Wisconsin
Interconnection
Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative offers interconnection of renewable energy sources to the local power grid.
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Load Management Program
If a customer enrolls in the load management program, the customer is given a free water heater. This water heater will temporarily be powered down during high energy use periods.
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RenewNow
RenewNow is Adams-Columbia Electric Cooperative's renewable energy program. RenewNow makes member-owned solar and wind power available to all members. The program offers members the ability to support the development of new, renewable energy.
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Revolving Loan Fund
Loans are available for businesses to implement energy efficiency projects.
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Energy Efficiency Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, motors & drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service, agricultural process equipment, specialty equipment, and energy efficiency studies.
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Infrared Testing
This service provides a cost-effective way for industrial customers to conduct routine maintenance to distribution equipment and lines. Infrared testing can identify possible problems before they cause disruptions to operations and require costly repairs.
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Interruptible Loan Credits
Interruptible Load Credits provide businesses with a financial incentive to reduce the strain on the electric system when the demand and price for power surges. By shedding load upon request during high demand periods, customers can save money on their energy bills.
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Renewable Energy Incentive
Incentives of up to 20 to 25% are available to cover the installed cost of renewable energy systems.
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Request for Proposal for Energy Efficiency
This program is designed to encourage large commercial and industrial businesses to implement energy-efficient improvements. Incentives of up to $250,000 are available for selected projects.
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Commercial Energy Audit
Barron Electric Cooperative offers rebates for energy audits of existing facilities for commercial, agricultural, and industrial customers to provide recommendations for energy efficiency improvements.
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Customized Energy Incentives
The Customized Energy Incentives program is tailored to meet the specific needs of eligible commercial, industrial, and agricultural members for energy efficient equipment and credits for energy audits.
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Distributed Generation
Barron Electric Cooperative offers incentive rates to customers with distributed generation, such as fuel cells, solar installations, or wind power. Incentive payments require connection to the local grid and are payable at the current electricity rate based upon kilowatt-hour prices.
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Economic Development Loans
Barron Electric Cooperative offers low interest loans for building and equipment upgrades.
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Load Management Programs
To help reduce energy use, the cooperative offers several programs to lower a customer's energy load. Programs include cash incentives and 7% interest loans.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting, HVAC, motors & drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service, agricultural process equipment, specialty equipment, and energy efficiency studies.
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Renewable Energy Incentive
The Wisconsin Focus on Energy program will provide grants for up to 25% of total project cost to implement a renewable energy project.
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Solar PV Buy-Back Energy Program
Black River Falls Municipal Utilities will purchase 100% of solar photovoltaic energy produced at above market rates.
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Energy Management Services: Efficiency Improvement Incentive
Whether customers are upgrading equipment, renovating facility, thinking about expanding or simply looking to reduce energy costs, Boscobel can help. Boscobel offers incentives for measures that include, but are not limited to: lighting, HVAC, motors and drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service measures, agricultural process equipment, specialty measures, and energy efficiency studies.
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Renewable Energy Incentive
Incentives are available for the purchase and installation of renewable energy generators.
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RFP for Energy Efficiency
Boscobel Utilities, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
Rebates are available for the purchase of energy efficient equipment.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
Rebates are available for the purchase of energy efficient equipment.
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RFP for Energy Efficiency
Cedarburg Light & Water Utility, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Energy Audit
The utility offers energy audits of existing facilities for residential and nonresidential customers to provide recommendations of energy efficiency improvements.
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Energy Conservation Rewards
Rebates are available for businesses and farms for a variety of energy-efficient programs.
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Load Management
Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative offers incentives and monthly bill credits for participating in their air conditioning load management program.
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Water Heater Load Management Program
Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative will install a device on your business' water heater that can shut it off during peak usage times. Join the Water Heater Load Management Program and receive an initial rebate of $20, as well as $2 off your business' monthly bill.
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Energy Audit
The utility offers energy audits of existing facilities for residential and nonresidential customers to recommend energy efficiency improvements.
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ERC Loan Program
Loans are available to help customers make businesses or homes more energy efficient during the winter. The interest rate is set at 5% and the maximum loan amount is $2,500. The loan term is 60 months.
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Load Control Program
Chippewa Valley Electric, as a member of the Dairyland Power system, has a number of load control options available to help keep your business' electricity costs low. These include water heater controls, air condition controls and the dual fuel program.
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Electric Water Heater Rebate
Clark Electric Cooperative offers rebates on energy-efficient electric water heaters.
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Energy Efficient Lighting Program
CEC is offering rebates on upgraded lighting fixtures and select bulbs.
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Motors, Fans, and Compressors Incentives
Clark Electric offers rebates to its commercial customers for motors, fans, and compressors.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting, HVAC, motors & drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service, agricultural process equipment, specialty equipment, and energy efficiency studies.
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Energy and Environmental Programs - Financial
The center offers loans to finance energy efficiency and pollution prevention projects.
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Energy and Environmental Programs - Technical
The center offers energy and water assessments, case studies, and greenhouse gas emissions analysis.
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Central A/C Incentive
The cooperative offers a $250 rebate toward the purchase of an energy efficient central air conditioner.
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Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulbs Incentive
Incentives of $2 per bulb are available toward the purchase of energy efficient lighting.
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Custom Commercial Program
Incentives up to $1,500 are available for commercial energy efficiency measures that do not qualify for other rebate programs.
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Energy Sense Program
Participating customers will receive a $24 credit on utility bills if the customers allow the cooperative to power down air conditioners during high use periods.
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Ground Source Heat Pump Incentive
Heat pump rebates are available to commercial and residential customers. Rebates are set at $200 per ton with a maximum rebate of $1,200.
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Miscellaneous Commercial Programs
Incentives up to $1,000 are available for commercial energy efficiency measures that do not qualify for other rebate programs.
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Renewable Energy Grant
Grants of $2,000 are available to promote the creation of renewable energy.
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Renewable Energy Site Assessment Incentive
The cooperative will pay $150 toward a site assessment to determine the viability of a renewable system.
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Central Air Conditioner Rebate
Rebates are available for the purchase and installation of central air conditioners. Geothermal heat pumps and air source heat pumps are also eligible for rebates.
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Dairy and Agricultural Incentives
Eau Claire Energy Cooperative offers financial incentives for dairy and agricultural energy-efficient equipment and technologies.
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Distributed Generation
Eau Claire Energy Cooperative supports members with distributed generation capabilities with interconnection and net metering.
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Electric Water Heater Rebate Program
Rebates are available for the purchase of an energy-efficient water heater. Rebates of $125 are available for water heaters that hold less than 85 gallons, while rebates of $200 are available for water heaters that hold more than 85 gallons.
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Load Management Program
Credits of $4 per month are applied to a customer's utility bill if the customer allows the utility to temporarily turn off a water heater and air conditioning system during high energy periods.
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Motors and Fan Rebates
Rebates are available for energy-efficient motors and fans.
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Retrofit Lighting Rebate Program
Commercial and industrial customers that upgrade existing lighting systems with energy efficient lights are eligible for this program. The maximum rebate amount is $10,000.
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Advanced Building
This program offers technical resources and information on how to build an energy-efficient new facility.
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Back of the Envelope Calculator
This online tool for commercial and industrial managers helps analyze energy use throughout a facility.
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Comprehensive Education Programs and Services
The Energy Center of Wisconsin holds several training sessions and events to increase knowledge of industrial efficiency.
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Energy Efficiency Assistance
The Energy Center of Wisconsin offers technical assistance, energy analysis, training, resources, and fact sheets.
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Energy Efficiency Library
This online library houses more than 6,500 resources on energy efficiency for commercial and industrial managers.
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Industrial Technology Fact Sheets
These fact sheets on energy efficiency are available for industrial managers.
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Compressed Air Incentives
Compressed air system incentives are available for system audits, leak surveying, and variable speed drive upgrades.
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Custom Incentives
Incentives are available for other programs not covered in Focus on Energy's standard offerings. Businesses that have custom energy efficiency upgrade projects are eligible for funding under this program.
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Efficient Heating and Cooling Cash-Back Rewards
The Focus on Energy Program offers financial incentives for the purchase of energy efficient heating and cooling equipment.
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ENERGY STAR® Products Cash-Back Rewards
Eligible Wisconsin consumers that purchase and install qualifying ENERGY STAR® appliances and lighting are eligible for incentives through the Focus on Energy Program. Incentive amounts range from $2 to $150 per item.
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Focus on Energy
Focus on Energy offers financial incentives to eligible customers that install qualifying energy efficiency equipment.
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HVAC Incentives
Businesses are eligible for upgrading HVAC systems. Incentives are also available for boiler upgrades through this program.
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Industrial Project Incentives
Incentives are available to various industrial customers for both efficiency upgrades and demonstration projects. Specific incentive programs include: Energy Efficient Repulper Rotor & Extraction Plates Incentive, Pressure Screen Rotor Incentive, Pump System Study for Pulp & Paper Incentive, Energy Efficient Radiant Tube Inserts for Heat Treating Incentive, and Energy Efficient Radiant Heater Bands for Plastics Incentive.
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Lighting Incentives
Various incentives are available to businesses that make energy efficient lighting upgrades.
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Motor and Variable Frequency Drive Incentives
Various incentives are available for upgrading 3-phase motors and installing variable frequency drives.
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New Construction Incentives
Businesses that are constructing new buildings are eligible for incentives to improve the energy efficiency of those buildings.
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Renewable Energy Incentives
Incentives are available for investment in many renewable energy technologies. The list of technologies includes: solar photovoltaic (PV), solar thermal, wind, biomass, and biogas. Incentives are also available for demonstration projects.
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HVAC Rebate Program
The cooperative offers rebates on HVAC equipment for industrial and commercial customers.
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Lighting Program
The cooperative offers a $1 per bulb rebate for compact fluorescent light bulbs.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
Rebates are available for the purchase of energy efficient equipment.
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New Construction Program
The New Construction Program is meant to help design professionals, developers, and contractors to produce highly efficient buildings by simulating energy efficiency improvements to find synergistic energy savings to maximize building efficiency.
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Renewable Energy Incentive
Customers who implement renewable energy projects are eligible for rebates of up to 25% of total project cost.
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RFP for Energy Efficiency
Jefferson Utilities, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Shared Savings Program
This program is designed to help commercial customers overcome the initial upfront capital costs associated with energy efficiency improvements and projects. Loans of up to $50,000 are available that the customer repays over sixty equal payments on their utility bills, 2% interest is attributed to the loan.
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Solar Buy-Back Program
Jefferson Utilities will purchase customer generated solar photovoltaic energy at a rate of $0.30 per kilowatt hour per month.
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Custom Incentives
JREC will pay for various energy saving upgrades. Some upgrade examples are: variable frequency drives, compressed air systems, energy management systems, HVAC, and ventilation fans.
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Energy Efficient Lighting Retrofit Program
JREC is offering rebates on upgraded lighting fixtures. Rebates of $6.50 per fluorescent fixture and $10 per metal halide and high-pressure sodium fixture are available.
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Renewable Energy Grant
For qualifying projects, JREC is offering to pay for 50%, up to $2,000, for PV and wind energy system purchases and installations.
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Renewable Energy Site Assessment
JREC will pay up to $150 for a renewable energy site assessment to determine if renewable energy is right for a business.
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Water Heater Rebate Program
Rebates are available for the purchase of an energy-efficient water heater.
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Energy Management Services
The utility offers energy audits of existing facilities for commercial and industrial customers to provide recommendations on energy efficiency improvements.
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Green Power
Wisconsin Public Power Inc. offers blocks of green power to help businesses reduce their environmental footprint.
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RFP for Energy Efficiency
Juneau Utilities, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
Rebates are available for the purchase of energy efficient equipment.
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Energy Management Services
Kaukauna Utilities offers several programs to help commercial and industrial businesses become more energy efficient. Programs include: Efficiency Improvement Incentive, New Construction Program, and RFP for Energy Efficiency.
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RFP for Energy Efficiency
Kaukauna Utilities, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Commercial Energy Efficiency Loan Program
Madison Gas and Electric offers a loan program for energy efficiency projects. The minimum loan amount is $5,000.
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Energy Assessment Program
The utility offers energy audits of existing facilities for commercial, agricultural, and industrial customers to provide recommendations of energy efficiency improvements.
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Energy Saving Advice
Madison offers advice on operations and maintenance, according to business types, and purchasing equipment.
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Energy Use Analysis
Madison Gas & Electric will complete a facility energy analysis for its customers.
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Energy Assessment Program
The utility offers energy audits of existing facilities for commercial, agricultural, and industrial customers to provide recommendations of energy efficiency improvements.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
Incentives are available to assist business customers implement a range of energy efficiency measures (e.g., lighting; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; motors and drives; compressed air; etc.).
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting, HVAC, motors & drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service, agricultural process equipment, specialty equipment, and energy efficiency studies.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting, HVAC, motors & drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service, agricultural process equipment, specialty equipment, and energy efficiency studies.
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New Construction Program
The New Construction Program works to deliver high performance buildings that provide improved energy efficiency, peak load reduction, and improved systems performance through financial and technical assistance. Energy savings will be accomplished by simulating incremental improvements of efficiency in lighting, HVAC, and other building systems.
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RFP for Energy Efficiency
Menasha Utilities, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Shared Savings Program
This program is designed to help commercial customers overcome the initial upfront capital costs associated with energy efficiency improvements and projects. Loans of up to $50,000 are available that the customer repays over 60 equal payments on their utility bills, a 2% interest is attributed to the loan.
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HVAC SAVE Training Program
The SAVE program is a regional HVAC contractor training and certification initiative based on National Comfort Institute (NCI) principles. This training teaches the skills necessary to determine actual effective efficiency of any functioning HVAC system and includes hands on demonstrations on how to perform critical HVAC diagnostics.
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Lighting Program
Rebates are provided for the purchase of energy-efficient lighting.
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Midwest Industrial Initiative
The Midwest Industrial Initiative serves as a regional network for state, local and utility efficiency programs and professionals creating a one-stop shop that links industrials with policy and program best practices to make more informed decisions about the advantages of installing energy-efficient technologies and processes.
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WPPI RFP for Energy Efficiency
New Glarus Light & Water, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (commonly known as HVAC); motors & drives; compressed air systems; electric chillers; food service; agricultural process equipment; specialty equipment; and energy efficiency studies.
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New Construction Program
The New Construction Program supports the construction of high-performance buildings that provide improved energy efficiency, peak load reduction, improved systems performance, and greater comfort.
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Renewable Energy Incentive
Customers who implement renewable energy projects are eligible for rebates of up to 25% of total project cost.
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Shared Savings Program
This program is designed to help commercial customers overcome the initial upfront capital costs associated with energy efficiency improvements and projects. Loans of up to $50,000 are available that the customer can repay over 60 equal payments on their utility bills at a 2% interest rate.
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WPPI RFP for Energy Efficiency
New Holstein Utilities, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting, HVAC, motors & drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service, agricultural process equipment, specialty equipment, and energy efficiency studies.
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New Construction Program
The New Construction Program encourages the addition of high performance buildings that provide improved energy efficiency, peak load reduction, improved systems performance, and greater comfort.
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Shared Savings Program
This program is designed to help commercial customers overcome the initial upfront capital costs associated with energy efficiency improvements and projects. Loans of up to $50,000 are available that the customer repays over 60equal payments on their utility bills, a 2% interest is attributed to the loan.
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WPPI RFP for Energy Efficiency
New Richmond Utilities, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Commercial Services & Programs
This program includes assistance in site development during new construction, pre-construction energy audits, new and used equipment analysis, power quality analysis, and feasibility assistance.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting, HVAC, motors & drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service, agricultural process equipment, specialty equipment, and energy efficiency studies.
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New Construction Program
The New Construction Program is meant to help design professionals, developers, and contractors produce highly efficient buildings by simulating energy-efficient improvements to find synergistic energy savings to maximize building efficiency.
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Shared Savings Program
This program is designed to help commercial customers overcome the initial upfront capital costs associated with energy efficiency improvements and projects. Loans of up to $50,000 are available that the customer repays over 60 equal payments on their utility bills; 2% interest is attributed to the loan.
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WPPI RFP for Energy Efficiency
Oconomowoc Utilities, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Air Conditioning Load Management Program
Customers participating in this program will receive a $25 annual rebate for allowing the cooperative to temporarily shut down an air conditioner during high energy use periods.
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Dual Fuel Assessment
Oconto Electric Cooperative offers free assessments to determine if a dual fuel heating and cooling system is a good investment.
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Water Heater Load Management Program
By participating on OEC's water heater LM program customers can receive a free water heater with discounted service costs. The utility also includes a $5 monthly bill credit when electric bills is 400 kilowatt-hours or more.
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Business Energy Audit
PPCS has access to certified energy managers with years of experience providing a wide variety of energy management solutions to commercial, agricultural, and industrial businesses. With customized energy audits, PPCS can analyze your business energy system. Whether it’s a brief walk-through or a detailed analysis, PPCS our energy specialists can recommend solutions to improve energy efficiency and enhance energy and cost savings.
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Business Lighting Rebates
Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services offers rebates for the installation of high efficiency lighting fixtures.
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Central Air Conditioning Rebate Program
If a customer installs a central air conditioner with SEER 11 to SEER 13, the customer is eligible for a $40 per ton rebate. If the air conditioning system is SEER 14 or higher, the rebate is increased to $60 per ton.
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Electric Thermal Storage (ETS) Room and Central Heating Units
Rebates are available for the purchase of an electric thermal storage unit.
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Electric Water Heater Rebate Program
Rebates are available for the purchase of an energy-efficient water heater.
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Energy Efficient Retrofit Lighting
The cooperative offers financial incentives for the replacement of energy inefficient lighting. Rebates range from $6.50 for an electronic ballast fluorescent light to $10 for a sodium vapor or metal halide fixture.
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Heat Pump Rebate
Heat pump rebates range from $60 per ton to $200 per ton.
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Load Management
Customers participating in this program will receive a rebate for allowing the cooperative to temporarily shut down an air conditioner or water heater during high energy use periods.
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Alternative Energy Projects
Plymouth Utilities offers financial assistance for alternative energy projects such as solar water heating, ground heat pumps, air to air heat pumps, and other.
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Efficiency Improvement Program
Rebates are available for the purchase of energy-efficient equipment.
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Energy Management Services
The utility offers energy audits of existing facilities for commercial and industrial customers to provide recommendations of energy-efficiency improvements.
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New Construction Program
The New Construction Program works with prospective building owners and developers, design professionals, and construction contractors to deliver high-performance buildings that provide improved energy efficiency, peak load reduction, improved systems performance, and greater comfort.
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Renewable Energy Incentive
Customers who implement renewable energy projects are eligible for rebates of up to 25% of total project cost.
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Request for Proposal (RFP) for Energy Efficiency
Plymouth Utilities, along with its power supplier WPPI Energy, is issuing three annual rounds of RFP for Energy Efficiency to encourage investment by large commercial and industrial customers. The RFP seeks large efficiency projects that reduce total annual energy consumption by 100,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) or more and/or projects that reduce the on-peak electrical demand by at least 20 kW from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. during the months of June, July, and August.
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Shared Savings Program
This program is designed to help commercial customers overcome the initial upfront capital costs associated with energy efficiency improvements and projects. Loans of up to $50,000 are available that the customer repays over sixty equal payments on their utility bills, 2% interest is attributed to the loan.
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Solar Buy-Back Program
Utility will purchase customer generated solar photovoltaic energy at a rate of $0.30 per kilowatt hour per month.
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Agricultural / Commercial / Industrial Rebates
Rebates are available for energy-efficient equipment, including: dairy plate coolers/well water pre-coolers; high efficiency livestock waterers; dairy heat recovery with controlled electric water heaters; scroll refrigeration compressors; variable frequency drives; variable speed compressed air; high-velocity low-speed fans; ventilation (exhaust) fans; and circulation fans. See the website for a full list of equipment and rebates.
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Appliance Rebates
Twenty-five dollar rebates are available to commercial members for select ENERGY STAR® appliances.
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Central A/C and Heat Pump Rebates
Rebates for all central air conditioning units and air-source heat pumps are available on a per ton basis, based on the seasonal energy efficiency ratio rating. Ground source heat pumps have a flat $120/ton rebate.
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Custom Incentives
PBEC will provide rebates for for various energy-saving upgrades. Some upgrade examples are: variable frequency drives; compressed air systems; energy management systems; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (commonly known as HVAC) systems; and ventilation fans.
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Energy Efficient Lighting Commercial
Rebates ranging from $1 to $15 are available for various lighting fixture upgrades to improve the energy efficiency of industrial and commercial facilities.
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Interconnection and Net Metering
Price Electric Cooperative offers net metering for distributed generation systems less than 20 kilowatts in size.
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Rebate Programs
Price Electric Cooperative offers rebates on appliances, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment, lighting, motors, and agricultural items.
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Water Heater Rebate Program
Rebates are available for the purchase of an electric water heater. Rebates range from $50 to $350. Customers receiving the rebate must enroll in the cooperative's load management program.
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Efficiency Improvement Program
Rebates are available for the purchase of energy-efficient equipment.
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Energy Conservation Financing
Loans are available for customers to implement energy conservation measures.
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New Construction Design Assistance Program
The New Construction Program is meant to help design professionals, developers, and contractors produce highly efficient buildings by simulating energy-efficient improvements to find synergistic energy savings to maximize building efficiency.
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Renewable Energy Customer Incentive
Customers who implement renewable energy projects are eligible for rebates of up to 25% of total project cost.
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Shared Savings Program
This program is designed to help commercial customers overcome the initial upfront capital costs associated with energy efficiency improvements and projects. Loans of up to $50,000 are available. The customer repays the loan over 60 equal payments on their utility bills, along with 2% interest.
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Solar Buy-Back Program
Reedsburg Utility Commission will purchase customer generated solar photovoltaic energy at a rate of $0.30 per kilowatt-hour per month.
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WPPI RFP for Energy Efficiency
The Reedsburg Utility Commission, along with its power supplier WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from large-scale commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting, HVAC, motors & drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service, agricultural process equipment, specialty equipment, and energy efficiency studies.
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Renewable Energy Block Program
River Falls Municipal Utilities offers blocks of renewable energy for purchase.
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Renewable Energy Finance Program
River Falls Municipal Utilities offers financing for renewable energy projects.
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Solar Buy-Back Rate Program
Businesses that produce solar photovoltaic energy are eligible to participate in the solar buy-back program which provides $0.30 per kilowatt hour per month for produced solar energy.
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WPPI RFP for Energy Efficiency
River Falls Municipal Utilities, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Electric Thermal Storage Rebates
Riverland Energy Cooperative offers rebates on electric thermal storage equipment.
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Evergreen Program
Riverland Energy Cooperative offers blocks of renewable green energy for purchase.
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Lighting Program
Riverland Energy Cooperative offers rebates for energy-efficient lighting.
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Rebates 2011
Rebates are available for energy-efficient lighting; ENERGY STAR appliances; water heaters; electric heat; and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment.
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Water Heater Rebate Program
Rebates are available for the purchase of an electric water heater. Rebates range from $50 for a 50-gallon water heater to $360 for a water heater that holds 120 gallons or more.
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Dual Fuel Heating Program
The Dual Fuel Program provides a lower incentive rate for heating systems with both electric and either natural gas or propane systems.
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Energy Assessments
Free energy assessments are available for members of the cooperative.
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Equipment Rebates
Energy efficiency and conservation incentives for appliances, lighting, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment, and water heaters.
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Focus on Energy
Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative is a partner with Wisconsin's Focus on Energy program, which provides a variety of energy efficiency services and programs for businesses.
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Load Management
Load Management is offered for commercial and agricultural equipment.
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Net Metering
Scenic Rivers Energy Cooperative offers net metering and interconnection services for customers with distributed generation capabilities.
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Cash for Conserving Program
Cash incentives are available for the purchase of energy-efficient equipment, including appliances, lighting, and water heaters.
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Energy Audit Program
Energy audits and energy use meters are available to utility customers.
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EnergySaver Program
Customers may be eligible to receive an energy efficient 80-gallon electric water heater free of charge from St. Croix Electric, including installation of an EnergySaver management switch to help reduce electricity use. The program includes a $3 monthly credit on a customer’s electric bill.
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Load Management Program
Load management is a voluntary program available to both homes and businesses. Participating members allow St. Croix to manage the supply of electricity to specific pieces of equipment during times of peak electric use. For example, members participating in load management on central air conditioning units allow St. Croix to cycle their air conditioner off and on in 15-minute increments during peak use periods, usually only on the hottest days of summer in the middle to late afternoons. Allowing the co-op the flexibility to manage demand helps contribute to large-scale conservation efforts.
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Renewable Incentives
Financial incentives are available to promote the creation and distribution of solar or wind-powered energy.
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Energy Efficiency Analysis & Metering Services
Stoughton Utilities or Wisconsin Public Power Inc. will work with any business to conduct and energy assessment of your facilities.
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Incentive Programs
Several incentive programs are available including lighting, LED signs, Energy Star appliances, and renewable energy rebates and financing.
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Renewable Energy for Business Program
Stoughton Utilities offers blocks of renewable energy for purchase.
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WPPI RFP for Energy Efficiency
Stoughton Utilities, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting, HVAC, motors & drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service, agricultural process equipment, specialty equipment, and energy efficiency studies.
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New Construction Program
The New Construction Program is meant to help design professionals, developers, and contractors produce highly efficient buildings by simulating energy-efficient improvements to find synergistic energy savings to maximize building efficiency.
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Renewable Energy Incentive
Customers who implement renewable energy projects are eligible for rebates of up to 25% of total project cost.
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Shared Savings Program
This program is designed to help commercial customers overcome the initial upfront capital costs associated with energy efficiency improvements and projects. Loans of up to $50,000 are available that the customer repays over 60 equal payments on their utility bills; 2% interest is attributed to the loan.
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Solar Photovoltaic Buy-Back Energy Program
Sturgeon Bay Utilities will purchase customer generated solar photovoltaic energy at a rate of $0.30 per kilowatt-hour per month.
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WPPI RFP for Energy Efficiency
Sturgeon Bay Utilities, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting, HVAC, motors & drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service, agricultural process equipment, specialty equipment, and energy efficiency studies.
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New Construction Program
The New Construction Program is meant to help design professionals, developers, and contractors to produce highly efficient buildings by simulating energy-efficient improvements to find synergistic energy savings to maximize building efficiency.
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Renewable Energy Incentive
Customers who implement renewable energy projects are eligible for rebates of up to 25% of total project cost.
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Shared Savings Program
This program is designed to help commercial customers overcome the initial upfront capital costs associated with energy efficiency improvements and projects. Loans of up to $50,000 are available that the customer repays over 60 equal payments on their utility bills; 2% interest is attributed to the loan.
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Solar Photovoltaic Buy-Back Energy Program
Sun Prairie Water & Light will purchase customer generated solar photovoltaic energy at a rate of $0.30 per kilowatt hour per month.
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WPPI RFP for Energy Efficiency
Sun Prairie Water & Light, as a member of WPPI Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Efficiency Improvement Incentive
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting, HVAC, motors & drives, compressed air systems, electric chillers, food service, agricultural process equipment, specialty equipment, and energy efficiency studies.
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New Construction Program
Two Rivers Water & Light offers advice and recommendations for developers to create energy-efficient buildings.
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Renewable Energy Incentive
Customers who implement renewable energy projects are eligible for rebates of up to 25% of total project cost.
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Request for Proposal for Energy Efficiency
Two Rivers Water & Light, as a member of Wisconsin Public Power, Inc. Energy, will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Shared Savings Program
This program is designed to help commercial customers overcome the initial upfront capital costs associated with energy efficiency improvements and projects. Loans of up to $50,000 are available that the customer repays over 60 equal payments on their utility bills; 2% interest is attributed to the loan.
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Solar Buy-Back Program
Two Rivers Water & Light will purchase customer generated solar photovoltaic energy at a rate of $0.30 per kilowatt-hour per month.
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University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee IAC provides energy conservation and cost reduction assessments to small- and medium-sized manufacturers within about 150 miles of its campus, and educates energy managers on energy efficiency.
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Midwest Combined Heat and Power Application Center
The center's objective is to make combined heat and power (CHP) applications commercially available. The center will work with a plant to see if CHP can help improve process efficiency.
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Business-Specific Advice
The utility offers a resource library with information specific to each business type in order to make it easier for customers to manage energy costs.
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Rebate Program
Rebates are available on qualified energy-efficient items such as high-efficiency boilers and furnaces. Both prescriptive and custom rebates are available.
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Savings Calculators
The Savings Calculators will help customers pick out energy efficient appliances and calculate the estimated savings.
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2011 Energy Efficiency & Conservation Incentives
Incentives are available for motors, fans, and other commercial equipment. Rebates vary with equipment type and efficiency rating.
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Business Energy Advisor
Vernon Electrical Cooperative offers access to the Touchstone Energy Cooperative's Business Energy Advisor tool which provides a variety of information and resources for businesses to become more energy efficient.
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Evergreen Program
Vernon Electrical Cooperative offers blocks of renewable energy for purchase.
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Net Metering and Renewable Energy Site Assessments
Vernon Electric Cooperative offers net metering for customers with distributed generation capabilities. The Cooperative also offers site assessments to determine the suitability of a site for solar or wind power production.
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Efficiency Improvement Program
This program is designed to help businesses improve their energy efficiency with incentives for a variety of efficient equipment including lighting; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (commonly known as HVAC); motors & drives; compressed air systems; electric chillers; food service; agricultural process equipment; specialty equipment; and energy efficiency studies.
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Energy Management Services
The utility offers energy audits of existing facilities for commercial and industrial customers to provide recommendations for energy-efficiency improvements.
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Green Power for Business
Wisconsin Public Power Inc. offers blocks of green power to help businesses reduce their environmental footprint.
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New Construction Program
The New Construction Program is meant to help design professionals, developers, and contractors produce highly efficient buildings, by simulating energy-efficient improvements to find synergistic energy savings to maximize building efficiency.
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Renewable Energy Incentive
Customers who implement renewable energy projects are eligible for rebates of up to 25% of total project cost.
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Request for Proposal for Energy Efficiency
Waupun Utilities, as a member of Wisconsin Public Power Inc., will accept proposals for energy efficiency projects from commercial, industrial, and institutional customers.
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Shared Savings Program
This program is designed to help commercial customers overcome the initial upfront capital costs associated with energy efficiency improvements and projects. Loans of up to $50,000 are available that the customer repays over 60 equal payments on their utility bills; 2% interest is attributed to the loan.
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Solar Buy-Back Program
Utility will purchase customer generated solar photovoltaic energy at a rate of $0.30 per kilowatt-hour per month.
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Efficiency United Rebate Programs
Efficiency United offers programs for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning; online energy audits; and commercial and industrial rebate programs.
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Online Commercial Energy Profile
This website application provides a new set of online tools and resources to help businesses better understand and manage commercial energy use and costs. Resources include a free online energy audit to learn how to increase the efficiency of your business and save money.
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Prescriptive and Custom Incentives Program
This program applies to nonresidential customers that have extensive energy efficiency projects that are greater than the parameters set in the Prescriptive rebate program. This program also applies to energy audits and feasibility analyses.
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Solar Buy-Back Rate
The utility will pay customers that self-generate electricity for unused energy.
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Solar-Electric Development (SED) Program
We Energies offers up to $5 per AC watt for large photovoltaic (PV) systems installed by business customers.
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Solar and Wind Energy Equipment Exemption
In Wisconsin, any value added by a solar-energy system or a wind-energy system is exempt from general property taxes.
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Industrial revenue bonds (IRB)
IRB program provides funding to assist small manufacturers with expansion projects through low-interest financing.
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Wisconsin Energy Independence Fund
The program will support cutting-edge research and development, the manufacture and production of new clean energy products, and ways to make clean energy use widespread and cost-effective. By strategically investing in the development and deployment of clean energy technologies, Wisconsin can leverage its considerable natural resources and manufacturing expertise to support new businesses, strengthen the economy, and move toward energy independence.
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Wisconsin Manufacturing Investment Credit Program (MIC)
2003 Wisconsin Act 99 provided for a new individual and corporate income tax credit for fuel and electricity used in manufacturing effective for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2008, for taxpayers with more than $25,000 of carry forwards. The credit is nonrefundable and is equal to 100% of total unused manufacturers' sales tax credit carry forwards. The credit is amortized over 15 years, and any unused credit amounts in any one year may be carried forward to subsequent years.
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Economic Development
This utility offers businesses technical services, such as power quality services, energy conservation financing, and new construction technical assistance.
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Advanced Power Services
WPS engineers and technicians provide businesses with services like power quality diagnostics and energy monitoring.
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Contracted Direct Load Control
WPS installs a small switch on one or more pieces of electrical equipment in participating facility. This switch cycles the equipment off and on, or disconnects it for brief periods of time, during high-demand periods or a power supply emergency. In exchange for participation, a facility receives credits on its WPS bill based on the amount of load WPS manages and the time of year the managed equipment is operating.
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Energy Analysis
An online energy analysis tool that provides customized energy saving recommendations for businesses.
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Financial Incentives
Wisconsin Public Services offers several financial incentives for businesses to implement energy efficiency projects. There are incentives for lighitng, heating and cooling, restaurant equipment, grocer controls, energy management systems, and renewable energy systems.
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Programs for Business
WPS offers business assistance programs, such as manufacturing assessment assistance, loan assistance, and business development plan assistance.
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Response Rewards
Businesses in the Response Rewards program benefit by planning all or most energy use at times other than Critical Peak Pricing (CPP) hours, thereby avoiding higher rates and easing pressure on the system-wide power grid. As an extra incentive, WPS rewards those that take part with an off-peak rate that is approximately 20% lower and an on-peak rate approximately 40% lower than the current rates.
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Saving Energy Advice
Wisconsin Public Service provides advice in several areas including business-specific, equipment buying, equipment maintenance, switching to natural gas, and energy-saving tips.
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Time-of-Use Electric Savings
Businesses that reduce electricity usage during peak hours can get discounted rates.
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Business Energy Advisor
Business Energy Advisor provides customers with a detailed breakdown of energy consumption and daily demand loads. Customers will also find advice on low- and no-cost steps they can take to operate their facilities more efficiently, as well as lists of longer-term solutions like building recommissioning or the purchase of more energy-efficient equipment that can improve building performance and save energy and money.
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Energy Assessment
This online tool helps nonresidential customers analyze energy use and identifies areas for energy improvement.
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Energy At Risk Financial Analysis Tool
This tool will allow businesses to determine the energy and financial savings for various energy conservation measure projects.
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InfoWise
InfoWise from Xcel Energy delivers a powerful energy management reporting solution with customized data for businesses to help manage and control energy use.
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Online Energy Assessment
This online tool is designed to help commercial and industrial customers understand energy usage. The tool takes approximately 20 to 30 minutes to complete and provides a number of site-specific opportunities to lower energy use.
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Refrigeration Recommissioning
Refrigerator recommissioning optimizes existing refrigeration systems to peak efficiency as an alternative to investing in a new system.
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Renewable Development Fund Grants
The Xcel Energy Renewable Development Fund provides grants to fund power generation from wind, biomass, solar, hydroelectric generators, and fuel cells.
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Saver's Switch for Business
New Mexico businesses can save energy air conditioning costs by participating in this load management program.
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Nationwide Programs
Energy Information
The organization provides fact sheets on energy and environmental responsibility to its members.
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Energy Efficiency Resource Central
American Public Power Association offers technical assistance for its member utilities to help their key industrial customers improve their energy efficiency.
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Industrial Energy Efficiency Training
This company provides a wide variety of industrial training opportunities throughout the country. All programs are linked to certain industrial systems/practices and have an energy efficiency component.
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Energy Training Program
This organization offers seminars and online training sessions for engineers. Trainings cover a wide variety of energy-related topics, including energy efficiency and renewable energy generation.
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Brown Bag Energy Seminars
These 90-minute online Webinars cover a variety of energy topics including energy efficiency.
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Commercial Energy Advisor
This online tool will help commercial customers learn how to become more energy efficient.
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Efficiency & Demand-Response Programs Service
This online tool helps companies improve their demand response and energy efficiency programs.
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Industry Initiatives
Edison Electric Institute works with its member utilities to improve the energy efficiency of their industrial customers.
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Customized Business Energy Analysis
This online tool helps non-residential customers analyze their energy use.
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Energy Consultants
Energy Sciences specializes in demand side energy services for the municipal, commercial and industrial, sectors. We enable our clients to practice energy conservation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions while optimizing operating costs. Our core services include: development and implementation of comprehensive energy management programs, energy audits, energy efficient lighting solutions, staffing, and outreach/training programs. We believe that energy efficiency is an integral part of the energy solution needed for the future.
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Industrial Consortia
Energy Solutions Center convenes various industrial consortia of equipment manufacturers to address how they can improve their equipment to better meet the needs and energy efficiency objectives of industrial manufacturers.
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ENERGY STAR® Training
ENERGY STAR® offers free online training to help you improve the energy performance of your organization. No travel, no lost time out of the office, and no cost — EPA makes it easy to get the information you need today. Join your colleagues to better understand how EPA can help you lower operating costs, improve your energy management program, and expand your professional development.
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Tax Deductions for Commercial Buildings
A tax deduction of up to $1.80 per square foot is available to owners or designers of new or existing commercial buildings that save at least 50% of the heating and cooling energy of a building that meets ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001. Partial deductions of up to $.60 per square foot can be taken for measures affecting any one of three building systems: the building envelope, lighting, or heating and cooling systems. These tax deductions are available for systems placed in service from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2013.
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Project Finance Services
Hannon Armstrong offers loans to public-and-private sector businesses interested in making their buildings more energy efficient. The loan will cover up to 100% of total project costs.
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Biodiesel Income Tax Credit
Companies that put biodiesel fuel into a vehicle or use biodiesel fuels in their business vehicles are eligible for a tax credit of $1 per gallon.
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Biodiesel Income Tax Credit
Companies that put biodiesel fuel into a vehicle or uses biodiesel fuels in their business vehicles are eligible for a tax credit.
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Builders & Manufacturers Incentives
Credits are available to manufacturers of high-efficiency refrigerators, clothes washers and dishwashers. Due to these manufacturer incentives, special consumer promotions may be available for qualifying products.
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Business Tax Incentive
A tax deduction of up to $1.80 per square foot is available to owners or tenants (or designers, in the case of government-owned buildings) of new or existing commercial buildings that are constructed or reconstructed to save at least 50% of the heating, cooling, ventilation, water heating, and interior lighting energy cost of a building that meets ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001.
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Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
A 10% investment tax credit for CHP property, applicable to only the first 15MW of CHP property.
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Commercial Solar Tax Credit
The Commercial Solar Tax Credit covers 30% of the cost of the system. The tax credit expires December 31, 2016.
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Corporate Tax Credit
In addition to receiving a tax credit for solar photovoltaic generation, a non-residential manager can receive a tax credit of 30 percent for geothermal energy, microturbines, and fuel cells.
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Fuel Cells and Microturbines Tax Incentive
Tax credits of up to $3,000 per kWh are available for the purchase of fuel cells, while tax credits of up to $200 per kWh are available for microturbines.
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On-Site Renewable Tax Incentive
Businesses are eligible for tax credits for qualified solar water heating and photovoltaic systems, and for certain solar lighting systems. Qualifying equipment will either use solar energy to generate electricity, to heat/cool or provide hot water to a structure, or will use solar energy to illuminate the inside of a building by means of fiber-optic distributed sunlight (tube systems and passive solar are not eligible). The credits are available for systems placed in service between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2016.
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Renewable Energy Generation Tax Credit
Non-residential managers can receive a 10-year tax credit if they help create renewable energy from one of the following sources: wind, closed loop biomass, open loop biomass, geothermal, solar, small irrigation power, municipal solid waste, and refined coal.
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Small Ethanol Producer Tax Credit
A small ethanol producer that is registered with the Internal Revenue Service may be eligible for a tax incentive in the amount of $0.10 per gallon of ethanol that is: sold and used by the purchaser in the purchaser's trade or business to produce an ethanol fuel mixture; sold and used by the purchaser as a fuel in a trade or business; sold at retail for use as a motor vehicle fuel; used by the producer in a trade or business to produce an ethanol fuel mixture; or used by the producer as a fuel in a trade or business. A small producer is one that has, at all times during the tax year, not more than 60 million gallons of productive capacity of any type of alcohol. The incentive applies only to the first 15 million gallons of ethanol produced in a tax year and is allowed as a credit against the producer's income tax liability. Under current law, this incentive expires December 31, 2010.
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Education and Outreach
The EERC conducts energy and environmental conferences, short courses, workshops, academic programs, and field experiences.
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Energy Information
NFDS offers training, technical resources, and technical assistance to its members.
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Energy Information
NADCA members can access the organization's energy audits, training, technical assistance and resources, and cost shared-R&D.
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3E Plus Insulation Thickness Computer Program
The 3E Insulation Thickness Computer Program is an industrial energy management tool developed to simplify the task of determining how much insulation is necessary to use less energy, reduce plant emissions and improve system process efficiency.
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Energy Information
OESA offers its members energy efficiency publications, trainings, and events.
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Pumping System Optimization and Energy-Efficiency Education & Training
Vendor neutral market awareness, education, training, products, services and tools that focus on energy savings opportunities with pumping systems
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Energy Information
The organization offers technical assistance, resources, and cost shared-R&D to its members.
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Environmental Project Financing
The StePP Foundation matches organizations with environmental improvement projects (include renewable energy and energy efficiency) with companies that have financing to implement those projects.
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Biobased Products and Bioenergy Program
Loans are available to help rural industry generate electricity from biobased sources.
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Bioenergy Program for Advanced Biofuels
This program was created to ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels by providing payments to eligible advanced biofuel producers in rural areas. Payments will be made to eligible advanced biofuel producers for the production of fuel derived from renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch.
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Biorefinery Assistance Loan Guarantee
Loans are available to help biorefineries conserve and use energy more effectively. Loan guarantees are available up to $250 million.
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Business and Industry Guaranteed Loans
Loans of up to $10 million are available to rural industrial manufacturers to improve the economic and environmental climate in their communities.
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Energy Efficiency Improvements Loan
Loans are available for the purchase of renewable energy generating systems by small rural businesses or agricultural producers.
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Repowering Assistance Program
This program offers incentives for biorefineries to switch to renewable biomass energy production.
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Rural Energy for America Program Guaranteed Loan Program (REAP LOAN)
The REAP Guaranteed Loan Program encourages the commercial financing of renewable energy (bioenergy, geothermal, hydrogen, solar, wind and hydro power) and energy efficiency projects. Under the program, project developers will work with local lenders, who in turn can apply to USDA Rural Development for a loan guarantee up to 85% of the loan amount.
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USDA Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program
This program provides grants and loans to small businesses in rural communities that are interested in making their buildings more energy efficient.
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Boise State University Industrial Assessment Center (IAC)
The Boise State University IAC provides energy conservation and cost reduction assessments to small- and medium-sized manufacturers within about 150 miles of its campus, and educates energy managers on energy efficiency.
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Loan Guarantee Program
DOE offers loans to projects that “avoid, reduce, or sequester air pollutants or anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases.” Loans are available for biomass, hydrogen, wind, solar, hydropower, advanced fossil energy coal, carbon, electricity delivery and reliability, alternative fuel vehicles, pollution control equipment, and industrial energy efficiency projects.
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Oklahoma Green Grant
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded Oklahoma a $6 million green-job grant to train workers in emerging industries such as energy efficiency and renewable energy. The goal is to train 4,700 workers in two years for jobs that pay above the state's per capita income.
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Renewable Energy Production Incentive (REPI)
REPI provides financial incentives of $0.015/kWh of electricity generated from renewable sources. This incentive is issued for the first decade of operation.
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U.S. Department of Energy Industrial Assessment Center (IAC): University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky IAC's primary purpose is to help serve the energy, waste, and productivity needs of small- and medium-sized manufacturing facilities within a geographic radius of approximately 150 miles of the University of Kentucky.
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U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program
The State Energy Program (SEP) provides grants to states and directs funding to state energy offices from technology programs in DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. States use grants to address their energy priorities and program funding to adopt emerging renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies.
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UnSolicited EERE Proposals
Unsolicited proposals may be selected if they are novel and do not reflect a current solicitation or existing work.
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American Reinvestment and Recovery Act Tax Credits and Grants
Tax credits and grants are available from select state energy offices to help promote renewable energy generation and/or energy efficiency.
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Payments for Specified Energy Property in Lieu of Tax Credits
ARRA authorizes the Department of the Treasury to make payments to eligible persons that either place in service particular types of energy property in 2009 or 2010, or, under certain circumstances, begin construction on such property in 2009 or 2010. These payments are generally equal to 10 or 30 percent of the eligible cost basis of the property, depending on the type of property. Those that apply for these payments must forego tax credits that they could otherwise receive under sections 45 and 48 of the Internal Revenue Code. The types of energy property that are eligible for these payments include, among others, various renewable energy generation facilities, microturbines, and fuel cells.
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Production Tax Credit (PTC)
Through the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Congress acted to provide a three-year extension of the PTC through December 31, 2012. Additionally, wind project developers can choose to receive a 30% investment tax credit (ITC) in place of the PTC for facilities placed in service in 2009 and 2010, and also for facilities placed in service before 2013 if construction begins before the end of 2010. The ITC then qualifies to be converted to a grant from the Department of Treasury. The Treasury Department must pay the grant within 60 days of an application being submitted.
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Clean Construction USA Loans
EPA offers loans to companies to help finance projects that reduce diesel emissions from construction equipment and vehicles.
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Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnerships
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) systems are an efficient, clean and reliable approach to generating power and thermal energy from a single fuel source. Incentives on CHP systems are available through the EPA.
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ENERGY STAR® for Industry
The ENERGY STAR® program is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency which seeks to increase implementation of energy efficient equipment and techniques.
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Tax Deductions for Commercial Buildings
A tax deduction of up to $1.80 per square foot is available to owners or designers of new or existing commercial buildings that save at least 50% of the heating and cooling energy of a building that meets ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2001. Partial deductions of up to $.60 per square foot can be taken for measures affecting any one of three building systems: the building envelope, lighting, or heating and cooling systems. Available for systems “placed in service” from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2013.
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