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Energy-efficient lighting can illuminate a whole new world of cost savings and enhance the work environment or guest experience. Lighting upgrades are the best—and often, the easiest—first step in any energy-efficiency program and can pay back your investment cost through energy savings in as little as two years or less. Energy Trust offers cash incentives for lighting and lighting control projects.

Energy Trust Incentives

Energy Trust offers incentives for a variety of lighting fixtures and controls (see below). Custom incentives are also available for lighting projects and are 35 percent of the total approved project cost, not to exceed $0.17/annual kilowatt hour (kWh). Lighting and custom projects must be pre-approved by Energy Trust.

Lighting incentives

Description Incentive per fixture
2 or 3-foot and U shape fluorescent fixtures, T12 to T8 and electronic ballast  
One or more lamps $10
4-foot fluorescent fixture, T12 to T8 & electronic ballast (must meet high-performance T8 specifications)  
One-lamp $15
Two-, three- or four-lamp $20
Delamping (Per 4-foot lamp removed) $5
4-foot Fluorescent Fixture, T12 or T8 to reduced wattage T8 and New Electronic Ballast  
Two or more reduced wattage lamps (25 or 28 watt) with low ballast factor ballast $22 (25 watt)
$20 (28 watt)
Delamp to two reduced wattage lamps (25 or 28 watt) with low ballast factor ballast & reflector $27 (25 watt)
$25 (28 watt)
Delamp to two reduced wattage lamps (25 or 28 watt) with low ballast factor ballast, high performance lens and reflector kit (fixture efficiency must be ≥ 80%) $42 (25 watt)
$40 (28 watt)
6 or 8-foot fluorescent fixture, T12 to T8 (800 Series) & electronic ballast  
One or more lamps $8
One or more lamps (24,000+ hours rated life based on 3 hour duty cycle) $15
One or more HO lamps $10
8-foot fluorescent conversion (800 Series) & electronic ballast to 4-foot lamps (must meet high-performance T8 specifications)  
One lamp, 8 foot, T12 – to two-lamp, 4 foot T8 fixture $20
Two lamp, 8 foot, T12 – to two-, three-, or four-lamp, 4 ft T8 fixture $30
Compact fluorescent and cold cathode lighting (replace incandescent)  
One-piece screw-in (locking devices/dedicated base strongly recommended) $2
Two-piece screw-in (locking devices/dedicated base strongly recommended) $4
Hard-wired compact fluorescent fixture with magnetic ballast up to 26 watts $10
Hard-wired compact fluorescent fixture with electronic ballast 7 to 26 watts $25
Hard-wired compact fluorescent fixture with electronic ballast 27 to 55 watts $35
Hard-wired compact fluorescent fixture with electronic ballast 56 to 99 watts $45
Lighting controls  
Occupancy sensor, wall switch $25
Occupancy sensor, fixture mount $50
Occupancy sensor, ceiling or wall mount $75
Light Emitting Diode (LED) lighting projects  
Recessed downlights: requires listing on ENERGY STAR qualified commercial LED list $30
LED case lighting: low or med-temp, 18 hours per day $30
Other LED fixtures and/or replacement lamps may be eligible for a custom incentive; request a “LED Lighting Application” to determine eligibility.  
Exit signs  
LED, cold cathode of electroluminescent, photoluminescent or selfluminous $20

Additional information about lighting incentives:

  • Lighting projects with a simple payback (without incentives) of at least one year are eligible for incentives.
  • Lighting projects with incentives of $750 or more require pre-approval and the minimum total lighting incentive is $100 per project.
  • Retrofit lighting projects must provide at least 25 percent energy savings compared to the existing system.
  • Maximum incentive for all lighting projects shall not exceed $0.17/kWh saved.
  • An additional incentive of $15 per ballast is available for dimmable electronic ballasts.

Energy Trust provides cash incentives to Oregon businesses for energy efficiency and renewable power projects. To qualify, you must:

  • Be served by Portland General Electric or Pacific Power and contribute to the public purpose charge.* Check your bill or contact us if you have questions.
  • Have a project site in Oregon.

* Large electric consumers of more than one average megawatt or 8,760,000 kilowatt hours a year are subject to the Energy Trust Self-Direct Policy. Program services are limited and restrictions apply to self-directing consumers. Please refer to the Self-Direction FAQ or contact us for additional details.

It’s easy to qualify, and your contractor will provide and assist you with the necessary forms.

  1. Find a contractor.
  2. Contractor visits your site and completes our lighting assessment tool. (Pre-installation inspection by Energy Trust is required for projects with incentives more than $5,000.)
  3. Sign Incentive Application (provided by contractor).
  4. Contractor installs your new equipment.
  5. Sign Completion Certification (provided by contractor) to verify project completion. (Post-installation inspection required for projects with incentives more than $5,000.)
  6. Contractor submits Form 140L and invoices to Energy Trust.
  7. Receive your check.

Questions? Call us at 503.445.7643 or email us.

Your contractor will provide the forms necessary to apply for Energy Trust cash incentives. For more information call us at 503.445.7643.

  • Lighting Program Information 190L (PDF)