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NIPSCO (Gas & Electric) Small Business Direct Install Program

Program Overview

Category:: Financial Incentive
Program Type:: Grant Program
Implementing Sector:: Utility
State:: Indiana
Eligible Storage Technologies:: Equipment Insulation, Lighting Controls/Sensors, Furnaces, Boilers, Steam-system upgrades, Programmable Thermostats, Motors, LED Lighting, Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Website:: https://www.nipsco.com/save-energy/business
Incentive Amount:: LED Lighting: $2.50-$162.50/unit
Occupancy Sensor:$6.50-$75/sensor
Commercial Refrigeration Equipment: varies
ECMs: $40-$150/unit
Programmable Thermostat: $14-$35.50 per 1,000 square feet
Equipment Insulation: $2-$5.50 per linear foot
Steam Trap: $74-$295
Boiler Tune-Up: $60-$320 per tune-up
Boiler: $1.75-$3.00/MBH
Furnace: $1.35-$3.00/MBH
Equipment Requirements:: See program website
Applicable Sectors:: Commercial, Industrial, Federal Government
Utility:: Northern Indiana Pub Serv Co
Last Updated:: 05/14/2020

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility	Sectors	Technologies
min $/MBTUh1.3500	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Furnaces
max $/MBTUh3.0000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Furnaces
min $/MBTUh1.7500	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Boilers
max $/MBTUh3.0000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Boilers
min $/Unit2.5000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	LED Lighting
max $/MBTUh162.5000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	LED Lighting
min $/Unit6.5000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Lighting Controls/Sensors
max $/Unit75.0000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Lighting Controls/Sensors
min $/Unit40.0000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Motors
max $/Unit150.0000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Motors
min $74.0000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Steam-system upgrades
max $295.0000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Steam-system upgrades
min $/linear foot2.0000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Equipment Insulation
max $/linear foot5.5000	Commercial Industrial Federal Government	Equipment Insulation

Summary

NIPSCO's Small Business Direct Install Program is designed to help small businesses minimize energy costs.

This program is available to any business or non-profit organization served under NIPSCO electric rates 820, 821, 822 or 823, who have not had a billing demand of 200 kW or greater in any month during the previous 12 months. Eligible NIPSCO natural gas customers are those served under rates 121, 125, or 151.