A Guide to Energy Service Companies

Download or read book A Guide to Energy Service Companies written by Cary Bullock and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As deregulation unravels utilities' old exclusive service areas, ESCOs are being acquired by gas and electric utilities and other large firms who wish to position themselves as national suppliers offering "one-stop" energy shopping services to energy users. This book describes how ESCOs provide information services, enabling energy customers to negotiate favorable energy purchases; billing services; energy purchasing services; power quality services; outsourcing services; and virtually any other service which relates to energy and solves a customer's problems. Key topics include ESCO financial structure, contracts, legal issues, financing, measurement and verification, starting ESCOs, and outlook for the twenty-first century.