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Energy Efficiency Programs at Public Power Utilities

This list is not a comprehensive one of all the programs offered by public power utilities. It will be updated regularly. Submit your utility programs .

Energy Audits

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Alabama

City of Florence, Energy Right Program
Residential - Incentives for Heat Pump Retrofit, energy efficient new homes, and new electric water heaters.

Huntsville Utilities
Residential - Free Energy Right Home e-Valuation®, Energy Saving Tips, incentive programs for new energy efficient homes and HVAC systems, and energy efficiency tips and tips for winterization of your home.

Opelika Light and Power
Residential - Energy savings tips.

Scottsboro Electric Power Board
Residential - Offers three incentive programs: TVA heat pump program, all-electric new homes program, and a water heater program.

Alaska

Anchorage Light and Power
Residential - Offers link to home energy audit program and a listing of energy efficiency tips.

Arizona

Salt River Project
Residential – Home Energy Manager online survey, ask an energy expert, brochures on energy efficient appliances, SRP Power-Wise energy-efficient homes
Commercial – Business Energy Manager online survey, lighting efficiency analysis, information on energy efficient equipment

Arkansas

City of North Little Rock
Residential/Commercial - Their website contains energy saving tips for both heating and cooling and appliances and lighting. They also have a downloadable "Energy Savers Guide" available.

Paragould City Light, Water & Cable
Residential – Website offers information on energy efficiency and links to ENERGY STAR product information and on ENERGY STAR qualified homes
Commercial – Website offers information on energy efficiency and links to ENERGY STAR product information.

California

Alameda Power & Telecom
ENERGY STAR lighting
Residential -  Energy audits, portable meter lending program, weatherization cash grant program, electric vehicle discount program, customer solar system buy-back program, refrigerator rebate and recycling program, Energy Star lighting. It also has suggestions for apartment dwellers.
Commercial – Lighting rebates, air conditioning rebates, energy efficient building design and equipment grants, portable lending meter program, business energy audits.

Anaheim Public Utilities
Residential – home energy incentives and rebates (including some income qualified ones), Online Home Utility Check-up,energy savings tips. Also contains links to TreePower.
Commercial – Business energy incentives and rebates, energy savings tips, green building information.

Azusa Light & Water
Energy Conservation Tips
Service Options
Residential – Offers link to Energy Depot to do energy profile for the home, high efficiency appliance incentive credit, refrigerator/freezer replacement incentive, replacement air conditioner rebate, home weatherization rebates, drought resistant landscape rebate
Commercial – financial incentive for the replacement or installation of central electric units with high efficiency equipment to eligible customers; Commercial and Industrial Energy Partnership.

Glendale Water and Power
Environmental_Stewardship
Residential – Smart Home electric and water saving audits, rebates for energy efficient appliances, a/c tune-ups and duct testing, cash rebates for solar electric systems
Commercial – Smart Business energy audit and retrofit service, a/c tune up and duct testing, lighting rebates

Imperial Irrigation District
Residential - links to energy audit tools, rebates and incentives, and energy savings tips.
Commercial – Rebates for efficient lighting and other efficient equipment

Lassen MUD
Residential - Information about rebates offered by Lassen MUD to their customers for purchasing energy efficient appliances, etc. Also has links to other energy efficiency resources.

Lodi Electric Utility
Residential - information about energy rebates, energy savings tips, and energy audits.
Commercial - energy rebates, energy savings tips, and energy audits. Also has information about the PowerPrice Web application for commercial customers which presents their energy data in an easy-to-read graphical format available for viewing, graphing and analysis.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Residential - Refrigerator turn-in and recycle program, rebates for energy efficient appliances, Home Energy Advisor online energy audit, energy efficiency financing. Information also available in Spanish.
Commercial – Energy load monitoring program, lighting retrofits and rebates, HVAC rebates, customer generation rebate, premium efficiency motor program, chiller efficiency program, energy efficiency financing, power quality consulting

Merced Irrigation District
Residential - Information about energy efficiency and rebates
Commercial - Information about energy efficiency and rebates and a few ‘success stories.’

Modesto Irrigation District
Residential – New home construction rebates, energy efficient appliance rebates, energy audits
Commercial – energy efficient equipment rebates, energy audits

Northern California Power Agency
Commercial and Residential – information on Operational Energy Efficiency., Demand-side Energy Efficiency, and Cost-effective Energy Efficiency.  Website also includes multiple reports and related documents on energy efficiency including information about EPA’s National Action Plan.

City of Palo Alto
Residential – energy efficient appliance rebates, online home energy analysis, rebates for installing PV systems
Commercial –rebates for installing PV systems, rebates for energy efficient equipment, and Commercial Advantage Program which offers financial incentives to Palo Alto businesses to install state-of-the-art efficient equipment in place of aging and less energy efficient equipment.

Pasadena Water and Power
Residential – Appliance and lighting rebates, refrigerator recycling rebate, efficient cooling incentives, all electric household rebates, online home energy analyzer
Commercial – rebates for energy efficient equipment, incentives for design of green buildings, business newsletter, online energy analyzer, online energy information service

Riverside Public Utilities
Residential – rebates for efficient air conditioners, refrigerator recycling, rebates for other energy efficient appliances, weatherization rebates, online energy audits
Commercial – energy efficient equipment rebates, incentives for energy efficient lighting, motors, and construction, custom energy-efficient technology grants, energy innovations grant program

Roseville Electric
Residential - Energy Audit information, Energy Efficiency & Energy Saving Tips,
Home Appliance Cost Worksheet, Photovoltaic Buydown Program, and Rebates
Commercial - Business Energy Advisor, Rebates, Energy Efficiency & Energy Saving Tips, Photovoltaic Buydown Program, and Shade Tree program

Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Residential – online home energy analysis rebates and financing for energy efficient appliances, load cycling of air conditioners, energy efficient home program. Some information also available in Spanish.
Commercial – rebates and financing for energy efficient equipment, load cycling of air conditioners, online energy profiler, business energy analysis

Silicon Valley Power
Residential – Shop online for energy efficient products, energy audits, energy tool lending libraryrebates for energy efficient appliances
Commercial – energy efficient equipment rebates, new construction incentives, energy audits, online energy usage profiler

Truckee-Donner Public Utility District
Residential - Website on conservation and energy efficiency tips and rebates
Commercial – rebates.

Turlock Irrigation District
Residential - New rebate offered to encourage builders to incorporate energy efficiency measures in new construction, rebates for installing compact fluorescent bulbs, photovoltaic systems, shade trees, whole house fans and other appliances
Commercial - Offers rebates for chillers, lighting, motors and refrigeration. Will provide technical design assistance and education to support the design and construction of energy efficient facilities and process systems for new facilities or when retrofitting existing dairies.

Colorado

Colorado Springs Utilities
Residential – Home efficiency and safety checklist , how-to guide for weatherizing your home , free online home efficiency profile , efficiency rebates, and a hands-on conservation information, exhibits and demonstrations at their our Conservation and Environmental Center. Load Cycling Pilot Program for air conditioners.
Commercial – rebates for energy efficient equipment, incentives for builders to build green buildings, business newsletter, online energy analyzer, online energy information service.

Fort Collins Utilities
Residential - Website on conservation and energy efficiency tips, rebates and incentives, zero interest loans, information for new and existing homes, and zero interest loans.
Commercial – Rebates and incentives, design assistance for energy efficient new buildings, and a newsletter.

Longmont Power & Communications
Residential – energy efficiency incentives and rebates. Also has information in Spanish on CLFs and rebates.
Commercial – energy efficiency incentives and rebates.

Loveland Water and Power
Residential - Partnering with Power load management program, conservation tips, Thrifty Light Program promoting use of compact fluorescent bulbs.
Commercial and Industrial - Provides funding for energy-efficient lighting retrofits, Rebates for upgrading to energy-efficient cooling equipment, Provides funding for energy-efficiency projects at commercial and industrial facilities, Automatic Load Profile Service.

Platte River Power Authority
Residential – links to member utility’s websites on energy efficiency programs.
Commercial – Energy Efficiency Program which provides funding for energy-efficiency projects at commercial and industrial facilities, also rebates/incentives for lighting and air conditioning.

Connecticut

Bozrah Light & Power
Residential – Lighting program, air conditioning/heat pump program, appliance rebate program, demand response programs, and low income water heater wrap program
Commercial – Lighting program (both new installation and retrofit), air conditioning heat pump program, high efficiency motor replacement program, vending and door heater control program, distributed generation and on-site energy solutions, and demand response programs

Norwich Public Utilities
Residential – Free residential energy analysis, CFL information, rebate forms for Energy Star appliances, efficiency tips, links to Energy Star, Energy Hog and other websites; Energy Depot interactive analysis tool.
Commercial – Prescriptive program for lighting, rebates, zero percent (0%) financing for qualifying commercial and industrial customers.

Florida

Kissimmee Utility Authority
Residential – Home Energy Audits, view consumption, tips to save energy with regards to heating and cooling, the water heater, water in general, lighting, home structure, kitchen-bath-laundry, and meters.

Gainesville Regional Utility
Residential- Offers rebates for whole home performance with Energy Star, high efficiency AC, high efficiency room AC, duct leak repair, added insulation, reflective roof coating, natural gas appliances, solar water heating, solar PV, and offers low interest loans for energy efficient upgrades.
Commercial – Offers business rebates for solar electric PV, LED exit signs, Smart Vendor equipment for drink machines, and customized rebates for any business energy efficiency upgrades.

Iowa

Iowa Association of Municipal Utilities
Produces Iowa Energizer Bulletin and other marketing materials on energy efficiency and renewable energy, offers commercial/industrial and residential auditor screening and take home energy audits, participates in Marathon water heater program and encourages use of biodiesel

Massachusetts

Braintree Electric Light Department
Rebates for energy-efficient applications, appliance cost calculator, alternative energy projects, conservation education, Energy Advisor/technical assistance, load management

Taunton Municipal Lighting Plant
Residential - Energy audits, application cost calculator, SmartLights Program
Commercial 

Minnosota

Marshall Municipal Utilities
Residential - Energy Star appliance rebates, load management for all new construction and remodeling where electric water heating, electric heating, or central air conditioning is installed, offers rebates for the replacement of inefficient incandescent lighting with high-efficiency compact fluorescent lighting (CFL)
Commercial and Industrial - rebates for replacing inefficient lighting with new high efficient lighting, high efficiency air conditioning, and heat pump rebates, Infrared imaging can also be used to locate energy losses in buildings

Missouri

City Utilities of Springfield
Residential - Programmable Thermostat Rebate, Insulation Upgrade Rebate, Irrigation System Rain Sensor Rebate, Online Home Energy Audits, Online Water Audits, Energy Comparison Tool, Energy Use Calculator, Energy Library, Home$ense Energy Audits
Commercial - Programmable Thermostat Rebate, Irrigation System Rain Sensor Rebate, Online Business Energy Audits, Online Business Energy Library, On-site Commercial Energy Audits, On-site Commercial Lighting Analysis, Commercial Lighting Rebate - High Bay, Commercial Lighting Rebate - T12 to T8

Columbia Water & Light
Residential - http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/WaterandLight/ Free energy audits, low-interest loans for efficiency improvements, discounts for heat pumps, load management, energy and water conservation tips
Commercial - http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/WaterandLight/ Engineering, lighting, and power analysis, distributed generation, low-interest loans for efficiency improvement, rate savings and load shedding programs.

Independence Power & Light
Residential - http://www.ci.independence.mo.us/pl/ Energy saving tips, rebates for energy-efficient appliances

Nebraska

Nebraska Public Power District
Residential -  Indoor & outdoor lighting evaluation, blower door/infiltration leak test, energy audits, heating and cooling system comparison
Commercial -  Energy audits, indoor and outdoor lighting assessments, motor efficiency optimization, infra-red thermal imaging, energy demand and rate optimization, heating and cooling system comparison

North Carolina

Elizabeth City Electric Department
Offers free energy audits, "Cycle and Save" load management program, online home energy conservation tools through Energy Depot

Ohio

Bryan Municipal Utilities
Distributed compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) to customers, offers online energy profile, conducted city department energy audit and implemented conservation measures

Oregon

Eugene Water and Electric Board
Residential - www.eweb.org/home/energy/index.htm Rebates and zero-interst loans for home weatherization, appliances, solar hot water heaters, heat pumps, Super Good Cents home constructions program, Energy Outlet (an energy information store in Lane County)
Commercial - http://www.eweb.org/business/energy/index.htm Technical assistance, loans and financial incentives for energy efficient equipment, electric motors, training and seminars

Texas

Austin Energy
Residential - http://www.electric.austin.tx.us/Energy%20Efficiency/index.htm Offers rebates and loans for efficient energy applications, the option of buying energy from an efficient, renewable source, and a green building program.
Commercial - http://www.electric.austin.tx.us/Commercial/index.htm Offers rebates for efficient applications, a green building program, and a load profiler where you can view your energy use.

Washington

Seattle City Light
Residential - www.seattle.gov/light/conserve/resident/ Low cost compact fluorescent lightbulbs, Built Smart rebates for weatherization, energy efficient appliances and lightingHome energy profile, multifamily building programs
Commercial - www.seattle.gov/light/conserve/business/ Financial incentives for energy efficient equipment and lighting and vending machines, technical assistance

Snohomish PUD
Residential - http://www.snopud.com/Default.ashx?p=1791 Rebates on energy-efficient appliances, compact fluorescent lighting program, zero-interest loans for energy-efficient appliances, refrigerator/freezer recycling program, low income housing improvement program
Commercial - http://www.snopud.com/Default.ashx?p=1805 Incentives for energy-efficient applications, conservation tips

Tacoma Power
Residential - Energy use calculator, workshops/classes, resource center, energy-efficient products, rebates for efficient systems
Commercial - Rebates for efficient commercial refrigerators, freezers, fluorescent lighting, and transformers, in addition to a resource center.

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Public Power Inc.
Offers grants for energy efficiency projects to commercial and industrial customers through the RFP for Energy Efficiency program and produces the "Renewable Report" newsletter providing information on renewable energy initiatives

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