Site-specific (custom) incentives are available for many energy efficiency projects that fall outside the parameters of our other prescriptive programs. We can help identify opportunities within your facility that may help you operate more efficiently. Examples of energy saving opportunities that may be identified include heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment, controls or other processes that may be unique to your facility. To be eligible for site-specific incentives be sure to contact Avista at the beginning stages of your project.
Avista works with qualifying customers to identify opportunities within their facilities that may help them operate more efficiently. Cash incentives are available for hard-wired improvements which result in verifiable energy savings. Incentives do not apply to behavioral modifications. The incentive is based on the first year energy savings (either in kilowatt-hours or therms).
The incentive to be provided by Avista for electric and/or natural gas efficiency measures is based upon the simple payback of the measure prior to the application of an incentive, as calculated by Avista staff and based upon standardized measure cost(s). These incentive tiers apply to measures with energy savings lasting 10 years or longer that meet or exceed the higher of the current energy code or industry practice that are applicable to the project. Simple payback is defined as the capital cost of the project divided by the energy savings per year. Fuel-conversion incentives are available only for conversion to natural gas with an end-use efficiency of 44% or greater.
All incentives will be capped at 50% of incremental project cost. Below is the incentive level breakdown for electric and natural gas efficiency measures:
Incentive Levels for Electric Efficiency Projects
|
Measures |
Simple Pay-Back Period |
Incentive Level
(cents per first year kWh saved) |
|
Electric Efficiency |
1 to under 2 years |
8 cents |
|
2 to under 4 years |
12 cents |
|
4 to under 6 years |
16 cents |
|
6 to under 8 years |
20 cents |
|
6 to under 13 years* |
20 cents |
|
8 years and over** |
0 cents |
|
13 years and over |
0 cents |
|
Fuel-Conversion |
1 to under 2 years |
1 cents |
|
2 to under 4 years |
3 cents |
|
4 to under 6 years |
5 cents |
|
6 to under 13 years |
7 cents |
|
13 years and over |
0 cents |
|
Natural Gas Efficiency |
1 to under 2 years |
2.00 |
|
2 to under 4 years |
2.50 |
|
4 to under 6 years |
3.00 |
|
6 to under 13 years |
3.50 |
|
13 years and over |
0.00 |
*Applicable to non-lighting measures.
**Applicable to lighting measures.
Incentive levels effective 1/1/11
To be eligible for incentives, you need to contact Avista in the early stages of project development. Site specific Incentives will not be paid on projects that are already under construction or that are being developed without Avista's involvement.
For more information contact your Account Executive to inquire about these incentives.