High Tech Energy Efficiency Incentives
Virtualization/Server Consolidation Projects Incentive
PG&E offers financial incentives to customers who undertake IT virtualization projects that result in the removal of computing equipment. The incentive is based on the amount of energy saved, predicted through a calculation model.
Eligibility
PG&E electric customers are eligible for incentives, subject to the guidelines of our Non-Residential Retrofit – Demand Response (NRR-DR) program. One key provision of the program is that customers must apply and receive an acceptance notification from PG&E prior to implementing a project. PG&E reserves the right to inspect equipment both before and after a project is completed, to verify that the project resulted in the removal of computing equipment.
Support
A PG&E Account Representative and/or a member of PG&E's HTEE Team can meet with you to help you with the program application process.
Application
Application
- Completion of the Non-Residential Retrofit – Demand Response program application. The application collects information about the customer and the site location, as well as summary information that indicates how much energy will be saved by completing the project. Customers may also assign the incentive payment to a third party (typically the vendor) by completing a section of this form.
- Submitting documentation that accurately predicts the energy savings that will accrue through completion of the project. Many vendors of virtualization services will have the capability of providing a calculation that meets PG&E’s technical review requirements. PG&E has also developed a calculation model that can be used by the vendor; contact an HTEE team member to obtain a copy of the calculation model.
Approval
PG&E reserves the right to inspect equipment both before and after the project is implemented. For virtualization projects, computing equipment must be unplugged and removed from the data center (if applicable). Your PG&E account representative can often pre-inspect the project when meeting with you to assist in completing an application.
PG&E will deliver a formal notification to you indicating that we have accepted your application.
Payment
When you have completed your virtualization/server consolidation project, notify PG&E to initiate final program processing. PG&E reserves the right to inspect post-project conditions to verify that equipment was removed from service. If your project scope changed during implementation, PG&E will adjust your incentive payment based on a recalculation of achieved energy savings. Customers must submit invoices reflecting the total costs for the project, and that the project has been paid for, subject to our NRR-DR program guidelines.
Incentive Rates
The program pays incentives based on the annual kilowatt-hour savings that will accrue from the project, at the rate of 8 cents per kilowatt-hour. At this time, incentives are paid solely based on the energy savings directly related to removing the computing equipment, not for the energy savings that will accrue from the reduced heat load in a data center environment.
Based on typical power use of servers, incentives can range from $150 to $300 per server removed through a virtualization project. Incentives are capped at 50% of the total project cost, per the NRR-DR program guidelines.
Please contact the HTEE Team for more high tech energy efficiency information. For all other energy efficiency or rebate programs, please call our Business Customer Center at 1 (800) 468-4743 or contact your account representative.
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