Construction Path:
Incentive Rates and Requirements
The Construction Path offers a construction-only incentive
and a performance monitoring incentive.
Requirements
To receive the construction incentive (without early engagement):
- Submit a full set of construction drawings to your program representative to review.
- Program representative will provide an energy model and Savings and Incentive Report with the estimated construction incentive value and estimated energy savings.
- The program will conduct a site visit to verify that the energy efficiency measures included in drawings were installed.
- After the verification stage, the Program will issue a Savings Verification Report with the final incentive value, and the construction incentive will be issued.
- Completed buildings have up to 6 months from project completion to participate.
- The building must perform better than code baseline to receive the incentive.
- Projects must be served by Rocky Mountain Power to receive incentives.
INCENTIVES FOR WHOLE BUILDING NEW CONSTRUCTION
| Incentive Phase | Eligibility Requirements | Small Project<20,000 SQ. FT. | Medium Project≥20,000 SQ. FT. <75,000 SQ. FT. | Large Project≥75,000 SQ. FT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Incentive - Building With Standard HVAC Systems | Projects installing a gas boiler chiller system, standard heat pumps, PTACs, and other code-standard HVAC systems. | $0.17/kWh | $0.15/kWh | $0.12/kWh |
| Construction Incentive - Building With Gas Unit Heaters and Gas-Fired RTUs | Projects installing gas unit heaters and gas-fired RTUs as the primary source of heat for a project. | $0.09/kWh | $0.07/kWh | $0.06/kWh |
| Construction Incentive - Building With Combined Electric HVAC Systems and Gas HVAC Systems | Projects installing electric HVAC systems in one part of the building and gas HVAC system in another part of the building. Common example includes a building installing VRF in the office space and unit heaters in the manufacturing space. | $0.20/kWh | $0.17/kWh | $0.15/kWh |
| Construction Incentive - Building With Electric HVAC Systems | Must install primarily electric HVAC systems in the building, such as VRF or ground source heat pumps. Gas backup and gas DOAS are acceptable. | $0.55/kWh | $0.50/kWh | $0.45/kWh |