90-4-1110. Duties and authority of department.
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90-4-1110 . Duties and authority of department.
(1)The department shall establish an energy performance contract program for governmental entities. The department shall:
(a)solicit, evaluate, and maintain a list of qualified energy service providers;
(b)develop a process to disqualify and remove from the list energy service providers who do not comply with qualifications established;
(c)enter into agreements with qualified energy service providers to provide services in accordance with this part;
(d)establish reporting requirements for qualified energy service providers;
(e)develop a model energy performance contract process and documents; and
(f)assist governmental entities interested in pursuing energy performance contracts by providing technical assistance and educational programs and by maintaining a website.
(2)The department may develop recommended best practices for:
(a)evaluating energy performance proposals and awarding energy performance contracts;
(b)measuring and verifying guaranteed cost savings and cost-effectiveness;
(c)identifying a variety of options to determine the amount of project costs to be covered by guaranteed cost savings;
(d)calculating guaranteed cost savings;
(e)measuring energy cost savings and verification;
(f)determining the cost-effectiveness of the energy performance contract when using an unguaranteed utility unit price escalation rate; and
(g)determining an unguaranteed utility unit price escalation rate.
(3)The department may adopt rules for the implementation of this part.