Business Services

New Construction Program

As of June 1, 2008 Tacoma Power has a New Construction program for commercial and business customers, industrial facilities, major remodels, offices, schools, hospitals, retail, non-profits, government buildings.

Components

• Equipment Rebates

• Prescriptive Incentives

• Custom Incentives

• Miscellaneous Services

Equipment Rebates

• High efficiency cooling equipment

• High efficiency heat pumps

• Premium motors

Prescriptive Incentives

• Package A: Maximum lighting budget of 0.75 Watts per sq. ft & enhanced lighting controls

• Package B: Efficient cooling equipment & high performance windows

• Package C: Package A + Package B

Custom Incentives

Examples of measures

• Lighting measures

• Ventilation system improvements

  • Demand-controlled ventilation

  • Variable air volume control schemes

• Cooling system pumping improvements

  • Variable speed chiller

  • Variable flow systems

• Envelope & glazing improvements

• Design Incentives (offered on a case-by-case basis and for custom measures only)

• Energy Modeling Incentives (offered on a case-by-case basis and for custom measures only)

• Commissioning Incentives (offered on a case-by-case basis and for custom measures only)

Miscellaneous Services

• Seattle’s Integrated Design Lab assistance

• Daylighting analysis

• Energy modeling

• Sustainable Design Assistance

• Energy Star Benchmarking

• Design Reviews

Basic Steps for Participation

1. Project identified; customer submits application

2. Energy Services meets with customer & design team

3. Potential efficiency measures & potential incentive amounts identified; savings analysis performed (if necessary)

4. Customer decides on which efficiency measures to install; signs incentive agreement with Tacoma Power

5. Efficiency measures incorporated into design; building is constructed

6. Energy Services inspects measures; incentives are paid

Need further assistance?

Call (253) 502-8619 or e-mail Gary Johnson

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