Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Program
The City of Palo Alto Utilities (CPAU) Commercial and Industrial Energy Efficiency Program provides commercial and industrial (C&I) customers with a free high-level assessment of their facility's energy usage and concrete recommendations for saving energy.
Eligibility
The program is available to commercial or industrial customers with a facility that receives utility services from CPAU. The facility must also be larger than 50,000 square feet.
How It Works
Step One: Initial Assessment
CPAU has selected the engineering consulting company Veolia (formerly Enovity) to help our customer evaluate energy efficiency opportunities.
Enrollment is easy.
Submit a Program Participation Agreement(PDF, 351KB) to indicate your program interest.
Step Two: Detailed Investigation
The consultant will deliver a detailed, on-site investigation of your facility to determine baseline energy and water usage levels and efficiency project recommendations, including expected timeline, cost, energy savings and incentive amounts.
Step Three: Project Implementation
Once you approve the project proposed by the consultant, you may proceed with project installations using any contractor you choose.
Step Four: Project Verification and Rebate Processing
After installation, the consultant will verify your facility's energy savings and provide a report to you and to CPAU that details the final energy savings results and incentive amount.
Step Five : Receive Rebate Check
If approved, CPAU will issue an incentive check.
Participation Benefits
- On-site, custom facility energy evaluation from a qualified engineering consulting company.
- Detailed report on facility's energy use and recommendations for energy efficiency projects, including associated energy savings, costs and greenhouse gas emissions.
- Independent verification of achieved energy savings after installation.
- Turnkey project implementation services can be provided by the City's engineering consultant for an additional fee.