Modeled savings are based on the percentage of annual energy savings that a project achieves beyond code. Refer to the Modeled Savings Incentive Application for a detailed breakdown of incentive calculations. Incentives are subject to per-project installation incentive caps.
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.
Modeled Savings Incentive Application (Form 520MS)
Customers must submit a completed copy of the Project Enrollment Application form prior to applying for incentives.
Tools & Resources
Technical Guidelines: Explains the requirements for a complete energy analysis for projects
Energy Analysis Report Template: Easy-to-use document that helps you create a report to accompany your energy analysis
Savings Summary Worksheet: Excel spreadsheet for analysts to input a project's EEMs, kilowatt hour and therm savings and the incremental cost; included in this worksheet is the cost-effectiveness calculator.