Peter Funk summarizes the legal and contractual issues related to power purchase or energy services agreements (PPAs or ESAs) involved when a hospital retains a third-party provider to procure, install, own and operate a CHP and boiler system on hospital premises. This paper was presented at the 2018 World Energy Engineering Congress in Charlotte, NC.
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Peter Funk moderated a program at the NYC Bar Association, "Energy Efficiency Financing: Policy Landscape and Practical Solutions," providing an overview of current New York State and City regulatory policies for implementing and financing energy efficiency projects.
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Peter Funk reviewed interpretation of force majeure clauses for an audience of New York City building owners, coop and condo building board members, building engineers and landlords.
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Clients are typically, and understandably, focused upon price when evaluating proposals for the purchase of electric power from a supplier other than the local electric utility. However, price is only one of several considerations that an edge data center (EDC) purchaser should consider. This article generally discusses electricity procurement and focuses primarily upon contractual and negotiation considerations relating to procuring electric energy from a third-party source such as an energy services company (ESCO).