Utility energy-efficiency programs pay to remove inefficient equipment. We work out which ones your facility qualifies for and run the whole process, from eligibility through to the verification that gets the incentive paid.
How this works
The incentive is why the upgrade costs so little
Utilities are required to reduce demand on their networks, and it is cheaper for them to pay
you to use less power than to build capacity. So they run commercial programs that pay
incentives against a list of qualifying measures. Commercial LED lighting is on every one of
those lists.
Programs differ by territory, they change every year, and each has its own rules about what
counts, what documentation is acceptable and what has to happen before the work starts.
Getting that wrong is how a business pays full price for a job that was eligible for a
substantial incentive. We manage that side of it for you.
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Programs by utility
The programs we work with
These are the live 2026 commercial programs across our territory. Which one applies to you is decided by the utility that serves your service address, not by your business address.
PECO
Southeastern Pennsylvania
PECO Business Energy Efficiency incentives: Prescriptive, Custom and Small Business Solutions
The program covering Philadelphia and the surrounding counties, and one of the few that publishes its incentive rates openly. Incentives are paid per kilowatt hour saved, so the better the retrofit, the larger the payment.
Small Business Solutions pays $0.20 per kWh saved on interior lighting and efficient equipment, and $0.20 per kWh on exterior lighting. It is the strongest rate in the program.
All other prescriptive projects are paid at $0.10 per kWh saved.
Custom projects are paid at $0.15 per kWh for all project types other than solar and combined heat and power, which are paid at $0.10 per kWh.
Incentives cover LEDs, interior and exterior lighting and lighting controls, alongside HVAC, industrial and process equipment, refrigeration and new construction.
Because payment follows kilowatt hours saved, the fixture schedule and the pre-installation counts decide the size of the incentive. That is the part we do in-house.
The prescriptive route for business customers across northern and central New Jersey. It is strict on sequence, which is exactly where projects run aground when nobody is managing the paperwork.
Prescriptive incentives cover lighting and lighting controls, heating and cooling, HVAC controls, refrigeration and food service equipment.
Projects must receive pre-approval before the equipment is purchased. Buy first and the incentive is gone.
Pre-approved offers are valid for 30 days, and the equipment must be purchased and installed within 90 days of the offer letter.
Completed projects have a 90-day lookback window, but those offers are valid for only 15 days and the final documents are due within 15 days.
A completed Core Incentives Workbook must accompany every application. We prepare it with the fixture schedule and the pre and post counts already reconciled.
The southern New Jersey counterpart to JCP&L, open to every business regardless of sector, with a lighting bonus running at the time of writing that is worth moving for.
The program is open to all Atlantic City Electric business customers, regardless of business type or sector.
The prescriptive path covers lighting and controls, HVAC systems, variable frequency drives, food service equipment and agriculture equipment.
The custom path covers projects the prescriptive list does not reach, including industrial processes, building energy management systems and electric chillers, paid as performance-based incentives.
Applications go in online or through an approved Trade Ally.
Timing. A bonus of up to 50 percent extra incentive on all incentivised lighting measures is running through 30 December. Projects have to be in and approved to catch it.
Energy Savings for Business Program, under EmPOWER Maryland
Maryland's EmPOWER framework pays a share of total project cost rather than a rate per unit, and the share depends on the size of your electrical demand. Smaller facilities do better.
Incentives can pay for up to 70 percent of the total project cost.
Small Business, meaning a monthly demand of 100 kW or less, is covered up to 70 percent of the total project cost.
Medium and Large Business, meaning a monthly demand over 100 kW, is covered up to 50 percent of the total project cost.
Business Instant Discounts take money off lighting and HVAC upgrades at the point of purchase through participating distributors.
Separate routes exist for new construction and major renovations, building tune-up, multifamily property and combined heat and power.
The other half of Maryland. The small business route here is one of the most generous incentive levels anywhere in our territory.
Small Business Energy Solutions covers up to 85 percent of energy-efficient upgrades for the site.
Building Tune-up covers up to 85 percent of the services that optimise a building's energy performance, which is the retro-commissioning route rather than the equipment route.
Direct and custom incentives are available for energy efficiency upgrades that fall outside the small business route.
Instant Discounts take the incentive off at checkout on energy-efficient products from participating distributors.
Delaware, for organisations that do not pay the Public Utility Tax
Energy Efficiency Investment Fund for Non-Profits
Delaware splits its efficiency funding by whether you pay the Public Utility Tax. This is the half for the organisations that do not, which is most schools, local government and non-profits.
Eligible applicants are Delaware schools, local governments and non-profit organisations that do not pay the Public Utility Tax.
Prescriptive grants cover lighting and controls, HVAC, water heating, and food service and refrigeration equipment.
Custom grants cover site-specific energy projects and require pre-approval.
The fund will not pay more than 60 percent of the energy efficiency related project costs, up to $250,000 per individual address per calendar year.
Separate solar grants exist for non-profits, public libraries and school districts.
Timing. The program is funded through 30 June 2026.
Delaware, for organisations that pay the Public Utility Tax
Energy Efficiency Investment Fund (EEIF)
The other half of the Delaware fund, administered by DNREC's Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy. This is the one that covers ordinary commercial and industrial facilities, and it also pays for the audit.
Open to all non-residential, commercial and industrial entities in Delaware that pay the Public Utility Tax on their monthly electric or natural gas bills.
Funds lighting and controls alongside HVAC, water heating, food service equipment, steam systems, building envelope work, chillers, boilers and combined heat and power.
Standard projects are funded at 60 percent of the energy efficiency related project costs, up to $250,000 per individual address per calendar year.
Energy audits are funded separately, up to $5,000 for a single-purpose audit and up to $10,000 for a comprehensive one.
Pre-approval is required for custom and combined heat and power projects, and optional for prescriptive and energy assessment projects.
Reservation periods run 120 days for prescriptive, 12 months for custom and 18 months for combined heat and power.
Timing. Applications are accepted on a year-round, rolling basis, so the constraint is the annual per-address cap rather than a closing date.
Program terms, incentive levels and deadlines are set by the utilities and their program
administrators, and they change. The details above reflect the published 2026 program
information at the time of writing. We confirm the current terms for your specific service
address as part of the eligibility review, before you commit to anything.
Our role
How we help
Five stages. The last one is the one most projects get wrong, and it is the one that decides whether the money arrives.
Eligibility review
We confirm which utility serves the address, which programs the facility qualifies for, and which measures on your site are on the current incentive list.
Documentation
We prepare the application, the fixture schedule, the pre and post counts and the supporting evidence the program requires, in the format it requires.
Utility coordination
We deal with the program representative directly, answer their queries and hold the project until written pre-approval is in hand.
Project management
From approval through to completion we manage the schedule, the electricians, the material and the site access as one scope.
Verification
We complete the post-installation verification the program requires so the incentive is actually paid, which is the step most projects get wrong.
At a glance
What usually qualifies
A quick orientation. The eligibility review confirms all of this against the current program rules for your address.
Measure
Typically eligible
What decides the incentive
Interior LED fixtures and retrofit kits
Yes, on every program in our territory
DLC listing and DLC category of the product installed
Exterior and car park LED
Yes
DLC category, and in some programs the fixture it replaces
Occupancy sensors and lighting controls
Yes, and named separately on every program above
Control type, and whether the control is on the program's measure list
New construction or major renovation
Yes, on a different route
How far the design goes beyond the minimum the building code requires
Non-listed or unusual measures
Case by case
The custom path, assessed on calculated savings. PECO pays $0.15 per kWh on most custom work
An energy audit rather than equipment
Yes, in Delaware
DNREC funds up to $5,000 for a single-purpose audit and up to $10,000 for a comprehensive one
Got your fixtures through a rebate program, not from us?
Even if you didn't purchase the product from us and received it through a rebate, please
send us the information and we'll do our best to get you a warranty.
Do we have to pay for the work and claim the money back?
It depends on the program, and we tell you which arrangement applies before you sign anything. On several routes the incentive is applied to the project rather than reimbursed afterwards, so what you see is the net figure. Instant Discounts at BGE and Pepco take the money off at the point of purchase. The Delaware fund and the custom paths are paid against the completed project, so those are reimbursed.
Can we start the work and apply afterwards?
No, and this is the single most common way a business loses an incentive. JCP&L requires pre-approval before the equipment is even purchased, and Delaware requires it for custom projects. We hold the project until written approval is issued. JCP&L does operate a 90-day lookback for work already completed, but the window to respond to that offer is only 15 days.
What if our facility sits across two utility territories?
Multi-site portfolios frequently do. We run the eligibility review per service address and manage each program separately, then present it to you as one project with one schedule.
How long does approval take?
It varies by program and by how complete the submission is. A clean application with the right fixture schedule and pre-counts moves considerably faster than one the administrator has to send back, which is most of the reason we do this in-house.
Is there a deadline this year?
Several. Atlantic City Electric is running up to 50 percent extra on incentivised lighting measures through 30 December. The Energize Delaware non-profit fund is funded through 30 June 2026. Both Delaware funds cap at $250,000 per address per calendar year, so a large project is better split with the calendar in mind. Programs also close early when the year's funding is committed, so earlier is materially better than later.
Find out which programs your facility qualifies for
The eligibility review is part of the free assessment. We confirm the utility, the current program terms and what the incentive would be worth on your building.
