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Agriculture Energy Savings Action Plan (AESAP)
TRC

The Agricultural Energy Savings Action Plan (AESAP) Program supports PG&E’s vision for the Agricultural Segment to maximize yield while reducing energy consumption using data, technical assistance, analytics, energy efficiency measures and marketing to reduce demand, increase operational efficiency, and broaden customer participation while leveraging the Custom, Deemed, and NMEC savings platforms. The Program also promotes and leverages on-bill financing (OBF) and other private options as a tool to off-set the barrier of capital to fund projects.
Fact Sheet (PDF, 2.24 MB)

Pump replacement/overhaul and VFD control, process equipment, ventilation and air conditioning, refrigeration, lighting, steam systems, compressed air.

PG&E Service territory, all climate zones

California Multifamily New Homes Program
TRC

The California Multifamily New Homes program provides design assistance and incentives for new mulitfamily homes built to 20% above Title 24 energy code.
Fact Sheet (PDF, 3.4 MB)

Process Optimization, Lighting, HVAC, Equipment Upgrades

• All PG&E
• Residential new construction

Smart Labs Program
KW Engineering

Smart Labs pay-for-performance program markedly and safely reduces energy use in laboratories by providing what lab owners and managers most need – technical assistance with airflow assessment, risk mitigation, implementation, and long-term performance planning. The P4P Program targets retrofits in high-ventilation laboratories with savings measured using the NMEC platform.

Ventilation retrofits for fume hoods, manifolds, and airflow reductions.

All PG&E climate zones, throughout service area, roughly proportional to population centers.

The Advanced Energy Program Nexant

This program will launch July 1, 2021. The Advanced Energy Program is a customer-centric demand side management (DSM) program offering tailored solutions for high tech and biotech (HTBT) customers. The program will focus on the highest potential end uses in the HTBT segments, including lighting (fixtures and advanced controls), HVAC (retrofits, controls, and optimization – including central plants, high-tech ventilation), process loads, data centers, and plug loads. The goal is to identify all feasible energy efficiency opportunities, including capital projects and controls upgrades, as well as retrocommissioning (RCx) to optimize existing equipment, scheduling, and controls sequences while shifting demand away from local and system peak periods.

Product and controls equipment for Lighting, HVAC, and refrigeration equipment, data logging an monitoring equipment, demand response guidance.

• All PG&E territory
• Computer equipment manufacturers, electronics and semiconductor manufacturers, internet service providers, data centers, telecommunications, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics, Research and development testing labs

The Healthcare Energy Fitness Initiative Nexant

This program will launch July 1, 2021. The Healthcare Energy Fitness Initiative (HEFI) is a customer-centric demand side management (DSM) program that offers tailored solutions for PG&E’s healthcare customers. will focus on the highest potential end uses in the healthcare segment, including: HVAC retrofits, controls, and optimization – including central heating, cooling, and steam plants; Lighting fixtures and advanced lighting controls; process and equipment loads, refrigeration, and plug loads. 

Product and controls equipment for Lighting, HVAC, and refrigeration equipment, data logging an monitoring equipment, demand response guidance.

• All PG&E
• Healthcare, residential care, social assistance, and outpatient services

NetOne Ecology Action

This program will launch July 1, 2021. NetOne offers both Portfolio Planning and Implementation Services with a primary focus on commercial retail, real estate, hospitality, warehousing and manufacturing sectors. Program offers Custom, Deemed, and Meter-Based pathways to customer savings using product and controls equipment for Lighting, HVAC, and refrigeration equipment and demand response guidance. Program offers end to end support, from audit to project submission, providing customer focused engineering services and small customers have access to expedited rebate processing and service from trained installation contractor partners.

Product and controls equipment for Lighting, HVAC, and refrigeration equipment, demand response guidance.

• All PG&E
• Commercial retail and real estate, hospitality, grocery, warehousing, transportation auto dealerships

CoolSave Grocery Comprehensive Retrofit & Commissioning
KW Engineering

CoolSave is an innovative, pay-for-performance, efficiency and demand response program targeting the energy-intensive grocery sector. We utilize a NMEC approach with real-time controls connectivity to deliver cost-effective capital, retrocommissioning, and demand-response results.
Fact Sheet (PDF, 423 KB)

Grocery Comprehensive Retrofit and Commissioning

All PG&E climate zones, throughout service area, roughly proportional to population centers.

The Hospitality Program
Ecology Action

The Hospitality Program provides energy efficiency recommendations, project oversight, and rebates to hospitality customers in the PG&E service area. Free energy audits are available to hotels, food service, casinos, health clubs and others.
Fact Sheet (PDF, 359 KB)

Lighting, HVAC, Motors, Controls, Pool Heaters, Custom Retrofit, Retrocommissioning

• All PG&E
• Hotels, food service, casinos, health clubs and others

Industrial Compressed Air Systems (ICASE)
Air Leak Detection

The ICASE Program focuses on optimizing industrial compressed air and vacuum systems based on tested and proven audit techniques, ensuring long lasting energy savings through remotely tunable automation control systems while optimizing how the air is being used.
Fact Sheet (PDF, 638 KB)

System Optimization

• All PG&E
• Food Manufacturing, Fabrication Process, Manufacturing customers

Industrial Recommissioning Program
Nexant

The program focuses on reducing the substantial energy losses that routinely occur in industrial facilities due to poorly controlled or malfunctioning equipment.
Fact Sheet (PDF, 2.6 MB)

Retrocommissioning

• All PG&E
• Industrial customers

Industrial Systems Optimization Program (ISOP)
Cascade Energy

The Industrial Systems Optimization Program (ISOP) will serves the industrial manufacturing and food processing market segments throughout PG&E’s territory, focusing on training, retro-commissioning, and capital projects with systems-level optimization. ISOP offers participants two tiers of engagement: 1) an enhanced track that includes energy management coaching, energy management and collaboration software, and ongoing energy coach support to drive projects; and 2) a standard track that includes regular energy coach touchpoints and technical support to identify and implement projects. ISOP offers traditional deemed, custom, and NMEC platforms to achieve savings, and supports all relevant measure types, with a focus on complex mechanical systems such as refrigeration, compressed air, pumping, fans, blowers, boiler and steam systems, and the industrial processes they serve.

Refrigeration, compressed air, pumping, fans, blowers, lighting, boiler and steam systems

PG&E Service territory, all climate zones

Business Energy Performance Program
CLEAResult Energy

The Business Energy Performance (BEP) Program will provide energy efficiency services, technical assistance, and incentives to the industrial sector within the Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) service territory. The Program will target the Petroleum, Chemical and Minerals subsegments using a downstream market approach and leveraging the Deemed and Custom savings platforms to deliver cost-effective energy savings. The Program will also promote and leverage on-bill financing (OBF) as a tool to off-set the barrier of capital to fund projects.
Fact Sheet (PDF, 286 KB)

Process equipment, pumping, refrigeration, steam systems, compressed air, lighting, others (high efficiency ventilation fans and controls, thermal oxidizer improvements, turbine system optimization, and overall process efficiency)

PG&E Service territory, all climate zones

RAPIDS Wastewater Treatment Optimization Program
Alternative Energy Systems Consulting

RAPIDS helps wastewater treatment plants eliminate energy waste in the treatment process while enhancing operational control and reliability. The program offers expert process engineering, option analysis, design assistance, and incentives/financing to address barriers and deliver comprehensive, persistent savings.
Fact Sheet (PDF, 262 KB)

Primary Clarifiers; Blowers/Pumps; Trickling Filter; Dewatering; Tertiary Treatment System; Plant-Wide solutions

RAPIDS serves municipal and public wastewater treatment systems up to 200 MGD throughout PG&E’s territory. Although the program serves sites up to 200 MGD, it targets sites from 5- 100 MGD.

Government & K-12 Comprehensive Program
Willdan Energy

The Willdan Government and K12 Schools Program contributes to PG&E's efforts to achieve its share of California's ambitious energy efficiency (EE) and greenhouse gas reduction goals. The program offers a full range of measures, including (but not limited to): LED lighting and lighting controls, HVAC modifications and controls, HVAC retro-commission and operational measures, Refrigeration measures, and Boiler replacement and retro-commission. GK12 offers EE options tailored to small/medium/large public customers, including those in disadvantaged communities and those considered hard-to-reach (HTR) customers utilizing the deemed, custom, and normalized metered energy consumption (NMEC) measurement platforms.
Fact Sheet (PDF, 3.82 MB)

LED lighting, HVAC controls, Refrigeration, and Boilers

PG&E Service territory, all climate zones

Regional Direct Install Programs
Marin County

PG&E's Regional Direct Install Programs provide a full-service approach to serving small & medium business customers by offering no-cost energy audits, technical assistance & installation support, and financial incentives for lighting and refrigeration projects.  Each area in PG&E's service territory is served by a unique "regional" program and operates in partnership with a local government partner under the "Energy Watch" brand.

Lighting, Refrigeration

• Marin County and City of Richmond
• Small and Medium Businesses, Municipalities, and Non-Profits

Regional Direct Install Programs
Staples Energy

PG&E's Regional Direct Install Programs provide a full-service approach to serving small & medium business customers by offering no-cost energy audits, technical assistance & installation support, and financial incentives for lighting and refrigeration projects.  Each area in PG&E's service territory is served by a unique "regional" program and operates in partnership with a local government partner under the "Energy Watch" brand.

Lighting, Refrigeration

• Kern, Kings, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Tulare Counties
• Small and Medium Businesses, Municipalities, and Non-Profits