPC project (Factsheets, Case studies, ICT technology and market assessment report, ICT SMART EPC concept draft and Handbook on Smart City and other ICT technology in EPC). Smart EPC Handbook is the one of the key deliverables of Smart EPC project, providing introduction to all the other related project outcomes with guidelines how they should be used. The focus is set on detailed guidelines for public lighting operators (i.e. local authorities) on how to modernize old and inefficient public lighting infrastructure with the integration of loT technology, Smart city components, using the advanced financing models with highlight on EPC. The Smart EPC handbook and related documents help increase the overall understanding of additional energy and non-energy related services to public lighting and act as a catalyst for further action. It also serves as a compass for policies and procedures on preparing for using energy performance contracting as a financing model of public infrastructure.
The handbook and related documents provided necessary background/input information for Smart EPC concept. The first purpose of the SMART EPC concept documentation was to formulate the requirements for the energy audit which is a minimum set of baseline data that is needed for decision making and feasibility calculations of public lighting reconstruction. Requirements are summarized Standardized methodology for detail energy audit of public lighting and methodology for selection of lighting classes. The second purpose of the SMART EPC concept documentation was to develop an analytic tool for feasibility calculation of public lighting reconstruction based on the inputs from the detail energy audit which is tabular based tool. The third purpose of the Smart EPC concept documentation was to draft document which can serve as a tool for presenting the current state of infrastructure and reconstruction potential, as well as the optimal coverage and financing modelling for pilots/cities – Public lighting reconstruction Action plan as the key strategic document used to analyze the current state of infrastructure and renovation potential, as well as the optimal coverage and models of public lighting financing.
Identification and draw-up of Smart EPC concept has been followed by creation of Smart EPC standardized contract and tender documentation created in tailor-made form, enabling pilot cities (and all EU cities in future) to decide what services they want to include (procure). Smart EPC contract and tender documentation is built upon the foundation of standard EPC contract documentation, with a focus on energy performance and guaranteed energy savings as the core subjects. The additional energy and non-energy services are categorized as either commercial or non-commercial services.
In addition to the standardized draft of SMART EPC contract documentation, standardized SMART EPC tender documentation represents a standardized formatted template of tender documentation, serving as a guideline document for cities when preparing official tender documentation, offering insights on how to specify certain requirements and considerations and including Notes and Examples to help guide clients through potential issues while prescribing certain requirements. Before using the standardized tender documentation, it needs to be adapted to comply with specific national legal frameworks (e.g. public procurement acts) and project requirements and to fit their own needs.
