Retail Money-Back Solutions
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Retail businesses can increase their net profit margin by as much as 1.26 percent by reducing energy costs by just 10 percent. Smart energy management can save money, improve customer comfort and increase sales. Learn more about PG&E’s energy-management options.
Find Rebates Fast: The Money Back Tool
Need a quick way to find retail-related savings? Use the Money Back Tool to instantly see a list of the rebates, and how much you could be saving.
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Save More Over Time: Incentives
Businesses can save even more with incentives*: payments that you can receive for using energy-efficient products in new projects. When you’re eligible for an incentive, PG&E will work with you to create a customized energy-efficiency plan that includes technical advice, onsite energy audits and more.
Here's how it works:
Contact us to see if you're eligible:
Talk with your PG&E account manager
Call the Business Customer Service Center at 1-877-341-4743
Schedule a site visit with PG&E.
Discuss an Energy Audit.
Develop your project with PG&E's wide range of resources and services.
* To be eligible for an incentive, businesses must submit a complete application form and receive PG&E approval before making any purchases.
Case Studies
See how these PG&E customers were able to expand and improve their facilities while saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in energy use.
- Ace Armature & Motor Shop (PDF, 183 KB)
- IKEA (PDF, 328 KB)
- Matt and Jeff's Car Wash (PDF, 207 KB)
- Salvation Army (PDF, 254 KB)
Cash Incentive Calculation Assistance
To learn more about how your business may qualify for customized energy-saving incentives, talk with PG&E’s team of engineers. Just call your PG&E Account Manager or the PG&E Business Customer Service Center at 1-800-468-4743.
Courses and Workshops: Pacific Energy Center
Want to learn more about how to create energy-efficient buildings and comfortable indoor environments? Take free, local classes and workshops at your PG&E Training Center. Learn about and access the many services and resources we can provide for your retail business.
On-Bill Financing
Improve your facilities without large outlays of cash. PG&E will finance the project, and you pay the loan—interest-free—through your monthly utility bills. Retail customers may qualify for loans between $5,000 and $100,000, with loan periods of up to 60 months.
Fact Sheets and Tech Briefs
Information for Retail customers on PG&E’s services, technologies and programs, and California energy standards.
- Retail Fact Sheet (PDF, 183 KB)
- LED Lamp Replacement Fact Sheet (PDF, 204 KB)
- LED Parking Lot Lighting Fact Sheet (PDF, 176 KB)
- Forklift Battery Charger Fact Sheet (PDF, 299 KB)
Demand Response Events: Energy-Saving Tips
Retail spaces in California spend approximately 50 percent of their total energy on electric lighting, and 30 percent on heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Get strategic about your energy use and save: PG&E offers money-back incentives to businesses that use less energy during peak demand times.
Try these energy-saving tips for you facilities:
Air Conditioning
- Precool work areas, then cycle any air-volume heating, ventilation and air-conditioning units that are constant.
- Temporarily reset the static pressure in variable air-volume air-conditioning units.
- Turn off ceiling fans and room fans, and raise temperature settings.
- Reduce lighting and air conditioning in back-office and unused spaces.
- Use ventilation control: By temporarily reducing external airflow in your building, you can reduce the demand on your cooling systems.
- Shut doors and windows before an event, and then turn off air conditioning during the event.
Machines and Equipment
- Turn down, adjust, or turn off the following:
- Beverage vending machines and chillers
- Boilers, pumps fans and equipment not in use, especially in printing facilities
- Decorative features such as fountains, lighting and ambient audio and video displays
- Excess elevator banks and escalators (as permitted)
- Fans, pumps and chillers
- Nonessential indoor and outdoor lighting, signage, window displays and office equipment (such as printers, copiers, shredders and coffeemakers)
- Charge batteries and battery-operated equipment before an event. Then, unplug battery chargers and use only precharged equipment during an event.
- Schedule icemaker use before or after an event.
- Reset chilled water temperatures.
Maintenance
- Perform regular maintenance checks on HVAC equipment. (For example: Replace filters at least every three months, insulate refrigerant lines, and clean and shade condenser coils.)
- Insulate tanks and pipes.
New Equipment
- Check to see where you can install the following:
- A new, energy-efficient, domestic hot-water boiler
- Automated door closers on walk-in refrigerators
- Energy-efficient combination ovens
- Low-flow spray nozzles for rinsing dishes
- Programmable thermostats
- Strip curtains
- Water flow restrictors and aerators in sinks
- Replace inefficient fryers, holding cabinets, ice machines and steamers with new, energy-efficient models. (See qualifying equipment at fishnick.com.)
- Switch to energy-efficient CFLs and LED lamps with occupancy sensors.
Tasks and Processes
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