Riverside Public Utilities - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Program
City of Riverside commercial energy efficiency rebate program
program summary
Riverside Public Utilities (RPU) offers a wide variety of rebates to commercial customers who wish to increase the efficiency of eligible facilities. Energy rebate categories include the following:
- Air conditioning incentives
- Energy & water technical assistance
- Energy management systems
- Energy-star rated products
- Incentives
- Exit signs
- Lighting incentives
- PC power management
- Premium motor incentives
- Tree power
- Weatherization
The maximum combined incentive for all rebates is $25,000 flat-rate customers, $50,000 for demand customers, and $100,000 for Time of Use (TOU) customers. Additionally, rebates cannot exceed 50% of the project costs. Customers are limited to one capped rebate per program per fiscal year or calendar year per premise depending on program. Rebates must be submitted within 90 days of purchase to qualify. Rebates under $500 will be given to customers in the form of bill credit, while anything above $500 will be mailed to the customer as a check. Additional guidelines apply, see the program guidelines website here.
For more information, including program guidelines and applications, visit the program web site listed above.
eligible technologies
Air conditioners, Building Insulation, Ceiling Fan, Clothes Washers, Dishwasher, Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls, Heat pumps, LED Lighting, Lighting, Lighting Controls/Sensors, Load Management, Motors, Personal Computing Equipment, Reflective Roofs, Refrigerators/Freezers, Water Heaters, Windows
program administrator
Riverside Public Utilities
list of rebates
- Maximum rebate of $300 per ton (Air conditioners)
- Minimum rebate of $150 per ton (Air conditioners)
- Maximum rebate of $0.2 per square foot (Building Insulation)
- Minimum rebate of $0.1 per square foot (Building Insulation)
- Maximum rebate of $100 per Unit (Ceiling Fan)
- Minimum rebate of $50 per Unit (Ceiling Fan)
- Flat rebate of $75 (Clothes Washers)
- Flat rebate of $50 (Dishwasher)
- Flat rebate of $0.08 per kWh (Energy Mgmt. Systems/Building Controls)
- Maximum rebate of $0.1 per first year kWh savings (LED Lighting)
- Minimum rebate of $0.06 per first year kWh savings (LED Lighting)
- Maximum rebate of $0.1 per first year kWh savings (Lighting)
- Minimum rebate of $0.06 per first year kWh savings (Lighting)
- Maximum rebate of $0.1 per first year kWh savings (Lighting Controls/Sensors)
- Minimum rebate of $0.06 per first year kWh savings (Lighting Controls/Sensors)
- Flat rebate of $0.08 per kWh (Load Management)
- Flat rebate of $15 per Unit (Personal Computing Equipment)
- Flat rebate of $0.2 per square foot (Reflective Roofs)
- Maximum rebate of $200 (Refrigerators/Freezers)
- Minimum rebate of $100 (Refrigerators/Freezers)
- Maximum rebate of $200 (Water Heaters)
- Minimum rebate of $50 (Water Heaters)
- Flat rebate of $1 per square foot (Windows)
program notes
- 2024-05-21 14:22:24
- Annual review. Updated incentives
- 2022-06-30 22:03:38
- Updated summary, links and incentive amounts.
- 2019-03-20 21:01:03
- Annual review, changes to incentives.
- 2016-02-09 21:12:35
- Annual review. New website dedicated to energy efficiency incentives for Riverside Public Utility customers. Many new rebates now available.