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Ameren Illinois (Gas) - Business Efficiency Incentives

Program Overview


Category:
Financial Incentive
Program Type:
Rebate Program
Implementing Sector:
Utility
State:
Illinois
Eligible Storage Technologies:
Water Heaters, Furnaces, Boilers, Heat recovery, Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building, Custom/Others pending approval, Other EE, Food Service Equipment
Website:
https://amerenillinoissavings.com/for-my-business/explore-incentives
Incentive Amount:
Heating/AC & Water Heaters
Programmable Thermostat: $75/unit
Advanced Thermostat: $250/unit
Unitary and Split AC Systems and Air Source Heat Pumps: $400 - $1,600/unit installed
Air-Cooled Chillers: $3,000/unit installed
PTAC/PTHP Units: $35 - $40/unit installed
Gas Furnaces: $800 - $2,200/unit
Gas Air Heaters: $4/kBtuh
HTHV Direct Fired Heater: $6.50/kBtuh
VFD on HVAC Motors: $125/HP controlled
Demand Controlled Ventilation: $0.17/sq. ft. controlled
Gas Boilers: $1,250 - $9,000/unit
Gas Boiler Controls: $1.50 - $2.00/kBtuh
Gas Boiler Tune-Up: $0.75/kBtuh
Gas Boiler tune-Up: $750 - $2,000/unit
Air Conditioner Tune-Up: $20/ton
Multifamily Facility Hot Water: $50/living unit served
Commercial Water Heaters: $150 - $500/unit

Process Steam & Steam Traps
Steam Trap Survey: $30/trap
Steam Trap Repair/Replacement: $100/trap
Industrial Process Steam Trap Survey: $30 - $50/trap
Industrial Process Steam Trap Repair/Replacement: $100 - $500/trap
Real-Time Steam Trap Monitoring: $150/trap

Specialty Equipment
Hospitality
Hot Holding Cabinet: $700 - $1,100/cabinet
Electric Griddle: $180/griddle
Electric Ovens: $500/oven
Electric Steamers: $2,000/steamer
Gas Steamers: $1,000 - $1,200/steamer
Dishwashers: $400 - $2,000/unit
Gas Cooking Equipment: $250 - $1,000/unit
Green Nozzle: Free unit
Kitchen Demand Ventilation Controls: $400/HP
Ozone Laundry System: $35/lb
Modulated Commercial Gas Clothes Dryer Retrofit: $400/dryer
Commercial Pool Cover: $1.80/sq. ft.
VFD on Pool Pump: $400/pump

Agriculture
Agriculture Fans: $25 - $1,000/fan
Agriculture Equipment Heater Timers: $10/timer
Agriculture Live Stock Waterer: $250 - $500/waterer

Industrial Facilities
No-Loss Condensate Drains: $400/drain
Compressed Air Nozzles: $60/nozzle
Air Compressor VFD: $125/HP
Compressed Air Filters: $450/filter
Battery Chargers: $500/unit

Refrigeration
Door Closers: $40 - $120/closer
Strip Curtains: $30 - $200/unit
Night Covers: $25/ln. ft.
Anti-Sweat Heater Controls: $50/door
Solid Door Freezer: $25 - $250/freezer
Glass Door Freezer: $300 - $500/freezer
EC Motors: $60/motor
Refrigeration Controls: $150/unit
Evaporation Fan EC Motor Controls: $110/control
Q-Sync Motors: $50/motor

Custom Incentive
Varies, see program website
Maximum Incentive:
$500,000/project for electric
$100,000/project for gas
Custom Incentives: 80% of project cost
Installation Requirements:
All Custom, Retro Commissioning, and New Construction projects along with any Standard projects with incentive requests greater than $10,000 require pre-approval from Ameren Illinois. See individual applications for program requirements.
Applicable Sectors:
Commercial, Industrial, Nonprofit, Federal Government, Agricultural
Utility:
Central Illinois Public Services Co., Illinois Power Co., Central Illinois Light Co.
Last Updated:
02/05/2019

Summary

Ameren Illinois offers several incentive programs that include efficient natural gas technologies. The programs are available only to non-residential customers that receive natural gas service from Ameren Illinois affiliates. The HVAC/Water Heater Incentive Program offers incentives on furnace and boiler replacements and water heaters.

The Specialty Equipment Application offers incentives on steamers, griddles, fryers, and other commercial kitchen equipment. The Steam Trap/Process Steam Incentive Program offers incentives on steam trap surveys and replacements for HVAC and industrial process systems.

The Health care Retro-Commissioning is mean to help healthcare facilities improve lighting, HVAC operations, HVAC set points and controls. This program also offsets approximately 70% of the discovery phase in tune-up projects. Health care facilities must be 100,000 sq. ft. or larger. See program web site to access important information and applications.

Customers should wait for pre-approval from Ameren before starting Custom, Retro Commissioning, New Construction and all projects over $10,000. See program web site for other important information.

See program web site and application forms for guidelines and eligibility. Customers on Delivery Service Rates GDS-2, GDS-3, GDS-4, or GDS-5 are eligible for these incentives.