Journal
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
Volume 112, Issue -, Pages 2717-2729Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.10.036
Keywords
Performance contracts; Energy conservation; Incentives in networks; Policy instruments; Network management
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Energy conservation is a challenging and difficult task because disincentives in the building sector inhibit innovation. The municipality of Rotterdam experimented with an energy performance contract that aimed to avoid disincentives and replace them with a stimulus for innovation. This article investigates whether the design requirements for performance management found in the management literature were fulfilled during the development of the contract and its implementation. The outcomes of the experiment show substantial energy conservation around 30 percent. The existing incentive structure was changed through the use of a performance management contract, and perverse effects that are mentioned in the literature were limited. The incentives established between the commissioning party and the contractor triggered better performance and innovation, although balancing the responsibilities between the principal and the agent Was demanding and time consuming. Energy performance contracts are a useful piece of the sustainability puzzle, but tailor-made refinements are necessary. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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