- Building Controls/Energy Mgmt.
- Drives, Refrig. Controls, Timers & ECMs
- Energy Assessment (Audit)
- Heating & Cooling
- Insulation
- Lighting
- Rebates
Additional Details
In today's competitive environment, energy efficiency may not be at the top of your list when it comes to replacing functioning equipment. But energy cost savings and other benefits can deliver attractive returns on investment and savings for years to come. Now, with support from us, you have the financial and technical assistance that will enable you to upgrade to energy-efficient equipment.
We make upgrading to energy-efficient equipment affordable. Our energy experts work with you to maximize energy cost savings by replacing or modifying inefficient, functioning equipment such as lighting, HVAC, chillers, motors, controls, water heaters and commercial cooking equipment.
We help you upgrade to high-efficiency alternatives by reducing upfront costs with:
- Financial incentives up to 40% of the installed costs
- Zero-interest or low-interest rate financing
The program also offers “express rebates” for common measures for fast and convenient savings.
All types of businesses are saving thousands of dollars each year. For example:
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
- Received a $37,000 incentive to offset its investment in high-efficiency HVAC controls
- Saves approximately $23,000/year
- “The Fund made it possible for us to do the right thing for our patients and the environment.” –Bob Will, Facilities Manager
The Lighting Quotient (Lighting fixture designer/manufacturer)
- Received an $84,000 incentive to defray its investment in new gas-fired heating boilers
- Saves approximately $30,000/year
- “Our business is now not only innovative in our lighting solutions, but also innovative in embracing a green workplace, and this message is carried into the community by our employees. With our energy-efficient environment, our employees have a new sense of pride, and they bring this pride into their homes.” – Allison Walker, Chairman and CEO
Incentives help you save on equipment costs and continue to save on capital and operating costs.
Call 877-WISE-USE (877-947-3873) for more information.
Steps to Take Smart Energy Action
Step 1 -
Utility energy experts will work with you to identify energy-saving equipment opportunities that make sense for your business. You maintain complete control over your project.
Step 2 -
Energy Opportunities program administrators prepare a project agreement for your signature prior to ordering equipment. This agreement details all of the energy-efficient measures, estimated energy savings and anticipated incentive amounts. Information on zero-percent or low-interest financing is also provided.
Step 3 -
You work with your own preferred contractors and/or maintenance staff to purchase and install the energy-efficient equipment.
Step 4 -
After the project is completed and the measures are inspected and verified, your company or organization receives an incentive payment.
Incentives are available for the following energy-efficient equipment:
Energy-Efficient Lighting
- Daylight controls
- Automatic dimming/occupancy sensors
- LED lighting
Energy-Efficient HVAC
- Natural gas furnaces and unit heaters
- Natural gas boilers
- Natural gas radiant heaters
- Boiler reset controls
- Chillers
- Rooftop or split-system air conditioning equipment
- Energy management systems
- Premium motors
- Variable speed drives
- CO2 controls
- Occupancy-based HVAC controls
- Programmable thermostats
- Differential enthalpy economizer controls
Energy-Efficient Refrigeration
- Ammonia refrigeration systems
- Mechanical sub-coolers
- Evaporator controls
- Oversized condensers
- High-speed cooler/freezer doors
- Electronically commutated motors (ECMs)
Energy-Efficient Water Heating
- Natural gas indirect water heaters
- Natural gas on-demand tankless water heaters
Energy-Efficient Process-Related Equipment
- Premium motors
- Variable speed drives
- Infrared heaters and gas-fired ovens
- Commercial kitchen cooking equipment, including exhaust hoods, ranges and ovens
- Air compressors and related system components
- Process chillers
- Material handling equipment (conveyor belt systems and screw-feed devices)
Custom Measures
Financial incentives will help get your project completed the right way, the first time. The energy-saving benefits will continue, year after year.
Call 877-WISE-USE (877-947-3873) for more information.
Eversource or UI commercial, industrial or municipal customers of any size engaged in an electric saving retrofit project. For natural gas saving measures, you must be a firm customer of CNG, SCG or Eversource.
A retrofit is defined as replacement of existing equipment that is operational and has at least 25 percent of its useful life remaining or upgrades and/or modifications of existing equipment that save energy.
To see the minimum qualification and incentive criteria for common measures in this program, please visit your utility’s website at the links below:
Many types of businesses can benefit:
- Restaurants
- Manufacturers
- Retail stores
- Hospitals
- Government and municipal buildings
- Lodging
- Schools, colleges and universities
- Office settings: insurance and real estate brokers, law offices, accounting firms, etc.
- Private buildings: libraries, museums and more
Starting the process is easy. Just call 877-WISE-USE or click the link to your utility below:
If you are a Connecticut business and are not served by one of the utilities listed above, please visit your utility’s website to see what energy efficiency programs are available to you. Please click here for information on how to contact your municipal utility.
