ESPC, UESC, and Appropriations Project Development Curriculum

This curriculum offers courses related to financing the implementation of energy and water efficiency projects. These courses help to pair available project financing options with specific project situations in an effort to prevent stalled, unfunded projects.

Learning Focuses

Federal Policies, Requirements, Rules, and Industry Standards
TitleLevelLengthCEUsFBPTA Alignment
Comprehensive Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC) 3-Day In-Person WorkshopIntroductory7 hours.8 (each day) 
Inflation Reduction Act: Implications for Federal Agency DecarbonizationIntermediate1 hour0.2 
Inflation Reduction Act: Implications for Federal Agency DecarbonizationIntermediate1 hour.2 
Reviewing Your ESPC Technical Proposal Intermediate1.5 hours0.2 

 

Energy and Water Efficiency Project Financing
TitleLevelLengthCEUsFBPTA Alignment
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) Comprehensive Training: Phase 1 and 2Introductory3 hours0.4 
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) Comprehensive Training: Phase 3Introductory3 hours0.4 
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC) Comprehensive Training: Phases 4 and 5Introductory3 hours0.4 
Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC): Five Phases to SuccessIntroductory3.5 hours0.4 
Project Facilitator FundamentalsIntroductory4 hours0.4 
Using Task Order (TO) Schedules in eProject Builder (ePB)Introductory1 hour0.2 
Advanced Measurement and Verification for ESPCIntermediate2.5 hours0.30 
Decarbonization Considerations: Performance Contracting Intermediate1.5 hours0.2 
Federal On-Site Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity (CFE) Purchase ContractsIntermediate1 hour0.2 
Financing and Financial Proposal Review for Performance ContractingIntermediate1.5 hours0.2 
Just in Time ESPC Webinars Session 1: Managing Your Investment-Grade AuditIntermediate1 hour0.10 
Just in Time ESPC Webinars Session 2: The Critical Path to Success Intermediate1.25 hours0.20 
Just in Time ESPC Webinars Session 3: Crossing the Finish Line to AwardIntermediate1 hour0.10 
Just in Time ESPC Webinars Session 4: ESPC Implementation/Construction Period - Not Your Conventional Design, BuildIntermediate2.5 hours0.30 
Just in Time ESPC Webinars Session 5: Ensuring ESPC Project Performance after AcceptanceIntermediate1.5 hours0.20 
Monitoring-Based Commissioning in Performance ContractingIntermediate1.5 hours0.2 
Pricing in Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPC)Intermediate1.5 hours0.2 
Reviewing Your Technical Proposal Intermediate1.5 hours.2 
Realizing the Potential of Underutilized ECMs in ESPCsAdvanced3.5 hours0.40 

Supplemental Non-Accredited Course: Energy Performance Contracting: Tools for Success

 

Renewable Energy Technologies and Procurement
TitleLevelLengthCEUsFBPTA Alignment
Ensuring Success: Best Practices & Lessons Learned in Financed Energy ProjectsIntroductory1.5 hours0.210.3
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: Photovoltaic Project ConsiderationsIntroductory1.5 hours0.20 
Utility Industry Basics For Federal Agency Carbon Pollution-Free Electricity (CFE) ProcurementIntroductory2 hours.3 
Utility Rate Considerations and REopt for UESCsIntroductory1 hour0.2 
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: DOE ESPC ENABLE Contract Vehicle OverviewIntermediate1.5 hours0.20 
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: ESPC IDIQ Contract Vehicle OverviewIntermediate1.5 hours0.20 
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: Overview and RequirementsIntermediate1.5 hours0.20 
ESPC ESA Webinar Series: Site-Specific Stand-Alone Contract Vehicle OverviewIntermediate1.5 hours0.20 
Indeterminate Savings ECMs: Get More Savings from Performance ContractsIntermediate1.25 hours0.2 
Indeterminate Savings ECMs: Get More Savings from Performance ContractsIntermediate1.25 hours.2 

 

Greenhouse Gas Management and Climate Change Adaptation Planning
TitleLevelLengthCEUsFBPTA Alignment
eProject Builder Greenhouse Gas Calculation ToolIntroductory1 hour0.2 
eProject Builder Greenhouse Gas Calculation ToolIntroductory1 hour0.2 

 

Utility Engagement
TitleLevelLengthCEUsFBPTA Alignment
Evaluating Your Utility Rate OptionsIntroductory1 hour0.20 
How to help California's power grid and make money doing it!Introductory1.25 hours0.2 
Taking Advantage of Demand Response and Time-Variable Pricing Offerings Introductory1.5 hours0.20 
UESC Comprehensive Training: Day 1 - Fundamentals and PlanningIntroductory2 hours.3 
UESC Comprehensive Training: Day 2 - Project DevelopmentIntroductory2 hours.3 
UESC Comprehensive Training: Day 3 - Implementation and PerformanceIntroductory2 hours.3 
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Phase 1 - Acquisition PlanningIntroductory1 hour0.20 
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Phase 2 - Utility Selection and Preliminary AssessmentIntroductory1 hour0.20 
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Phase 3 - Project Development Introductory1 hour0.20 
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Phases 4 and 5 - Project Implementation and Construction and Post-Acceptance PerformanceIntroductory 0.20 
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: UESC Introduction Part 1 - Overview and BackgroundIntroductory1 hour0.20 
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: UESC Introduction Part 2 - Legislation and ContractingIntroductory1 hour0.20 
Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESC) New Utility ToolkitIntroductory1 hour0.2 
Comprehensive Utility Energy Service Contract (UESC) Training - Day 1Intermediate6 hours0.7 
Comprehensive Utility Energy Service Contract (UESC) Training - Day 2Intermediate6 hours0.7 
Financing for UESCs: Ensuring the Best Value for the GovernmentIntermediate1 hour0.20 
Financing for UESCs: Panel and Q&A Intermediate1.5 hours0.2 
UESC On-Demand Webinar Series: Special Topic - Performance Assurance for Utility Energy Service ContractsIntermediate1 hour0.20 

Supplemental Non-Accredited Courses: Utility Green Tariff Programs

 

Operations and Maintenance, Commissioning, Recommissioning, and Retrocommissioning
TitleLevelLengthCEUsFBPTA Alignment
From ePB to CTS: Leveraging eProject Builder for Compliance Tracking System (CTS) Reporting Introductory1 hour0.2 

 

Measurement and Verification Metrics and Metering
TitleLevelLengthCEUsFBPTA Alignment
Advanced Measurement and Verification for ESPCIntermediate2.5 hours0.30 
Long-Term Management Of Measurement And Verification (M&V) In Performance Contracts Intermediate1 hour0.2 

 

Strategic Project and Facility Energy Management
TitleLevelLengthCEUsFBPTA Alignment
Inheriting an ESPC Project Post-AwardIntermediate1.5 hours.2 
Inheriting an ESPC Project Post-Award Intermediate1.5 hours.2 
Performance Contracting National Resource Center (PCNRC) Training Certificate Series Intermediate 2.4 

 

Strategic Energy and Water Program Development, Integration, and Risk Management
TitleLevelLengthCEUsFBPTA Alignment
Managing Your Risk in Performance ContractsIntermediate1.5 hours0.29.2, 10.3, 12.2

 

FEMP Services and Resources
TitleLevelLengthCEUsFBPTA Alignment
Setting Escalation Rates Responsibly: FEMP Guidance and the EERCIntermediate1 hour0.2 
UESC Implementation Best Practices For Utilities Intermediate2 hours.3 

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