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Peak Demand Rebate (PDR) vs. Business Lighting Rebate (BLR) Programs:

Side-By-Side Comparison

Peak Demand Rebate

Business Lighting Rebate

Demand-side Management Focus

Demand (kW)

Energy (kWh) and Demand (kW)

Target Market

Large businesses

Small, medium, and large businesses

Eligible Participants

All customers with demand meters (ETL, E8T, E8S, ECD)

All commercial and industrial customers

Flexibility

Custom

Prescriptive

Eligible Measures

  1. • Energy-Efficiency Measures
    1. − Lighting replacement: T-8 (all sizes), T-5, and HID
    2. − Chiller replacement
    3. − Motor replacement
    4. − HVAC replacement
    5. − Any measure obtaining verifiable and persistent on-peak demand reduction
  2. • Load-Shifting Measures
    1. − Thermal storage devices

T-8 + electronic ballast (4-foot only)

Minimum Demand Reduction

10 kW

None

Incentive Comparison

(T-8 lighting only)

$400 per kW*

* Lighting measures effectively receive slightly less than $400 per kW. A fraction of affected lights are deemed operational during the program’s peak period based on standardized diversity factors found in the Program Manual.

Lamps per fixture

Incentive

Savings (in Watts)

$ per kW

1

$9

11

820

2

$9

13

692

3

$15

26

576

4

$15

30

500

Typical Project Cycle

6 to18 months

1 to 2 months

Application process

Complex

Simple

Measurement and Verification Requirements

Yes

No (subject to inspection)

New Construction

Eligible (restrictions apply)

Not eligible

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