The Role of Energy Service Companies in Accelerating Solar Technology To Market

Authors

  • Anthony Sclafani NORESCO

Abstract

With Americans seeing, in the fi rst quarter of 2008, the commodity
price of oil regularly closing above $100 per barrel and regular media
reports on climate change, the awareness of the financial and envi-
ronmental impacts of fossil fuels is ever increasing. This article briefly
discusses the financial aspects of PV systems and focuses primarily on
the role of energy service companies in bringing solar technologies to
market in facilities where they may otherwise be cost prohibitive. Facil-
ity owners, staff, and policy makers can learn from this article how this
can be accomplished by incorporating solar PV technology into a com-
prehensive energy effi ciency performance contract instead of installing a
stand-alone PV system or entering into a power purchase agreement.

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Author Biography

Anthony Sclafani , NORESCO

Anthony Sclafani is an energy engineer for NORESCO’s Energy Services group. NORESCO has built on-site energy facilities that generate more than 350 megawatts of power, and has helped customers improve energy effi ciency saving over 31 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity and 71 trillion Btus of fuel—enough to provide over 1 million homes with electricity for the next fi ve years. Mr. Sclafani specializes in the implementation of renewable energy systems, distributed generation, cogeneration/combined heat and power, and large-scale energy effi ciency solutions in performance contracting and emissions reduction projects. His experience includes all phases of project engineering from site screening through construction. He has experience providing energy solutions for industrial & manufacturing, educational (K-12 and university campuses), commercial, correctional, and government facilities.

Mr. Sclafani is a candidate for a Master’s of Science degree in mechanical engineering at San Diego State University, and received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Mr. Sclafani may be contacted at asclafani@noresco.com.

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Published

2023-07-11

How to Cite

Sclafani , A. . (2023). The Role of Energy Service Companies in Accelerating Solar Technology To Market . Strategic Planning for Energy and the Environment, 28(2), 24–35. Retrieved from https://journals.riverpublishers.com/index.php/SPEE/article/view/19945

Issue

2008: Vol 28 Iss 2 2008-2009

Section

Articles