Agriculture and Food Processing—Incentive Programs

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Programs to Save you Money are Abundant

Get cash for custom-designed energy savings projects at existing or new industrial facilities with PG&E's Nonresidential Retrofit and Nonresidential New Construction programs. We also provide the incentives to help defray your costs of installing energy-efficient equipment to reduce your facility's energy costs. Here are some of the programs available to you.

PG&E Programs

• Incentives for Existing Facilities
  Receive customized energy analysis and financial incentives for your large-scale, energy efficiency upgrades and retrofit projects. Incentive payments are based on actual reduction in energy usage. More information on incentives and rebates.
• Incentives for New Construction
  Take advantage of our cash incentives and design assistance to maximize the energy efficiency of your new facility and added load projects. The Savings By Design program offers incentives for owners (up to $500,000) and design teams (up to $50,000). More information on new construction rebates and incentives.
• Agricultural Pumping Efficiency Program (APEP)
  Get PG&E-subsidized pump tests and pump repair incentives. Download a printable brochure (PDF, 20 KB) for more details. More information on pump efficiency.

PG&E-Authorized Programs

• VaCom Technologies - Industrial Refrigeration Performance Plus
  Improve energy efficiency performance of your existing refrigeration system through detailed analysis retrofit, and controls strategies. More information on Industrial Refrigeration Performance Plus.
• Enovity Boiler Program
  Implement energy efficiency improvements with your boiler system and enjoy the savings. This program combines engineering and technical assistance with financial incentive to help you optimize your boiler and steam systems. More information on boiler programs.
• Wine Industry Efficiency Solutions Program
  Small and Mid-sized Wineries, achieve lower energy usage and substantial energy savings. This wine-industry tailored energy management program offers technical service, education and support to promote the installation of energy efficiency measures and reduce the operating expenses of your facility. More information on wine industry energy management programs.
• Dairy Energy Efficiency Program (DEEP)
  Dairy Customers, get cash incentives on variable speed drives, plate coolers, scroll compressors, premium efficiency motors, time clocks, ventilation, lighting, compressor heat recovery units and more with this PG&E-authorized program. Download a printable fact sheet (PDF, 27 KB) for more details. More information on dairy energy efficiency programs.
• Industrial Compressed Air Program
  Compressed Air energy efficiency incentive program focuses on industrial facilities with installed compressed air systems between 100 hp and 1,000 hp. This program will qualify leads, perform walkthroughs, perform audits for baseline monitoring, provide customer with installation referrals, offers customer training, post project monitoring and rebates. More information on Compressed Air Solutions and Ecos Consulting.

Start with an Energy Analysis or Audit

Start your comprehensive energy management plan with an energy audit or analysis. After gathering data on how your business uses energy, PG&E will create a customized report detailing ways you can save energy and which rebates and incentives are available for your facility. As a PG&E business customer, you are eligible for on-site and integrated audits and analysis.

If you’ve you already completed an energy audit, contact your PG&E representative, or call the Business Customer Service Center at 1-800-468-4743 to get an in-depth estimate of your potential savings. You can also email us.