Effective January 5th, 2009, Idaho Power has improved their Easy Upgrades program by increasing the incentives available to building owners performing energy-efficient lighting retrofits.
Since early 2007, Idaho Power's Easy Upgrades program has helped commercial and industrial property owners improve their existing buildings. Easy Upgrades offers incentives of up to $100,000 for enhancing the efficiency of ighting, cooling systems and other commercial equipment. Since its introduction, over 600 energy-saving projects have been completed and earned incentive payments through the Easy Upgrades program. Those projects are saving more than 30 million kilowatt hours per year, enough energy to power about 2,000 typical homes.
The table below summarizes the incentives available for lighting retrofit projects through Idaho Power's Easy Upgrades program:
| Installing |
Replacing |
Incentive |
| 1- or 2-lamp 4' T5 fixture |
1- or 2-lamp 4' T12 fixture |
$14.00 / fixture |
3-lamp 4' T5 fixture
|
3-lamp 4' T12 fixture
|
$24.00 / fixture
|
4-lamp 4' T5 fixture
|
4-lamp 4' T12 fixture
|
$30.00 / fixture
|
2-lamp 4' T5 HO fixture
|
4-lamp 4' T12 fixture
|
$28.00 / fixture
|
3-lamp 4' T5 HO fixture
|
Fixture drawing 250 W or more
|
$50.00 / fixture
|
4-lamp 4' T5 HO fixture
|
Fixture drawing 400 W or more
|
$90.00 / fixture
|
6-lamp 4' T5 HO fixture
|
Fixture drawing 400 W or more
|
$60.00 / fixture
|
| 1- or 2-lamp 4' T8 fixture |
1- or 2-lamp 4' T12 fixture |
$14.00 / fixture |
3-lamp 4' T8 fixture
|
3-lamp 4' T12 fixture
|
$24.00 / fixture
|
4-lamp 4' T8 fixture
|
4-lamp 4' T12 fixture
|
$32.00 / fixture
|
2-lamp 8' T8 fixture
|
2-lamp 8' T12 fixture
|
$26.00 / fixture
|
2-lamp 8' T8 HO fixture
|
2-lamp 8' T12 HO fixture
|
$46.00 / fixture
|
4-lamp 4' T8 High Bay fixture
|
Fixture drawing 250 W or more
|
$80.00 / fixture
|
| 6-lamp 4' T8 High Bay fixture
|
Fixture drawing 400 W or more
|
$120.00 / fixture
|
| 8-lamp 4' T8 High Bay fixture
|
Fixture drawing 400 W or more
|
$190.00 / fixture
|
Low wattage T8 lamps
|
High wattage T8 lamps
|
$0.50 / lamp
|
Delamping fixtures in a T12 fixture to T8 or T5 retrofit
|
$12.00 / lamp
|
Occupancy sensor, wall or ceiling
|
Manual light switch
|
$40.00 / sensor
|
Photocell dimming control
|
No prior dimming control
|
$40.00 / control
|
Central lighting control
|
Manual switches or no control
|
$0.10 / sq. ft. floor area
|
Auto-off time switch Controlling 100 W or more
|
$20.00 / switch
|
Time clock control
|
No prior control
|
$20.00 / control
|
For more information on the full range of Idaho Power energy efficiency programs for business and
industry go to www.idahopower.com/business or call 1-800-488-6151.