All equipment to be commissioned must have been approved by and received an installation incentive from Energy Trust. Commissioning incentives are calculated per-kWh and per-therm, based on the annual energy savings approved by Energy Trust during installation, not to exceed $40,000.
To be eligible to receive incentives a project must meet ALL of the following criteria:
- The project must be served by Portland General Electric or Pacific Power to receive incentives for electric measures and NW Natural or Cascade Natural Gas to receive incentives for gas measures.
- The project must pay or plan to pay the public purpose charge.
- The project site must be located in Oregon.
- The project must be new construction, an addition to an existing structure or a major renovation to an existing structure.
- The project must be a commercial, industrial, manufacturing or institutional building.
Eligible building types may include office, retail, healthcare and hospitals, warehouse or storage, restaurant, manufacturing, grocery, hotels and motels, public and private schools or colleges, mixed-use, multifamily residential and parking garages.
Commissioning Incentive Application (Form 520CX)
Customers must submit a completed copy of the Project Enrollment Application form prior to applying for incentives.