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**Energy Assessment**

All §9006 grant applications for energy efficiency improvements must be
supported by either an Energy Audit or Energy Assessment. Projects
costing \$50,000 or less may submit a less extensive "energy
assessment", but applications with only an energy assessment receive
lower priority. Projects costing more than \$50,000 cannot use an energy
assessment and most instead submit an energy audit.

An energy assessment is a brief written report by an independent,
qualified party using a methodology that meets recognized industry
standards. The energy assessor should have experience and expertise in
energy efficiency improvements though no specific credentials are
mandated. Assessments typically involve analyzing energy bills and
briefly surveying the target building, machinery, or system. The report
identifies and provides a savings and cost analysis of low-cost/no-cost
measures.

Applicants cannot complete the energy assessment themselves; rather, it
is appended to the §9006 application as a supporting document. **[An
energy assessor should cover the all following points, so please have
your assessor use this outline.]{.underline}**

**(1) Situation report.**

Provide an assessment of current energy cost and efficiency by analyzing
energy bills and briefly surveying the target building, machinery, or
system.

**(2) Potential improvements.**

Identify and provide a savings-and-cost analysis of potential measures.

**(3) Summary of proposed energy efficiency improvements.**

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| a | Estimated **Cost of  | **\$**               | The source of this |
| \ | the Proposed Energy  |                      | exact figure is .  |
| . | Efficiency           |                      |                    |
|   | Improvements**:      |                      |                    |
+---+----------------------+----------------------+--------------------+
| b | Average Local **Cost | **\$** per           | The source of this |
| \ | of Unit of Energy**  |                      | exact figure is .  |
| . | (\$/Unit of Energy): | kWh Therms BTUs   |                    |
+---+----------------------+----------------------+--------------------+
| c | Current Average      | kWh Therms BTUs   | The source of this |
| \ | Annual **Energy Use  |                      | exact figure is .  |
| . | *[Be                 |                      |                    |
|   | fore]{.underline}*** |                      |                    |
|   | Energy Efficiency    |                      |                    |
|   | Measures:            |                      |                    |
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| d | Expected Average     | kWh Therms BTUs   | The source of this |
| \ | Annual **Energy Use  |                      | exact figure is .  |
| . | *[A                  |                      |                    |
|   | fter]{.underline}*** |                      |                    |
|   | Energy Efficiency    |                      |                    |
|   | Measures:            |                      |                    |
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| e | Expected Average     | kWh Therms BTUs   | = c - d            |
| \ | Annual **Energy      |                      |                    |
| . | Savings**:           |                      |                    |
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| f | Expected Average     | **%**                | = e ÷ c            |
| \ | Annual **Energy      |                      |                    |
| . | Savings (as a        |                      |                    |
|   | percentage** of      |                      |                    |
|   | current use):        |                      |                    |
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| g | Estimated Average    | **\$**               | = a x e            |
| \ | Annual **Energy      |                      |                    |
| . | Savings (\$)**:      |                      |                    |
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| h | **Simple payback**   | **years**            | = a ÷ g            |
| \ | period in years      |                      |                    |
| . | (without regard to   |                      |                    |
|   | incentives)          |                      |                    |
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