EnergySmart – Round 3 – 2012 » Measure Eligibility – Non-Lighting

Measure Eligibility – Non-Lighting

The table below lists the Round 3 Rebate Non-Lighting Measures. Additional eligibility requirements appear below the table.

For multifamily housing, only measures that are funded by the common on systems with commercial utility accounts will be eligible for rebates.

Installation of qualifying measures must be completed after January 1, 2012 and before December 31, 2012.

Round 3 non-lighting rebate table


Equipment installed must meet the conditions listed below in order to qualify for rebates.


VFD air compressors

  • Equipment must be a new, rotatory type compressor with factory installed VFDs (piston or reciprocating compressors do not qualify)
  • VFD compressors installed must be less than 50 HP
  • Existing compressor must be a non-reciprocating load/ unload compressor with less than two gallon of storage per cfm of compressor-rated capacity, or modulation with or without unload
  • Back-up equipment not eligible for rebates


No Loss Air Drains

  • Compressor must be one of the following:
    • Load/no-Load with at least 5 gal/CFM of storage
    • Variable Speed Drive compressor
    • Variable Displacement/Capacity compressor
    • Centrifugal compressors in their efficient trim range without any blow-off to atmosphere
    • Drains on inlet modulation or load/no load systems with < 2 gal/CFM storage are not eligible

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HVAC

  • Hot Water Boilers (condensing, for space heating and domestic water only)
    • Rebates will be offered for new equipment only
    • Replacement of currently operating equipment
    • Equipment must use natural-gas fuel
    • Boilers must be less than 500 MBtuh
    • Boilers must meet minimum efficiency of 92% AFUE
    • Back-up equipment not eligible for rebates
    • Customer must provide CO State inspection report with application
    • Non-condensing boilers do not qualify for rebates

     

  • Air-side Economizers
    • Economizer shall provide first stage cooling.
    • Mechanical cooling will start at second stage.
    • Economizer control shall include an outside air temperature sensor.
    • Any size air-handling unit will qualify.
    • Installing contractor shall advise owner that yearly preventative maintenance is recommended to ensure proper function over time.
  • Roof Top AC Units
    • Rebates will be offered for new equipment only
    • Replacement of currently operating equipment
    • New equipment must be currently rated at AHRI standards. For a list of qualified equipment see: http://www.ahridirectory.org/ahridirectory/pages/home.aspx
    • Equipment must be less than 19.9 tons
    • Tier 1 equipment less than 5.4 tons must be minimum 14.0 SEER
    • Tier 1 equipment between 5.5 and 11.3 tons must be minimum 11.5 EER
    • Tier 1 equipment between 11.4 and 19.9 tons must be minimum 11.5 EER
    • Tier 2 equipment less than 5.4 tons must be minimum 15.0 SEER
    • Tier 2 equipment between 5.5 and 11.3 tons must be minimum 12.0 EER
    • Tier 2 equipment between 11.4 and 19.9 tons must be minimum 12.0 EER
    • Equipment must use a minimum ozone-depleting refrigerant such as R-22, R-123, and R-134
    • Refer to Consortium of Energy Efficiency for listing of Tier 1 and Tier 2 equipment (http://www.cee1.org/com/hecac/hecac-tiers.pdf)
  • Split Systems
    • Rebates will be offered for new equipment only
    • Replacement of currently operating equipment
    • New equipment must be currently rated at AHRI standards. For a list of qualified equipment see: http://www.ahridirectory.org/ahridirectory/pages/home.aspx
    • Equipment must be less than 5.4 tons and must be minimum 14 SEER
    • Condensing unit and coil must both be newly installed to receive a rebate. Efficiencies will be based on the condensing unit and coil combination rated by AHRI.
    • Equipment must use a minimum ozone-depleting refrigerant such as R-22, R-123, and R-134
  • Furnace
    • Rebates will be offered for new equipment only
    • Replacement of currently operating equipment
    • Furnace must be less than 140,000 Btuh
    • Furnaces must meet minimum efficiency of 92% AFUE
    • Equipment must use natural-gas fuel
  • Water Source Heat Pump
    • Equipment must be minimum 14 SEER

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Advanced Evaporative Cooling

  • New cooling equipment make/model/size (tons)
  • Existing cooling equipment replaced make/model/size (tons)/age/efficiency
  • Equipment must be permanently installed
  • Equipment must be indirect, hybrid, or two-stage evaporative cooling unit.  Portable coolers or systems with vapor compression backup are not eligible
  • A minimum Media Saturation Effectiveness of 85% is required
  • Units must be installed with a remote thermostat and a periodic purge water control
  • Facility type (same as round 1 lighting list)
  • Equipment must use natural-gas fuel

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Envelope

  • Window film
    • The installed window film must have a Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC) rate of 0.35 or less
    • Only windows with eastern, southern, and western exposure are eligible
    • The windows cannot be more than 50% shaded by external elements (such as trees, buildings, awnings etc.) during cooling season
    • The windows must be part of or directly affect the conditioned space

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Motor and VFDs

  • Rebates will be offered for new equipment only
  • Motor replacement of currently operating equipment
  • Rebates available for motors and VFDs between 1 and 200 HP
  • Back-up equipment not eligible for rebates
  • Rebates are eligible for pump or fan applications
  • Customers must scrap the previous motor themselves or have it scrapped by their installer. By signing the application, customers are acknowledging that the motor has been scrapped.
  • Motor efficiency must be at least 1% higher than the NEMA Premium efficiency criteria in the table below:

Motor Measures
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Food Service Measures

Energy Star Commercial Ice Machines

Energy Star Commercial Dishwashers

Energy Star Commercial Refrigerators and Freezers

Energy Star Commercial Insulated Hot Food Holding Cabinets

Energy Star Commercial Steam Cookers

Energy Star Commercial Fryers

Energy Star Commercial Griddles

Energy Star Commercial Convection Ovens

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Grocery Measures

Door gaskets for reach-in or walk-in refrigerators or freezers

  • Must replace a worn or damaged gasket on one or more actively used door(s) of a reach-in or walk-in cooler or freezer.
  • Replacement gaskets must meet the manufacturer’s installation specifications regarding dimensions, materials, attachment method, style, compression, and magnetism.
  • Applicable to main insulated solid door(s) of walk-in cooler of freezer that open to ambient temperatures.
  • Applicable to standard size reach-in glass or solid door(s) of a low or medium temperature display case.

Strip curtains for walk-in coolers or refrigerated warehouse spaces

  • New strip curtains must be installed on doorways of refrigerated spaces (conditioned to less than 50° F).
  • Rebate is not available for replacement of existing strip curtains
  • Strip curtains on display cases are not eligible

High-efficiency open or reach-in display cases

  • Low Temperature Coffin to New High Efficiency Reach-in:
    • Must replace an existing low temperature self-contained or remote coffin case with a high efficiency remote reach-in case.
    • New case length must be equal to 1/3 the original case length or less.
    • Existing case must have shaded-pole fan motors
    • New case must have:
      • T-8 lamps with electronic ballasts or LED lights.
      • Electronically or solid state commutated fan motors (ECM/SSC)
      • Low/no anti-sweat glass double-pane or triple-pane doors meeting the requirements of the “Special Doors with Low/No Anti-Sweat Heat on Low Temperature Display Cases” measure.
  • Low Temperature Reach-in to New High Efficiency Reach-in:
    • Must replace an existing low temperature self-contained or remote reach-in case with a high efficiency remote reach-in case.
    • New case length must be equal to or shorter than the original case.
    • Existing case must have:
      • T-12 lamps, magnetic ballasts
      • Shaded-pole fan motors
      • Standard glass doors (>0.37 amps of door heater current/linear ft of door)
      • New case must have:
        • T-8 lamps with electronic ballasts or LED lights.
        • Electronically or solid state commutated fan motors (ECM/SSC)
        • Low/no anti-sweat glass double-pane or triple-pane doors meeting the requirements of the “Special Doors with Low/No Anti-Sweat Heat
  • Medium Temperature Open Case to High Efficiency Open Case:
    • Must replace an existing medium temperature, open, vertical case with T12 lamps, magnetic ballasts and shaded-pole motors with a new high-efficiency open vertical case equipped with new ECM fan motor(s), T-8 lamps, and electronic ballasts.
    • Cases must be equipped with high efficiency evaporators that meet saturated evaporation temperature (SET) conditions as follows: Produce, ? 29°F.; Dairy / Deli, ? 26°F.; Meat, ? 22°F.
    • Must raise suction temperature set point on the suction group of the replaced case(s) by at least 3°F.
    • Case length must be equal to or shorter than original case.

Auto closers for main walk-in or reach-in doors

  • Must be applied to one or more actively used insulated door(s) of a walk-in cooler or freezer or one or more actively used glass door(s) of a reach-in cooler or freezer.
  • Must be able to firmly close door when door is within one or more inch of full closure.
  • The minimum walk-in door perimeter to qualify for rebate is 16 feet. New installations or repairs that include replacement of hard parts qualify. Adjustment of existing auto-closers does not qualify for rebates.

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Office Equipment Measures

Server Consolidation by Virtualization

  • Rebate is per server removed from use due to consolidation
  • Must submit a copy of virtualization software agreement supplied by vendor and provide proof the consolidated servers have been removed and fully decommissioned.
  • Virtualization services hosted off site are not eligible for an incentive.

Energy Star Enterprise Servers

Energy Star Vending Machines

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Other

  • Plug Load Occupancy Sensors
    • Plug load occupancy sensors may be either passive infrared or ultrasonic.
    • Plug load occupancy sensors must be connected to at least 50 Watts of power quality.
    • Products with adjustable time delays and low power demand are recommended.
    • Equipment connected to this device should not be sensitive to on/off operation. Powering computers off through this device may result in data loss.
  • Evaporator Fan EC Motor (Also referred to as ECM Motor)
    • Must be installed in a refrigeration application
    • Motor speed shall be adjusted for the required airflow rate for the specific application during installation.
  • Network Computer Power Management Software
    • Network power management software for desktop computers connected to the company network by a server qualifies.
    • The software shall be capable of managing power consumption for individual PC’s and measuring energy savings.

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Renewable Energy

  • Rebates for renewable energy are only available to businesses that have previously participated in the EnergySmart program and implemented energy efficiency measures resulting in at least a 15% reduction in energy consumption – achieving “retrofit” status as defined by the DOE.

Renewables – Photovoltaic Systems

Appropriately-sized system or unit on existing rooftops and parking shade strictures; or a 60 kW system or smaller unit installed on the ground within the boundaries of an existing facility.

  • North-facing roofs do not allow full utilization of sunlight and do not qualify
  • There must be minimal shading by trees, buildings and other structures
  • The property must be free from deed restrictions on PV systems
  • The roof needs to be able to support a PV system installation.
    • You must install a new eligible PV system. A list of eligible PV system modules and inverters is available on the California Energy Commission’s website.
  • All PV systems must carry a five-year warranty from both the manufacturer and the installer, including parts and labor.
  • Rebuilt, used, refurbished or portable equipment does not qualify.

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Renewables – Wind Turbines

  • 20 kW or smaller

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