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Site-Specific Incentives 

Washington & Idaho Site-Specific (custom) Energy Efficiency Incentives

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: 

 

Measures

Simple Pay-Back Period

Incentive Level
(cents/dollars per first year
kWh/therm saved) (Minimum measure life of 10 years)

Electric Efficiency

1 year to under 2 years

8 cents

2 years to under 4 years

12 cents

4 years to under 6 years

16 cents

6 years to under 10 years

20 cents

Over 10 years*

20 cents

Over 10 years**

12 cents

Fuel-Conversion (Electric to Natural Gas only)

1 year to under 2 years

1 cent

2 years to under 4 years

3 cents

4 years to under 6 years

5 cents

Over 6 years

7 cents

Natural Gas Efficiency

1 year to under 2 years

$2.00/therm

2 years to under 4 years

$2.50/therm

4 years to under 6 years

$3.00/therm

Over 6 years

$3.50/therm

 

 *Applicable to non-lighting measures.

**Applicable only to lighting measures.

Incentive levels effective 3/1/08.

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.

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