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Arkansas Code Title 19. Public Finance § 19-11-1206. Guaranteed energy cost savings contract requirements

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The following provisions are required in a guaranteed energy cost savings contract:

(1) A statement that the state agency shall maintain and operate the energy cost savings measures as defined in the guaranteed energy cost savings contract; and

(2) A guarantee by the qualified provider that:

(A) The energy cost savings and operational cost savings to be realized over the term of the guaranteed energy cost savings contract meet or exceed the costs of the energy cost savings measures; and

(B) If the annual energy or operational cost savings fail to meet or exceed the annual costs of the energy cost savings measure as required by the guaranteed energy cost savings contract, the qualified provider shall reimburse the state agency for any shortfall of guaranteed energy cost savings over the term of the guaranteed energy cost savings contract.

(b)(1) If a guaranteed energy cost savings contract includes energy cost savings measures that possess either an active equipment warranty period or a combined useful life in excess of twenty (20) years, a guaranteed energy cost savings contract may be extended to the length of the:

(A) Equipment warranty period; or

(B) Weighted useful life of the relevant energy cost savings measures.

(2) A guaranteed energy cost savings contract shall not exceed twenty (20) years without approval of the Arkansas Energy Office of the Division of Environmental Quality.

(c) Before entering into a guaranteed energy cost savings contract, the state agency shall require the qualified provider to file with the state agency a payment and performance bond or similar assurance as provided under § 19-11-235.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Arkansas Code Title 19. Public Finance § 19-11-1206. Guaranteed energy cost savings contract requirements - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ar/title-19-public-finance/ar-code-sect-19-11-1206/

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