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New Hampshire Electric Co-op - Commercial and Municipal Retrofit Energy Efficiency Programs

Program Overview

Category:: Financial Incentive
Program Type:: Rebate Program
Implementing Sector:: Utility
State:: New Hampshire
Eligible Storage Technologies:: Lighting, Lighting Controls/Sensors, Compressed air, Caulking/Weather-stripping, Building Insulation, Motors, Motor VFDs, Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building, Custom/Others pending approval, LED Lighting
Website:: https://www.nhec.com/equipment-retrofit/
Incentive Amount:: Lighting: $5- $200/fixture, or 35%-50% of the installed cost
Lighting Controls: $20 - $50, or 35%-50% of the installed cost
Electronically Commutated Motors: $75 per motor
Motors: $75-$3,295 per motor
Variable Frequency Drives: $650 - $4,400 per VFD
Compressed Air: $170-$200/HP plus $2.75 gallon of storage installed
Custom: The lesser of 35% of the incremental cost or a 1 year pay-back if the project qualifies
Maximum Incentive:: Incentives vary depending on program, equipment, type of customer, and kW demand of customer. Consult utility website for specific program details.
Administrator:: New Hampshire Electric Co-op
Applicable Sectors:: Commercial, Industrial, Local Government
Utility:: New Hampshire Elec Coop Inc
Last Updated:: 01/02/2019

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility	Sectors	Technologies
max % of cost35.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Caulking/Weather-stripping Building Insulation Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building Custom/Others pending approval
min $/fixture5.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Lighting
max $/fixture200.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Lighting
max % of cost50.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Lighting
min $20.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Lighting Controls/Sensors
max $50.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Lighting Controls/Sensors
max % of cost50.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Lighting Controls/Sensors
min $/Unit75.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Motors
max $/Unit3295.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Motors
min $/Unit650.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Motor VFDs
max $/Unit4400.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Motor VFDs
min $/horsepower170.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Compressed air
max $/horsepower200.0000	Commercial Industrial Local Government	Compressed air

Summary

New Hampshire Electric Co-op offers incentives to commercial and municipal members for retrofit projects. Incentives are capped at $30,000 per member.

New Hampshire Electric Co-op offers incentives to its commercial and industrial customers to encourage energy efficiency. The program offers prescriptive and custom rebates designed to cover the lesser of a one year payback, or 35%-50% of the cost of purchasing energy efficient equivalent, up to the member's incentive cap.

Rebates are available for energy-efficient lighting and controls, energy-efficient motors, variable frequency drives (VFDs), and approved custom projects. For full details on program terms and conditions, rebates amounts, and equipment requirements, visit the program website listed above.

NHEC also offers smartSTART financing, where eligible projects can be financed through the savings generated by the products themselves. SmartSTART eligible projects include weatherization, lighting and lighting controls, and other verifiable energy saving measures.