December 10–12, 2024, 12–2 p.m. ET daily
Discover how to manage Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESCs) from start to finish in this three-part training series. At the conclusion of the training, federal agency personnel will be equipped to engage in and deploy contracts that will conserve energy and save money.
Attendees must register for all three days of the training separately.
Virtual UESC Training Day 1
December 10, 2024, 12–2 p.m. ET
FEMP IACET: 0.3
Level: Introductory
On day one of the training, experts from the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) national labs will provide an overview of the fundamental elements of UESCs.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize how UESCs can be an effective tool for meeting energy efficiency and decarbonization goals.
- Identify unique characteristics of UESC projects, including types of energy conservation measures (ECMs), allowable savings, performance assurance requirements, and funding/financing considerations.
- Recognize key authorizing legislation that enables UESCs, as well as the contracting mechanisms (e.g., GSA Areawide Contracts) that enable federal agencies to partner with utility companies.
- Identify best practices for developing an acquisition plan and scope of work that sets up a UESC for success and maximizes potential to meet energy, water, and decarbonization goals.
Virtual UESC Training Day 2
December 11, 2024, 12–2 p.m. ET
FEMP IACET: 0.3
Level: Introductory
On day 2, participants will learn the process for selecting a utility partner, including how to identify and survey eligible serving utilities to ensure compliance with the limited competition requirements.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize how and why agencies may contract with a serving utility without full and open competition, and what needs to be documented in the contract file.
- Identify how to oversee and review preliminary assessments, ensuring proposed ECMs are viable and tailored to the facility’s needs.
- Understand the components of a UESC investment-grade audit, including the process for evaluating the technical and financial feasibility of projects.
- Identify the fundamental elements of a performance assurance plan and how it’s used to ensure long term project savings and performance.
- Recognize best practices for reviewing project proposals, including task order financial schedules, ECM pricing, and financing proposals.
Virtual UESC Training Day 3
December 12, 2024, 12–2 p.m. ET
FEMP IACET: 0.3
Level: Introductory
The final training in this series will equip federal agency personnel with the skills to manage the implementation and long-term performance of UESCs.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the steps involved in managing UESC project implementation, including witnessing construction, commissioning, post-installation performance verification, and ECM acceptance procedures.
- Recognize how to monitor and manage the post-acceptance performance of UESC projects, ensuring ECM savings are sustained through proper operation and maintence and performance verification.
- Identify best practices for long-term contract management, including the process for invoicing and payments, managing modifications, and resolving performance disputes.
- Recognize how to leverage FEMP tools and resources to more efficiently and effectively execute projects.
About FEMP Training
The Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) provides live and on-demand training to foster and maintain a high-performance workforce that constructs, operates, and maintains energy-efficient and cost-effective federal facilities. Choose from over 120 free courses spanning topics like project financing, facility and fleet optimization, fleet management, resilience, sustainable product procurement, and more.
FEMP is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and awards IACET continuing education units (CEUs) upon the successful completion of select courses. FEMP training is provided through the National Institute of Building Sciences' Whole Building Design Guide (WBDG) learning management system.