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Early Design Assistance

Projects that enroll during schematic design or earlier and are committed to exceeding energy code requirements by at least five percent are eligible for an incentive up to $2,500 for conducting and reporting the results from an early project team meeting that addresses energy efficiency.

Projects applying for this incentive must be in schematic design or earlier. Certain project team members must be present at the meeting, including the owner, architect, mechanical engineer, energy analyst and meeting facilitator. The discussion must also address specific energy-related topics.

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.

Early Design Assistance Incentive Application (Form 520ED)

Customers must submit a completed copy of the Project Enrollment Application form prior to applying for incentives.

Tools & Resources

Early Design Assistance Energy Breakdown Template

Early Design Assistance Report Template