On January 10th, Kirsten Wilson from the Department of Enterprise Services (DES) will speak about Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC). The DES Energy Program is a national leader in developing and managing energy savings performance contracts. Acting as the owner’s advocate, the Energy Program staff delivers professional expertise and contract management services.  By leveraging capital investments, customers can achieve efficiencies, improve facilities, and yield carbon reductions in their publicly–owned facilities.  The ESPC program also provides value to customers by managing risk through guaranteed total project costs, equipment performance and energy savings.

Speaker: Kirsten G. Wilson, PE. Kirsten received a degree in electrical engineering in 1990 and has been working in the energy arena ever since. Her culminating Master’s project dealt with the effects of independent variables on energy consumption facilities. She started her career working for an engineering firm doing electrical design and energy efficiency audits. Kirsten has been with the State of Washington for the last 17 years. During this time, she has been managing Energy Savings Performance Contracting (ESPC) projects for state and local agencies. Kirsten is her program’s go-to person on measurement and verification, as well as renewable energy resources. She leads the biennial Energy Services Company (ESCO) selection process for the statewide program.