Duke Energy - Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

August 30, 2024

Summary

Duke Energy’s Smart $aver Incentive program offers prescriptive and custom rebates to non-residential customers to install energy-efficient equipment in their facilities. All Duke Energy South Carolina nonresidential electric customers are eligible, except those that have elected to opt-out of the Energy Efficiency Rider. Rebates are available for a wide range of equipment including lighting, heating and cooling equipment, chillers and thermal storage units, and others. All equipment must meet certain energy efficiency standards stated on the program website. To receive the rebates, customers should submit a completed application within 90 days after the equipment is installed and operational. A list of frequently asked questions and the program application forms can be found on the program website.

For more information, visit the program website.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Utility
Category: Financial Incentive
State: Indiana
Incentive Type: Rebate Program
Web Site: https://www.duke-energy.com/business/products/smartsaver
Administrator: Duke Energy
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Geothermal Heat Pumps
  • Clothes Washers
  • Dishwasher
  • Lighting
  • Heat pumps
  • Air conditioners
  • Compressed air
  • Motors
  • Processing and Manufacturing Equipment
  • Commercial Cooking Equipment
  • LED Lighting
  • Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Incentive Amount: Commercial Equipment
Clothes Washer & Dryer: $30 - $88
Cooking Equipment: $240 - $1,320
Dishwasher: $17.50 - $1,025
Controls: $20 - $500
Escalator Motor Efficiency Controller: $22
New High Efficiency Refrigeration Equipment: $10 - $487
Refrigeration Upgrades: $1 - $179

Industrial Equipment
Compressed Air Improvements: $2.20 - $200
Production Equipment Improvement: $1.10 - $40
Compressed Air: $82.50/hp
Process Pumping: $40 - $440

Maximum Incentive: Incentive cannot exceed 50% of total project cost
Eligible System Size: Rebate is only available to commercial and industrial customers with a demand of 500 kW or less.
Equipment Requirements: Ceiling Insulation: R-38 or greater
Wall Insulation: R-20 or greater

See website for complete lists of required efficiency levels based on equipment type and size.
Installation Requirements: Customers may install the equipment themselves, but installations will have to be inspected by Duke Energy.

Incentives

This program has 6 incentives
Technologies: Clothes Washers
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of $30.00, The incentive has a minimum of $88.00
Technologies: Commercial Cooking Equipment
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of $240.00, The incentive has a minimum of $1320.00
Technologies: Dishwasher
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of $17.50, The incentive has a minimum of $1025.00
Technologies: Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of $1.00, The incentive has a minimum of $487.00
Technologies: Compressed air
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of $2.20, The incentive has a minimum of $200.00
Technologies: Processing and Manufacturing Equipment
Sectors: Commercial, Industrial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of $1.10, The incentive has a minimum of $40.00

Contact

Name: Duke Energy Prescriptive Rebates
Address:
NC
Phone: (866) 380-9580

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.