Check out this email recently received from one of our churches and see if you qualify.
“We recently had Energy Trust of Oregon come out and do a walk-through of our buildings to see how we could upgrade and save on electricity. Previously, we had replaced 13 old thermostats with Wi-Fi-enabled ones – Energy Trust of Oregon covered the entire cost! They looked at our 13 heating/cooling units, some 23 years old, and would cost $30-50k to replace. It sounds like there may be assistance in replacing them. They said, “I think you’ll be happy,” so we anxiously await hearing back. https://www.energytrust.org/incentives/equipment-upgrades-and-retrofits-increased-incentives-for-small-businesses/#tab-four
They also have a program for small businesses through the end of 2024 for lighting – a 100% no-cost replacement for us. We’re still waiting on the conclusion, but it sounds like they will have an electrician replace all our fluorescent lights – both rectangular ones with the tubes and our fluorescent can lighting with LED bulbs with no out-of-pocket cost. Also, we are upgrading our parking lot lighting. Here’s the link for that: https://www.energytrust.org/incentives/existing-buildings-small-business-lighting/
We’ve used Energy Trust of Oregon over the years for rebates on gym lighting, commercial kitchen appliances, etc., and have discovered that there are some significant savings to be had with a little effort.
There are other incentives they offer on their full application (https://www.energytrust.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/BE_FM0120P.pdfIf); if interested, contact Energy Trust of Oregon at their website: https://www.energytrust.org/about/contact-us/”
