03-23-15 Agenda. Packet & Committee Meeting Notice

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of the Guarantee Period. By written notice to Ameresco provided no later than ninery (90) days prior to the con»nencenycnt of a Guarantee Year, Customer, in its sole discretion, may elect to discontinue the AI &V Services, provided however, the Guaranteed Savings will be deemed achieved for the balance of the Guarantee Period and na fnrdrer Al &P Services will be perfomyed. ' lie Guaranteed Sayings will be dectned achieved for each year for which AI &V Services arc not required to be performed. The Customer must pay the stated M& V fee listed in Attachment I in each given year for the Nf&- \' Services to be provided as required by the Section 3(d) of the ESA. Failure to pat} the M&N' Service fee on an annual basis will result in ternination of the AI &V Services, and the Guaranteed Sayings shall he dectned achieved for the balance of the Guarantee Period. In the event of early termination of this .Agmement or of the AI&V $entices, unless termination is effective on the last day of the Guarantee Year then in effect, no Annual AI &\' Report will be produced for the Guarantee Year then in effect, and the Guaranteed Sayings shall be decoyed achieved for the Guarantee Year then in effect and for the balance of the Guarantee Period. Routine and Non - Routine Adjustments to the Baseline This Attachment D: Savings Alcasurcmcm and Verification Plan describes the specific oneasureoyent and verification plan for each cnergc conscrvition measure. Contained within each plan are the calculation fornndas for determining energy sayings, including adjusnnents to the energy baseline during the Guarantee Period to address routine and non - routine adjustments. Baseline adjustments for routine and non- routine adjustments are discussed below: Routine Adjustments Routine adjustments are changes to the baseline cnergc consumption due to factors vahich arc both significant to the cnergc consumption and var% predictable. Factors resulting in routine adjusnnents include, but lire not limited to, vyeather, building temperature setpoint, hours of operation, and number of occupants. Routine adjustments, if required according to the respective measurement and verificarion plan, will be perfotyned annually and will affect the perfornyvnce period in which the adjustment occurs only, and will not be continued into later perfomyancc periods. If routine ndjustnycnrs result in a reduction of rnergc savings and :ire bccond the control of .lnyereseo, the value of the savings guat:mtee will be reduced by the magnitude of the' routine adjuisnucnt. Non - Routine Adjustments Non- routine adjustments are changes to the baseline energy consumption clue to factors that are significant to the energy consumption but do not can' predictably. Factors resulting in non - rourinc adjustments include, but are not limited to, additions or reductions to the area of a building, changes to the use of a building, installation, modification, or replaccn ant of equipment, and changes to the building envelope. Non - routine adjustments, if required according to the respective nyeasurement and verification plan, will be performed once and will be affective for the renyainder of the perfurinance period. if non - routine adjustments result in a redaction of energy savings and are beyond the control of Ameresco, the value of the savings gnatantee will be reduced by the magnitude of the routine adjustment. Reporting of Routine and Nmy- Routine Adjustments Both Anycreuo and Customs r share rcepotysibilin in idcntifring rourinc and iron - routine adjnstncnts. Ameresco will monitor key parameters and perforny site visits as required per the mcasurement and verification plan. If, doling the course of these actions, .lnleresco identifies operations or changes to the buildings or systems that would result in a baseline adjustment, Ailleresco will notify Customer accordingly as outlined in the nye•asurenycnt and verification plan. Cnstonyer is nbligatod ro notify . \nu•resco wLcn nyatc•rial changes occur w8thin nc� facilities and provide additional information, if required, to perfonu baseline adjnsnneyts, including, but not limited to, equipment submittals, building plans, and dates that such changes occurred. .lmcresco will calculate baseline adjustments, wlyen required, and submit the results to Customer and it agents. Guarantee Reconciliation If, for any Guarantee Year during the Guarantee Period, the Guaranteed Savings is not achieved, as evidenced In- the fact that the cunmdative .annual Savim,s as detailed in the Annual \I&\" Report is less than the cumulafiye 56