Energy Efficiency

The Utilities Commission of New Smyrna Beach (UCNSB) is offering rebates to commercial customers for the purchase and implementation of energy efficient LED exit signs, increased insulation and window solar screens. All commercial customers are eligible for LED exit sign rebates, while only commercial non-demand customers are eligible for insulation and window solar screen rebates. Interested commercial customers should view the program application for full equipment and installation details. Customers should contact UCNSB to ensure availability of funds before undertaking any projects. A completed application form, copies of receipts, and photos of the old exit signs are required. The rebate will be issued as a credit on the commercial customer's bill. See the web site for application materials and additional details. 

In addition, commercial customers can receive discounted on-site energy audits. The energy audit is also available for free to residential customers. 

New Hampshire Electric Co-Op offers incentives for its small commercial customers (those using less than 100 kW) through the Small Business Energy Solutions Program. The Co-op will conduct a free assessment of a company's energy consumption, recommend efficiency improvements to reduce consumption, and provide rebates of up to 50% toward the cost of implementing the recommendations. Eligible improvements include: lighting technologies, occupancy sensors, refrigeration, and HVAC systems. 

New Hampshire Electric Co-Op offers incentives to its commercial and industrial customers to encourage energy efficiency. The program targets any commercial/industrial member building a new facility, undergoing a major renovation, or replacing failed (end-of-life) equipment. The program offers prescriptive and custom rebates designed to cover the lesser of a one year payback, or 75% of incremental difference in the cost of purchasing standard equipment compared to purchasing an energy efficient equivalent, up to the member's incentive cap. Rebates are available for energy-efficient lighting and controls, energy-efficient motors, variable frequency drives (VFDs), HVAC equipment and controls, chillers, and approved custom projects.  Rebates specific to schools are available for lighting and lighting controls. 

New Hampshire Electric Co-Op offers incentives for its large business customers (using 100 kW or more) to increase the energy efficiency of facilities through the Large Business Energy Solutions Program. This program offers prescriptive and custom rebates designed to pay up to 35% of the installed cost or a buy-down to a one-year payback, whichever is less. To qualify for rebates, the business must be a non-residential property, an NHEC member, and the proposed measures will save electricity and pass a benefits/cost test. Eligible projects include: lighting conversions and controls, energy-efficient motors, variable frequency drives (VFDs), HVAC and compressed air equipment and controls, LED traffic lights, and approved custom projects. NHEC may schedule a visit during or after installation to monitor the kWh reduction and energy savings of the installed measures. 

New Braunfels Utilities offer a variety of programs encouraging its customers to make their homes more energy efficiency. Rebates are available for washing machines, air conditioners, heat pumps, strategically placed drought tolerant shade trees, LED exit signs, and window film. All equipment requirements must be met in order to receive rebates. Washing machines must be rated CEE Tier 3 or better to receive the $100 rebate. 

National Grid’s Small/Mid-Sized Business Program is for business customers with an average demand of 200 kilowatts or less per month. The program aids qualifying business customers in installing energy efficient equipment. National Grid provides a free energy audit and report of recommended energy efficiency improvements. If the business customer chooses to make the recommended improvements using National Grid’s vendor and equipment, National Grid will pay 70% of the cost of the installation of energy efficient equipment. The remaining 30% can be paid through the customer’s electric bill, at 0% interest over a maximum period of 24 months. Customers paying the 30% customer share in a single lump sum are provided a 15% discount. Eligible energy efficient equipment includes: lighting upgrades, occupancy sensors, walk-in and reach-in cooler measures, and other site-specific custom projects. Customers can register online at the web site listed above for a free energy audit.

Commercial and industrial customers who are interested in energy efficiency but who do not qualify for the Small/Mid-Sized Business program, may still qualify for other rebate programs offered by National Grid. 

National Grid’s Non-Residential Program is for electric business customers in upstate New York. Incentives are available for both small commercial and large commercial customers in the Upstate New York service area. Large commercial customers are eligible for prescriptive rebates on lighting, controls, vending equipment, refrigeration equipment, compressed air measures, custom projects and engineering studies. All equipment purchased must meet minimum program efficiency requirements. Prescriptive rebates listed above are through this offering.

Commercial customers with an average demand of 100 kilowatts or less per month qualify for the Small Business Program. National Grid provides a free energy audit and report of recommended energy efficiency improvements. If the small business customer chooses to make the recommended improvements using National Grid’s vendor and equipment, National Grid will pay up to 70% of the cost of the installation of energy efficient equipment. The remaining share can be paid through the customer’s electric bill, at 0% interest over a maximum period of 24 months. Customers paying their share in a single lump sum are provided a 15% discount. Eligible energy efficient equipment includes: lighting upgrades, energy efficient time clocks, occupancy sensors, programmable thermostats, walk-in and reach-in cooler measures, and other site-specific custom projects.

National Grid offers electric energy efficiency programs for large commercial and industrial customers. 

New Construction: National Grid’s new construction program offers energy strategies, technical assistance and financial incentives to customers who are building new facilities, adding capacity for manufacturing, replacing failed equipment or undergoing major renovations. In addition to providing support – both technical and financial -- in the energy-efficient design of new buildings, financial incentives pay up to 75% of the incremental costs for the high efficiency materials and systems. 

Existing Facility: National Grid’s program for existing buildings provides technical assistance and incentives to upgrade the performance of existing equipment and systems, Incentives are designed to pay, on average, approximately 40%-50% of the equipment and labor costs of installing new high-efficiency equipment. Incentives for custom projects provide up to 50% of the equipment and labor costs of installing new, high-efficiency equipment. View the program web site listed above for more details on incentive schedules. 

National Grid also offers a range of related services that complement the above two energy efficiency programs and assist large commercial customers with identifying and installing energy efficient technologies.

Technical Assistance—Engineering and support services available to help identify, evaluate, and implement energy efficient opportunities for a facility.

Turnkey Services—Authorized, qualified vendors to identify and install energy efficient equipment.

Commissioning—A quality control process to ensure that the heating, cooling, and other mechanical systems work efficiently together to save energy and reduce operating costs.

Buyers Alliance—Lighting equipment discounts on lighting energy efficient products.

Financing—Designed to help assist with funding for qualifying energy efficiency projects.

Small/Mid-Sized business customers can participate in the New Construction Program, Existing Facility Program or may be eligible to participate in National Grid’s Small/Mid-Sized Business Program.

Muscatine Power and Water (MP&W) offers rebates for energy efficient upgrades to commercial and industrial customers. Rebates are available for commercial lighting retrofits, energy efficient motors, LED exit signs, fluorescent light bulbs, air conditioners, air source and water source heat pumps, geothermal heat pumps, and custom measures that reduce electricity demand. Facilities must receive an energy audit from MP&W prior to any equipment replacement in order to be eligible for demand reduction based rebates. The prescriptive appliance rebates are exempt from this requirement. Potential rebates totaling $2,000 or more must receive pre-approval from MP&W.  Specific rebate amounts and program details are located on the program overview and information brochure. Custom rebate amounts are determined through a meeting between the customer and MP&W and a technical review by MP&W.

Measures must be purchased during a given calendar year in order to qualify for the incentives offered during that year. Applications for measures taken during previous years must be submitted by March 31 of the following year. All rebates are subject to funding availability and the program may be discontinued at any time without notice. It is the responsibility of the applicant to verify that the program remains active prior to making any equipment purchases. Muscatine Power and Water also offers a donation program in which commercial and industrial customers may have a wind turbine or solar array installed on a contributor's property.

Montana-Dakota Utilities (MDU) offers a variety of rebates to commercial customers for the purchase and installation of energy efficient lighting measures, air conditioning equipment, variable speed drives and motors. Custom and prescriptive incentives are available for efficient lighting measures. Lighting equipment must meet technical standards specified on program web site and application form. Large customers, as defined by MCA 69-8103(17), will not be eligible for this program. Variable speed drive and motor rebates are based upon the horsepower (HP) of the equipment. Motors rebates also differ based on whether equipment is new or a replacement. 

Rebates of up to $200/ton are also available for commercial customers who purchase and install energy efficient air conditioning systems. All systems must meet efficiency requirements as detailed by MDU. MDU issues rebate payments in the form of a check, which usually are processed within 4 to 6 weeks. Application forms must be fully completed with equipment information such as invoice or receipt, brand, model number, serial number, installation date and dealer information.