台灣能源技術服務業之風險分析：永續發展觀點

A Risk Analysis for the ESCO in Taiwan:The Viewpoint of Sustainable Development

隨著全球氣候變遷，能源風險的議題受到全球矚目。以能源風險觀之，過去較多關注能源需求面之風險，亦即著重能源供給之穩定；相對地，能源消費端的風險，較未受到同步考量。
以台灣而言，因自產能源稀少，多數由國外進口，能源依存度相當高，致使與台灣能源風險供應相關的議題，經常受到熱烈討論。不過，對於能源消費端爭議已久的產業結構、能源四法等問題，卻仍無法獲得具體結論。若此，台灣因應能源風險的政策方向，恐將又再度蒙上陰影。
由於台灣能源的使用，相當仰賴其他國家供應，若要降低台灣能源依存度的風險，就必須減少能源使用或是提高能源效率。論者對此曾提出不同之見解與主張，其中一個新興途徑，即為能源技術服務業（ESCO）。
然因能源技術服務業在台灣尚處於起步階段，在面對全球氣候變遷課題之際，應以兼具社會、經濟、環境等永續發展的整合性觀點，針對此產業已有或潛在之風險進行分析，俾利向政府與產業等利害關係人提供政策建議。

Along with global climate change, energy risk issues are in the limelight. From the point of view on energy risk, we pay more attention on risk of energy demand and stability of energy supply before. In contrast, risk of energy consumption is not taken into consideration in the meantime.
The indigenous Energy in Taiwan is so rare that we mostly import from abroad and related issues gradually become the focus. But, we still don’t come to a concrete conclusion about its problems. That is, our policies for coping with energy risk look very cloudy.
In Taiwan, we considerably depend on energy supplied from other countries. If we expect to reduce risk of the dependence on imported energy, then we must decrease in using energy or improving its efficiency. Scholars have put forward different opinions, and one of the new ways is ESCO.
However, because ESCO is at its preliminary stage in Taiwan, we should take an integral point of view with analysis for this industry as facing global climate change and followed by providing policy suggestion with our government and stakeholders.