Energy Analysis Assistance
Seattle City Light offers to reimburse the customer for the cost of hiring an independent energy consultant to analyze a specific list of energy conservation measures.  This funding is available for analysis of energy conservation measures not covered by Seattle City Light’s simple calculation methods.  To become eligible, the customer must sign a contract with Seattle City Light before the analysis is performed.  Contact Seattle City Light, 206-684-3254 for more information. 

Energy Audits of Existing Buildings:  “Facility Assessments”
If you are interested in finding out how you might benefit from energy conservation in your facility, Seattle City Light's energy management professionals offer to visit your facility and put together a list of recommendations for ways to save electricity in large and medium-size commercial and industrial customer facilities.  The visit includes reviewing any existing mechanical and electrical drawings, walking the site, interviewing facility operators for their thoughts and ideas, and in some cases monitoring equipment operation for in-depth investigation of specific equipment.  The Seattle City Light report will offer estimates of annual savings and estimates of available Seattle City Light installation funding, to help decide how much budget to set aside in the current and upcoming budget cycles for capital improvements.

Energy Efficiency Financial Incentives for Installation of New Equipment
Seattle City Light offers funding for customers to install energy efficient equipment at their facilities that will provide electrical energy savings..  The amount of money offered on each project is based on estimated kwh per year savings.  Most technologies, even some of the most innovative, are eligible.  Contact Seattle City Light for an energy audit of your facility, or whenever you are replacing equipment. 

An upgrade to a higher efficiency level is least expensive at the time of replacement, consider seeking Seattle City Light funding at those times to reduce capital and operating costs. 

On new construction projects, contact Seattle City Light early in the design to receive funding estimates for moving beyond the Seattle Energy Code and financial help toward LEED™ Energy and Atmosphere points.  Non-LEED™ projects are also eligible.

Simple fixed per-unit funding is available for the following:

• Occupancy sensor lighting control
• LED exit signs in existing buildings
• Screw-in one-piece CFL or metal halide replacements for incandescent or halogen bulbs
• Strip curtains for walk-in coolers and freezers
• ECM motors, anti-sweat heater controls, and/or night covers retrofitted onto food refrigeration cases
• Energy Star rated, connectionless food steamers
• Desktop computers that share a single CPU between multiple computers, with LED screens and 80 plus power supplies

Simplified calculations of funding are also available for the following measures:

• New or retrofitted lighting fixtures
• Daylighting
• New chillers, heat pumps, air conditioners
• Retrofit of variable speed drive to replace inlet guide vanes on variable air system fans
• Installation of garage fan variable speed drive and controls based on CO readings
• Retrofit of variable speed drives onto chillers (where feasible)

Customized analyses for other measures can be provided by Seattle City Light staff or private sector consultants with Seattle City Light funding.

Intentgrated Design Lab
Technical assistance to improve lighting design for energy efficiency and environmental quality, daylighting design assistance and a mock-up lab available to test lighting schemes.