Eandis EDLB

Program Authority:

Eandis

Program Delivery Unit :

Eandis EDLB

Summary

Eandis is the electricity and gas distribution company for a significant part of the Flanders region. In fact it is an operating company created by 7 local distribution companies, owned by municipalities, that are shareholders of Eandis.

In the past, under Flemish policy directives, Eandis (as well as another distribution company, called Infrax) had a public general service obligation to assist its shareholders (municipalities, cities, provinces) with energy conservation measures (e.g free energy bookkeeping, free energy audits, etc.).

In 2010, this role was extended with a “public ESCO” role, consisting of accompanying cities, municipalities, and provinces in studying, implementing and financing energy saving investments in their public buildings. The driver is very often the engagement of these local authorities under the Covenant of Mayors.

Eandis, through its EDLB (Energiediensten voor Lokale Besturen or Energy Services for Local Authorities) service offering, plays the role of an integrator, subcontracting energy audits, engineering and technical specifications and works to the private sector through a “separate contractor based model”. Projects typically include boiler replacements, roof insulation, window replacement, relamping and relighting, HVAC regulation and PV solar panels.

Documents

Eandis EN [1]

Eandis ES [2]

Eandis BG [3]

Eandis FR [4]

Overview

Ownership:

Public [5]

Implementation Model:

Separate Contracting based [6]

Operating Services:

Marketing [7]

Integration [8]

Financial Advisory [9]

Financing [10]

Assessment [11]

Type of Project:

Energy Efficiency (building retrofits) [12]

Energy Efficiency (public lighting) [13]

Renewable Energy [14]

Ambition/Targets:

Up to 50% reduction of energy consumption [15]

Benificiaries:

Public Sector [16]

Funding Vehicle:

Financial Institutions [17]

Utility Funds [18]

Property Owner [19]

Financial Instruments:

Equity/Own funds [20]

Loans [21]

Grants [22]

Utility incentives [23]

Scalability of the Model:

Low [24]

Development Maturity:

Growth [25]

Financing Model

Model Description

How does it work?

Eandis implements a 6 step approach:

Implementation of an energy bookkeeping solution, baseline measurement and identification of energy savings potential
Realization of an energy audit, followed by a project advice. This is the basis for a first decision of the customer to engage with Eandis.
Design phase, including technical specifications and detailed engineering state, followed by the project execution. Eandis subcontracts these steps, through framework agreements, to private engineering companies and contractors
Financial engineering
Communication and behaviour campaigns to occupants
Follow-up (M&V) and monitoring

In case of renovation of boiler rooms that run on fuel, Eandis also subsides the transformation to gas (free network study, free connection, subsidy for fuel tank clean-up, free pre-design and 2 years of free maintenance).

In 2015, Eandis launched a first pilot project using the EPC-methodology, on behalf of the City of Ghent, but this methodology is not yet operational. The main reasons for starting to use EPC are the fact that the separate contractor based method is difficult to implement and the fact that the market is looking for EPC-based solutions as other facilitators and ESCO’s have started to offer them.

Eandis EDLB also offers projects for public street lighting through a “master plan public lighting”. This includes

Analysis of the current situation
Definition of goals
Definition of measures to achieve the goals (relighting quick scan)
Calculation of the impact
Design and implementation of an action plan

Organization and Partnerships

Eandis does not use any particular partners in its ESCO offering.

Beneficiaries

Beneficiaries:

Municipalities, Cities and Provinces.

Operational Support:

Projects integration through the project delivery unit.

Financial Support:

Free energy bookkeeping, measurement campaigns (incl. IR scans) and audits.

Program Delivery Unit

Eandis EDLB, which is not a separate legal entity but an internal department, is the program delivery unit of Eandis’ programme and service offering to local public authorities.

The unit operates as programme marketer, project integrator, financial advisor, financier and assessor.

Its core activities include:

Accompaniment of Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAP) under the Covenant of Mayors programme
Assessment of energy consumption to standardized (free) energy bookkeeping
Identification of energy savings potential, through (free) audits
Engineering (outsourced to specialized engineering companies)
Implementation of investment works (outsourced to specialized contractors)
Financial advice and financing
Implementation of behaviour campaigns
Communication, capacity building and networking

In 2011, Eandis had as part of its public ESCO role, 507 contracts with 110 municipalities, for a turn over of 22.575.103 euro (incl. VAT). By 2012 this increased to 220 municipalities, 415 energy saving investment projects and 242 study contracts in preparation of future investments for a total amount of 46.481.710 euro (planned and executed). In 2015, Eandis reported a total of 95 M€ of engaged projects.

In 2011, Eandis EDLB employs a staff of about 25 people.

Program Delivery Unit Box

Legal Structure:

CVBA (Cooperative Company with Limited Liability)

Shareholders:

Gaselwest, IMEA, Imewo, Intergem, Iveka, Iverlek, Sibelgas

Staff Requirements:

More than 10 full time employee [26]

Operational Costs:

More than 10 million EUR [27]

Impact on Public Balance Sheet:

High [28]

Financial Details

Funding Mechanism

Delivery Unit Funding:

Unknown

Projects Funding:

Projects are funded by Eandis or through bank loans

Results

In 2015, Eandis reported 95 M€ of engaged energy saving projects. There is no data available on global energy savings but projects typically reach 15 to 40%. Payback times typically range from 2 to 15 years.

Contacts

Eandis

Brusselsesteenweg 199

9090 Melle

Telephone:

09 263 40 26

E-Mail:

energiediensten@eandis.be [29]

Website:

http://www.eandis.be [30]

Sources

http://www.eandis.be [30]
Vlaams Parlement, FREYA VAN DEN BOSSCHE, VLAAMS MINISTER VAN ENERGIE, WONEN, STEDEN EN SOCIALE ECONOMIE, ANTWOORD op vraag nr. 313 van 14 maart 2011 van LIESBETH HOMANS, 2014
Vlaams Parlement, FREYA VAN DEN BOSSCHE, VLAAMS MINISTER VAN ENERGIE, WONEN, STEDEN EN SOCIALE ECONOMIE, ANTWOORD op vraag nr. 514 van 16 mei 2012 van LIESBETH HOMANS and Bijlage 001, 2014
Eandis, Burgemeestersconvenant, Wat kunnen we voor u doen?, Trefdag VVSG, 7 May 2015
Bram Van Eeckhout, Eandis, Klantreacties op een EPC-aanbod bij lokale besturen, 31 May 2015
Bram Van Eeckhout, Eandis, Voorstelling EPC-Haalbaarheidsonderzoek Stad Geel, Studiedag Energieprestatiecontracten, VVSG, 16/05/2013

Links
[1] http://citynvest.eu/content/eandis-edlb
[2] http://citynvest.eu/content/eandis-edlb-0
[3] http://citynvest.eu/content/%E2%80%9Eeandis-edlb%E2%80%9C
[4] http://citynvest.eu/content/eandis-edlb-1
[5] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix/public
[6] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-implementation-model/separate-contracting-based
[7] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-operating-services/marketing
[8] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-operating-services/integration
[9] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-operating-services/financial-advisory
[10] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-operating-services/financing
[11] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-operating-services/assessment
[12] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-type-project-financed/energy-efficiency-building-retrofits
[13] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-type-project-financed/energy-efficiency-public-lighting
[14] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-type-project-financed/renewable-energy
[15] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-ambitionperimeter/factor-2
[16] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-end-customer-categories/public-buildings
[17] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-funding-vehicle/financial-institutions
[18] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-funding-vehicle/utility-funds
[19] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-funding-vehicle/property-owner
[20] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-financial-instruments/equityown-funds
[21] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-financial-instruments/loans
[22] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-financial-instruments/grants
[23] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-financial-instruments/utility-incentives
[24] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-time-market/low
[25] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-level-establishment/growth
[26] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-staff-requirements/more-10-full-time-employee
[27] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-set-costs/high
[28] http://citynvest.eu/?q=matrix-impact-public-balance-sheet/high
[29] mailto:energiediensten@eandis.be
[30] http://www.eandis.be