Duke Energy Carolinas - Non-Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

June 17, 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, 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: South Carolina
Incentive Type: Rebate Program
Web Site: https://www.duke-energy.com/business/products/smartsaver#tab-bd1ef7f8-8e8a-440e-b0ac-6ceb84106a07
Administrator: Duke Energy
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Clothes Washers
  • Dishwasher
  • Lighting
  • Compressed air
  • Agricultural Equipment
  • Custom/Others pending approval
  • Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
  • HVAC
Incentive Amount: Lighting
DeLamping: $2.20 - $13/unit
Exterior Lamps and Fixtures: $2.20 - $300/unit
Interior Lamps and Fixtures: $2.20 - $500/unit
Fluorescents High Bay Fixtures: $40 - $154/unit
Controls and Sensors: $0.03 - $47/unit

HVAC
Controls: $0.10 - $252
Water Saving Measures: $1.55 - $275
New High Efficiency Heating and Cooling Equipment: $9.90 - $1,100
Upgrades to Improve Operation of Existing Heating and Cooling Equipment: $1.50 - $154
Building Envelope Improvement: $0.10 - $1.10

Commercial Equipment
Commercial Clothes Washing and Drying Equipment: $33 - $1,320
Commercial Dish Washing Equipment: $8 - $825
Controls Equipment: $220
Escalator Motor Efficiency Controller: $22
New High Efficiency Refrigeration Equipment: $11 - $400
Upgrades to Make Existing Refrigeration Equipment More Efficient: $1 - $179
Process Pumping: $154

Industrial Equipment
Efficiency Improvements for Existing Compressed Air Equipment: $2.20 - $220
Efficiency Improvements for Existing Production Equipment: $1 - $40
New High Efficiency Compressed Air Equipment: $82.50
Process Pumping: $66 - $319

Custom Incentives
See program website for details

Agricultural: $1.30 - $2,906
Equipment Requirements: Ceiling Insulation: R-38 or greater
Wall Insulation: R-20 or greater

Incentives

This program has 7 incentives
Technologies: Lighting
Sectors: Commercial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 0.03 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 500.00 $/Unit
Technologies: HVAC
Sectors: Commercial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 0.10 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 1100.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Clothes Washers
Sectors: Commercial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 33.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 1320.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Dishwasher
Sectors: Commercial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 8.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 825.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Sectors: Commercial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 1.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 400.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Compressed air
Sectors: Industrial
Parameters: The incentive has a maximum of 1.00 $/Unit, The incentive has a minimum of 220.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Agricultural Equipment
Sectors: Agricultural
Parameters: The incentive is 1.30 $, The incentive is 2906.00 $

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.