From volatility to value: analysing and managing financial and performance risk in energy savings projects |
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Authors: | Evan Mills Steve Kromer Gary Weiss Paul A Mathew |
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Affiliation: | 1. Energy Analysis Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 Cyclotron Road, MS 90-4000, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA;2. Teton Energy Partners, 1639 Delaware Street, Berkeley, CA 94703, USA;3. Teton Energy Partners, 4270 West Greens Place, Wilson, WY 83014, USA;4. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 901 D. Street SW, Suite 950, Washington, DC 20024, USA |
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Abstract: | Many energy-related investments are made without a clear financial understanding of their values, risks, and volatilities. In the face of this uncertainty, the investor—such as a building owner or an energy service company—will often choose to implement only the most certain and thus limited energy-efficiency measures. Conversely, commodities traders and other sophisticated investors accustomed to evaluating investments on a value, risk, and volatility basis often overlook energy-efficiency investments because risk and volatility information are not provided. Fortunately, energy-efficiency investments easily lend themselves to such analysis using tools similar to those applied to supply side risk management. Accurate and robust analysis demands a high level of understanding of the physical aspects of energy-efficiency, which enables the translation of physical performance data into the language of investment. With a risk management analysis framework in place, the two groups—energy-efficiency experts and investment decision-makers—can exchange the information they need to expand investment in demand-side energy projects. In this article, we first present the case for financial risk analysis in energy efficiency in the buildings sector. We then describe techniques and examples of how to identify, quantify, and manage risk. Finally, we describe emerging market-based opportunities in risk management for energy efficiency. |
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Keywords: | Energy efficiency Risk management Finance |
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