合同能源管理（Energy Performance Contracting，EPC），是指節(jié)能服務(wù)公司與用能單位以契約形式約定節(jié)能項(xiàng)目的節(jié)能目標(biāo)，節(jié)能服務(wù)公司為實(shí)現(xiàn)節(jié)能目標(biāo)向用能單位提供必要的服務(wù)，用能單位以節(jié)能效益支付節(jié)能服務(wù)公司的投入及其合理利潤(rùn)的節(jié)能服務(wù)機(jī)制，[1]于20世紀(jì)七十年代在美國(guó)興起，并在西方發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家開始發(fā)展起來(lái)。[2]
Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) refers to the energy-saving service mechanism in which energy-saving service companies and energy consuming units agree on the energy-saving goals of energy-saving projects in the form of contracts. The energy-saving service company provides necessary services to the energy consuming units to achieve the energy-saving goals, and the energy consuming units pay the investment and reasonable profits of the energy-saving service company with energy-saving benefits. It emerged in the United States in the 1970s, And it began to develop in developed Western countries. [2]
合同能源管理是一種基于市場(chǎng)運(yùn)作的節(jié)能新機(jī)制，其實(shí)質(zhì)是以減少的能源費(fèi)用來(lái)支付節(jié)能項(xiàng)目全部成本的節(jié)能業(yè)務(wù)方式。合同能源管理允許客戶用未來(lái)的節(jié)能收益為工廠和設(shè)備升級(jí)，以降低運(yùn)行成本；或者節(jié)能服務(wù)公司以承諾節(jié)能項(xiàng)目的節(jié)能效益、或承包整體能源費(fèi)用的方式為客戶提供節(jié)能服務(wù)。[2]合同能源管理包括節(jié)能效益分享型、節(jié)能量保證型、能源費(fèi)用托管型、融資租賃型、混合型等類型的合同。[3]
Contract energy management is a new energy-saving mechanism based on market operation, which essentially means paying the full cost of energy-saving projects with reduced energy costs. Contract energy management allows customers to upgrade their factories and equipment with future energy-saving benefits to reduce operating costs; Alternatively, energy-saving service companies can provide energy-saving services to customers by committing to the energy-saving benefits of energy-saving projects or contracting the overall energy costs. [2] Contract energy management includes energy-saving benefit sharing, energy-saving quantity guarantee, energy cost custody, financing leasing, hybrid and other types of contracts. [3]