ENERGY STAR incentives are provided for buildings that exceed a score of 75, as calculated by the EPA’s online tool, Portfolio Manager.
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, private schools or colleges, mixed-use, high-rise multifamily residential (more than 3 stories) and parking garages.
ENERGY STAR Incentive Application (Form 520ES)
Customers must submit a completed copy of the Project Enrollment Application form prior to applying for incentives.
Tools & Resources
Monitoring & Reporting Applications Guide: A guide that provides building owners, operators, and members of the design team with a basic understanding of the benefits of M&R, available M&R equipment and tools, and best practices in the industry.