GB/T 24915-2020Guidance on energy performance contracting (English PDF)

1 Scope

This standard specifies the technical requirements and contract text for energy performance contracting.

This standard applies to the implementation of energy performance contracting projects.

2 Normative references

The following documents are essential to the application of this document. For the dated documents, only the versions with the dates indicated are applicable to this document; for the undated documents, only the latest version (including all the amendments) are applicable to this standard.

GB/T 2587 General principles for energy balance of equipment using energy

GB/T 2589 General principles for calculation of the comprehensive energy consumption

GB/T 3484 The general principles for energy balance of enterprise

GB/T 13234 Determination of energy savings in organizations

GB/T 15316 General principles for monitoring and testing of energy saving

GB/T 17166 General principle of energy audits

GB/T 23331 Energy management systems - Requirements

GB/T 28750 General technical rules for measurement and verification of energy savings

3 Terms and definitions

The terms and definitions as defined in GB/T 13234, GB/T 23331, GB/T 28750 as well as the following terms and definitions apply to this document. For ease of use, some terms and definitions in GB/T 13234 and GB/T 23331 are repeatedly listed below.

4 Technical requirements

4.1 The elements of an energy performance contracting project include energy use status diagnosis, energy baseline determination, energy-saving measures, quantitative energy-saving targets, energy-saving benefit sharing methods, energy-saving measurement and verification, etc.

4.4 Energy-saving measures shall comply with the requirements of national laws and regulations, industrial policy requirements and relevant standards such as technology and equipment.

4.5 Energy-saving measurement and verification shall comply with relevant standards such as GB/T 28750 and GB/T 32045.

5 Contract text

5.1 The contract text is an important carrier for the implementation of energy performance contracting projects. Energy performance contracting project contracts include energy-saving benefit sharing, energy-saving guarantee, energy cost trusteeship, financial leasing, hybrid and other types of contracts.

5.2 Both parties to the energy-saving benefit-sharing project can refer to Appendix A to develop a special implementation contract text for energy performance contracting project.

5.4 Both parties of an energy cost trusteeship project can refer to Appendix C to develop a special implementation contract text for energy performance contracting project. […]