Vasilchenko, A.I. Price and period of energy service contract

Abstract: The study concern the conditions on price and period of energy service contract. The article provides analysis of the provisions of the Federal Law “On Energy Saving and Greater Energy Efficiency”, and other normative legal acts in the sphere of energy saving and higher energy efficiency, legal practice and doctrinal provisions in this sphere. Within the framework of the study the author evaluates the problems of coordination of clauses on price and period of energy service contract, providing an overview of various models of energy saving contract, which reflect the principle of dependency between the price of energy service contract and the amount of economy of energy resources. The article involves general scientific and special legal methods of study, namely, the author uses systemic, logical, dialectic, historical, structural-functional, formal legal, comparative legal methods, method of legal modeling, observation, description, analysis of documents and other methods of scientific cognition. The price of energy service contract is not among its fundamental conditions, and it is not regulated by the state. A specific feature of energy service contract is the possibility to establish the price depending on the amount of economy of energy resources as a result of energy saving activities within the framework of energy service contract. The said amount should be agreed upon by the parties. The period of energy service contract is among the fundamental conditions of the contract. In order to conclude a contract the parties should establish a period after which the parties should agree upon the amount of economy of energy resources.

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