ConEdison Solutions has been certified as a Connecticut-approved qualified energy service provider, giving the company the ability to sell conservation measures to facilities owned or leased by the state government and its political subdivisions.
The certification, which was announced Thursday, requires a rigorous examination of a company’s technical competence and business practices. New York-based ConEdison is certified in Washington D.C. and 13 other states, including Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
The projects typically undertaken for governments are called energy performance contracting and can include project management, site audits, lighting retrofits, training and engineering design.
Under energy performance contracting, ConEdison will design, construction and obtain financing for the project on behalf of the government, which then pays the company over time from the energy savings. The contract guarantees any improvements will yield energy savings.
“Taxpayers pay less when government facilities are energy efficient,” said James J. Dixon, Vice President of ConEdison Solutions, in a statement. “Consuming less energy also benefits the environment, and protects Americans from problems associated with fossil fuels produced domestically or imported from overseas.”
