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Common-Area Lighting

Savings with a flick of a switch 

Energy-efficient lighting in the common areas of your property can illuminate a whole new world of cost savings. Lighting upgrades are the best and often the easiest first step in any energy-efficiency program. Energy Trust offers cash incentives for lighting upgrades in common areas such as parking lots, hallways and laundry rooms.  

Using simple project details provided by you and your contractor, we’ll give you an estimate of your dollar and electrical savings, along with the approximate payback period.

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). All standard and custom lighting projects must be pre-approved by Energy Trust.

Measure 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 and Electronic Ballast (must meet high-performance T8 specs)  
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) and 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 Fixture Conversion (800 Series) and 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- or four-lamp, 4-foot T8 fixture
$30*
Compact Fluorescent and Cold Cathode Lighting (Replace Incandescent)
 
One-piece screw-in (locking devised/dedicated base strongly recommended)
$2
Two-piece screw-in (locking devised/dedicated base strongly recommended)
$4
Cold cathode screw-in $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
Exit Signs
 
LED, cold cathode, electroluminescent, photoluminescent, or self-luminous
$20
Light Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting Products (Interior Fixtures – Ambient/task lighting)  
Recessed Downlights: Fixture listed on ENERGY STAR Qualified Commercial LED list
 $30
ENERGY STAR Qualified LED Light Bulbs (integral lamp) list: < 10 watts (dimmable lamps) $5
ENERGY STAR Qualified LED Light Bulbs (integral lamp) list: 10 to < 20 watts (dimmable lamps) $10
ENERGY STAR Qualified LED Light Bulbs (integral lamp) list: 20 or more watts (dimmable lamps) $15
LED Lighting Information: Integral LED lamps must replace incandescent or HID sources. Driver must be integral with lamp.
 
Lighting Controls
 
Occupancy Sensor, wall switch
$25
Occupancy Sensor, fixture mount
$50
Occupancy Sensor, ceiling or wall mount (wireless controls are eligible)
 $100
Additional Incentive Avaliable for Dimmable Electronic Ballasts $15/ballast

Your property must be an Oregon rental property or condominium building with five or more units (properties with fewer than five units, please visit the Small Multifamily pages). The property’s energy must be primarily delivered by Portland General Electric or Pacific Power to qualify for Energy Trust cash incentives. Energy-saving improvements must meet program requirements.

Energy Trust offers a variety of lighting incentives based on the type of fixtures and controls installed—all standard and custom lighting projects must be pre-approved by Energy Trust. 

Incentives for standard lighting projects may be available for up to 50 percent of total eligible project cost, not to exceed $0.17/annual kilowatt hour saved.

Incentives may also be available for the installation of custom lighting equipment for up to 35 percent of the total approved installed cost, not to exceed $0.17/annual kilowatt hour, kWh, saved.  All custom equipment must individually pass a cost-effectiveness test.

  • Standard incentive 
    It’s easy to qualify for a standard lighting incentive. Contact us to talk about your project plan.
  • Custom incentive 
    All lighting equipment purchases must receive pre-approval from the program to qualify for custom incentives. Contact us to talk about your project plan. A lighting trade ally and program representative will work with you through each step of the process.

To learn more call 1.877.510.2130 or email.

Standard incentives
Contact us for the appropriate lighting forms.

  • 190L (PDF) Program information - list of standard lighting incentives 

Custom incentives
Contact us for the appropriate lighting forms. 

Other forms

  • Substitute W-9 Form (PDF)—This request for taxpayer identification number and certification form needs to be submitted with all incentive applications. 
  • W9 (En Español) 
  • LED Incentive Checklist (PDF)

To learn more call 1.877.510.2130 or email.