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Energy Service Contract


An energy service agreement is the performance by the contractor of actions aimed at energy conservation and increasing the energy efficiency of the use of energy resources by the customer1.

An energy service agreement is an agreement that ensures a reduction in the volume of energy resources used in a multi-apartment building and provides for the implementation of measures for energy conservation and increasing energy efficiency in multi-apartment buildings concerning the common property of the owners of premises in the multi-apartment building2.

An energy service agreement is a contract (agreement) the subject of which is the performance by the contractor of actions aimed at energy saving and increasing the energy efficiency of the use of energy resources by the customer3;

  1. Federal Law No. 261-FZ of November 23, 2009 "On Energy Conservation and Increasing Energy Efficiency and on Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation", as amended on November 23, 2009, Art. 19, para. 1 // RSZ RF. 2009. No. 48. P. 5711. ↩

  2. Federal Law No. 261-FZ of November 23, 2009 "On Energy Conservation and Increasing Energy Efficiency and on Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation", as amended on July 23, 2025, Art. 27, para. 5 // RSZ RF. 2009. No. 48. P. 5711. ↩

  3. Federal Law No. 261-FZ of November 23, 2009 "On Energy Conservation and Increasing Energy Efficiency and on Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation", as amended on November 23, 2009, Art. 2, subpara. 8 // RSZ RF. 2009. No. 48. P. 5711. ↩