Riverside Public Utilities

Lighting Incentives



Energy Efficiency Lighting Incentive

Riverside Public Utilities offers customers incentives when they replace older, inefficient lighting with the most energy-efficient fixtures available. And now, we’re expanding this incentive program to include daylighting and occupancy sensors, along with solar tubes and sky lighting.


Here’s how the program works:

To greater incentivize the use of new lighting technologies, our new tiered system offers three increasing levels of incentives:

Level 1
$0.06 per kWh saved using standard energy efficiency lighting fixture replacements

Level 2
$0.08 per kWh saved for projects that incorporate all of the following:
- New energy-efficient lighting fixtures
- Daylighting and/or occupancy sensors on previously uncontrolled lighting

Level 3
$0.10 per kWh saved for projects that incorporate all of the following:

- Replacement of any High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting, or
- New energy-efficient lighting fixtures
- Daylighting and occupancy sensors
- Daylight harvesting using solar tubes or sky lighting with appropriate electronic controls


Customer Benefits

  • Monetary Incentive - Incentives that help offset the cost of purchasing new high-efficiency equipment.
  • Return on Investment - Daily savings on your energy consumption and electric bill from the installation of new high-efficiency equipment.
  • Managing your Resources - Effectively managing your resources can help your business or institution save money and increase efficiency.

Cash Incentive

Incentives are based on the amount of kWh saved over the course of one year. Rebate amount cannot exceed $25,000 for Flat rate customers, $50,000 for Demand customers, and $100,000 for Time of Use (TOU) customers. In addition, rebates cannot exceed 50% of the project costs. Customers are limited to one capped rebate per program per fiscal year per premise. In addition, rebates cannot exceed 50% of project costs.

 


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How Do I Apply?

Complete the Commercial Application, attach any required documentation and mail to:

Riverside Public Utilities Programs & Services
3750 University Avenue, 3rd Floor, Riverside, CA 92501

Give your Account Manager a call today at 951-826-5485 for full details on our existing programs or to inquire about future programs, or send us an e-mail at [email protected].