2024 Wattsmart Business Vendor Incentives for Installing Lighting Upgrades

NEW! 

Approved Wattsmart Business Lighting Vendors in California; we are excited to inform you that Pacific Power is offering the following Vendor incentives!

  • $0.05 per kWh saved cash Vendor incentive for Typical Lighting Retrofit Projects.
  • $300 per customer location for Small Business Lighting Projects.

Typical Lighting Retrofit Projects

Receive a Vendor cash incentive at a rate of $0.05 per kWh saved for helping Pacific Power business customers in California save money with qualifying lighting upgrades.

This Vendor incentive offer is for the Wattsmart Business Vendor submitting the project (yes, this is for you!) and in addition to the customer incentives available through Wattsmart Business. Pacific Power offers significant cash customer incentives up to 80% of eligible costs to help with the up-front costs of your customer’s project. Get more details on our website.

How It Works

For qualifying lighting projects, Vendors receive the Vendor incentive of $0.05 per kWh annual energy savings, with a maximum Vendor incentive of $5,000 per customer location in 2024. Each Vendor location is eligible to receive $20,000 in total incentives in 2024. Vendor incentives are first come, first served, and the Vendor incentive offer may terminate earlier than the eligibility timeline below if allocated funding is exhausted. The program will email the Wattsmart Business Vendor Network if these funds are exhausted. See the table below for examples of Vendor incentives.

Eligibility Timeline

Typical lighting retrofit projects must have an incentive offer issued between September 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. All projects must be completed.

For Post-purchase projects with invoices dated September 1, 2024 and after: Vendors must submit all project documentation and invoices to the program by December 31, 2024 to receive the Vendor incentive.

Small Business Lighting Projects:

Receive a cash incentive of $300 per customer location for Small Business Lighting projects.

This Vendor incentive offer is for approved Wattsmart Small Business Lighting Vendors submitting the project and is in addition to available incentives through Wattsmart Business.

How It Works

Approved Small Business Lighting Vendors receive a Vendor incentive of $300 per customer location for Small Business Lighting projects Lighting projects. Vendor incentives for Small Business Lighting projects are first come, first served and the Vendor incentive offer may terminate earlier than the eligibility timeline below if allocated funding is exhausted. The program will communicate with the approved Small Business Lighting Vendors if these funds are exhausted.

Who Is Eligible

Wattsmart Business approved Small Business Lighting Vendors in good standing.** If you are interested in participating in this program, contact your outreach coordinator.

Eligibility Timeline

New submitted between September 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, are eligible to receive the Vendor incentive.  Vendors must submit all project documentation and invoices to the program within this timeframe.  All project-related invoice dates must be September 1, 2024, or later.

**If you’re not currently a Wattsmart Business Vendor, you must be an approved Wattsmart Business Vendor prior to project closeout in order to receive these lighting upgrade Vendor incentives.

Steps To Participate

1

Follow required processes for participating in the various lighting offerings, including project pre-approval and incentive offer as required. Purchase and install energy-efficient lighting at your Pacific Power customer location in California and submit all required project documentation to the program. Participate in any required post-installation inspections.

2

Contact your outreach specialist and provide a copy of your company’s W-9 tax information so we can prepare a 1099-Misc. following the Vendor incentive payment

3

Receive a Vendor incentive check in the mail. Incentive checks will be issued to the Wattsmart Business Vendor and mailed to the primary contact.

Visit the Pacific Power website for more details on energy-efficient upgrades.

These Vendor incentives will only be available for a limited time, so act now!

For additional questions or information, contact your outreach coordinator.