This document provides definitions and descriptions of energy services from various sources. It discusses how energy services are commonly defined as the benefits provided by energy through conversion and use of technology, and what is demanded by and delivered to consumers. It also defines energy service companies (ESCOs) which contract to supply energy services through performance-based contracting linked to energy cost savings. Examples of ESCO definitions from the US, Thailand, and common ESCO activities like auditing, retrofitting and performance contracting are also presented, as well as charts showing jobs created in commercial/institutional and industrial energy efficiency services sectors.
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