2025 California Vendor Incentives

Posted on January 13, 2025April 4, 2025 by Chris Bordonaro

2025 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 2025. Each vendor location is eligible to receive $20,000 in total incentives in 2025.

Vendor incentives are first come, first served, and the vendor incentive offer may terminate earlier than the eligibility timeline if allocated funding is exhausted. The program will email the Wattsmart Business Vendor Network if these funds are exhausted. See table for examples of vendor incentives.

Project kWh	*Vendor Incentive*
25,000	$1,250
50,000	$2,500
75,000	$3,750
100,000 & above	$5,000

Eligibility Timeline

Typical lighting retrofit projects must have an incentive offer issued between January 1, 2025, and November 1, 2025. All projects must be complete, and all project documentation and invoices must be received no later than November 30, 2025.

For post-purchase projects with invoices dated January 1, 2025, and after: Vendors must submit all project documentation and invoices to the program by November 30, 2025, to receive the vendor incentive.

Small Business Lighting (SBL) Projects

Receive a cash incentive of $300 per customer location for SBL projects.

This vendor incentive offer is for approved Wattsmart SBL vendors submitting the project and is in addition to available customer incentives through Wattsmart Business.

How It Works

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

Who Is Eligible?

Wattsmart Business approved SBL vendors in good standing are eligible. If you are interested in participating in this program, contact your outreach coordinator.

Eligibility Timeline

New projects submitted between January 1, 2025, and November 1, 2025, are eligible to receive the vendor incentive. Vendors must submit all project documentation and invoices to the program no later than November 30, 2025. All project-related invoice dates must be January 1, 2025, 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.

Don’t wait to earn vendor incentives

Posted on October 22, 2024April 4, 2025 by Sharon Nikosey

Deadlines for 2024 incentives are almost here!

Jump to California incentives

Washington

As mentioned in a previous newsletter, Washington lighting vendor incentives for 2024 stayed at the higher levels announced in mid-2023 to continue the program’s momentum. This means:

$0.05 per kilowatt-hour saved cash vendor incentive forTypical lighting retrofits and Midstream (Lighting Instant Incentive) projects.
$50 per fixture forAdvanced Networked Lighting Controls.
$300 for Small Business Lighting projects.
$500 for Very Small Business or Named Community Small Business Lighting projects.

Typical Lighting Retrofits and Midstream (Lighting Instant Incentive) Projects

Eligibility Timeline

Typical lighting retrofit projects:

Must have an incentive offer issued between January 1, 2024, and November 1, 2024.
All projects must be complete, and all project documentation and invoices must be received no later than November 30, 2024.

Post-purchase or Lighting Instant Incentive projects:

Vendors must submit all project documentation and invoices to the program by November 30, 2024, to receive the vendor incentive.

BONUS incentives for installing Advanced Networked Lighting Controls

Receive a cash vendor incentive of $50 per fixture for helping Pacific Power business customers save money on their energy improvements with a qualifying ANLC retrofit, including Luminaire Level Lighting Controls or LLLC .* This offer is available for incentive offers issued starting July 1, 2023, and through November 30, 2024. All project documentation and invoices must be received no later than November 30, 2024.

Small Business Lighting or Projects

Receive a cash incentive of $300 for regular SBL projects and $500 for Very Small Business/Named Community SBL projects. This vendor incentive offer is for approved Wattsmart SBL vendors submitting the project and is in addition to customer incentives available through Wattsmart Business. Eligibility timeline For SBL projects, vendors must submit all project documentation and invoices to the program between January 1, 2024, and November 30, 2024, to receive the vendor incentive.

California

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 kilowatt-hour saved cash Vendor incentive for Typical lighting retrofit projects.
$300 per customer location for Small Business Lighting projects.

Typical Lighting Retrofit Projects

Eligibility timeline An incentive offer must be 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

Eligibility timeline New projects 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. Further details are found here.

California Program changes in effect September 1, 2024

Posted on October 22, 2024April 4, 2025 by Sharon Nikosey

Pacific Power has recently implemented several program changes for Wattsmart Business in California. For an in-depth look at these program changes, please revi ew th e program website announcement, summary of changes and redlined incentive tables.

Below are some of the more significant changes:

Revised eligibility for T8 TLED Lamp from UL A/B dual mode to UL Type A.
New Advanced Lighting Control measure with higher incentive than previous control offerings.
Incentive increase for Interior Lighting (site-specific).
Advanced Lighting Controls measure (site-specific).
New Exterior Lighting measure offerings.
Heating mode requirements added to Packaged Terminal Heat Pump measure offerings.
Revised eligibility requirements for Heat Pumps, Air Cooled Heat Pumps, replacement of electric resistance heating (retrofit-only) and Heat Pump Water Heaters.
New vendor incentives for lighting (see Don’t wait to earn vendor incentives article.)
Incentive calculator tools have been updated to reflect the revised offerings. The tools are available to all approved Wattsmart Business Vendors on the Wattsmart Business Vendor Portal .

Important

For all other lighting and non-lighting equipment purchases that do not require pre-approval, the program updates apply to all equipment purchased on or after September 1, 2024. Equipment purchased before September 1, 2024, may qualify for incentives that were available under the previous incentive structure, and applications with accompanying invoices must be submitted within six months of the purchase date. For projects that require pre-approval, incentive offer letters issued on or after September 1, 2024, will be based on the new incentive structure.

California Summary of Changes

California Incentives

California Vendor Incentives for Lighting Upgrades

Posted on August 13, 2024April 4, 2025 by Sharon Nikosey

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.

2024 California Program Update

Posted on August 9, 2024April 4, 2025 by Sharon Nikosey

Pacific Power is planning changes to the Wattsmart Business program in California, effective on September 1, 2024.

These changes are part of Pacific Power’s efforts to update the program based on new statewide energy efficiency workpapers and to align with market changes. For an in-depth look at these program changes, please review the program website announcement, summary of changes and redlined incentive tables to show the changes.

Some of the more significant changes are highlighted below:

Revised eligibility for T8 TLED Lamp from UL A/B dual mode to UL Type A.
Modification of Advance Lighting Controls to eliminate controls-only upgrade.
Incentive increase for Interior Lighting (site-specific).
Advance Lighting Controls measure (site-specific).
New Exterior Lighting measure offerings.
Heating mode requirements added to Packaged Terminal Heat Pump measure offerings.
Revised eligibility requirements for Heat Pumps, Air Cooled Heat Pumps, replacing electric resistance heating (retrofit-only) and Heat Pump Water Heaters.

Incentive calculator tools will be updated to reflect the revised offerings. The tools are available to all approved Wattsmart Business Vendors on the Wattsmart Business Vendor Portal.

Important Dates to Remember

To guarantee lighting project incentives under the current offerings, complete applications must be received by the program no later than August 15, 2024. Projects received after August 15th may be eligible for the current incentive if the Incentive Offer can be issued prior to September 1, 2024. Valid applications will be issued Incentive Offers on a first-come, first-served basis. Incentive Offer letters issued on or after September 1, 2024, will be based on the new incentive structure.

For all other lighting and non-lighting equipment purchases that do not require pre-approval, the program updates apply to all equipment purchased on or after September 1, 2024. Equipment purchased before September 1, 2024, may qualify for incentives that were available under the previous incentive structure, and applications with accompanying invoices must be submitted within six months of the purchase date.