Energy-saving programs and tools for businesses

Reduce costs while improving energy efficiency

Discover new ways to reduce electric and gas costs with PG&E's helpful tips, programs and easy-to-use tools. These resources are designed to strengthen your business' energy resiliency for years to come.

Energy Efficiency Financing

Upgrade to energy-efficient equipment with 0% interest financing. No out-of-pocket costs. Savings from energy efficiency can pay your monthly loan installments.

Rebates

Find rebates on energy-efficient equipment.

Incentive programs for all business customers

Find energy-saving program for your business.

Energy efficiency programs for small & medium businesses

Update equipment cost effectively and improve operations at your business. There are a variety of energy- and money-saving programs available to PG&E's small & medium business customers. Some are offered directly by PG&E and others are managed by energy efficiency partners selected by PG&E.

Program name and eligibility Description
Name: PG&E deemed rebates
 

Eligibility: All PG&E business customers

Money-back rebates for purchasing and installing qualified energy-saving products

 

Technology:

  • Agriculture and food processing
  • Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
  • Refrigeration
  • Insulation, water heating and laundry equipment 

 

Review products and rebates (PDF)

Name: California Foodservice Instant Rebates Program

 

Eligibility: All PG&E business customers

Skip the paperwork and receive an instant rebate as a discount directly on your invoice.

 

Technology:

  • Ovens (combination, convection, rack, conveyor, deck, rotisseries)
  • Boilers (conveyour and unfired)
  • Cooktops, fryers, griddles, steam cookers, contact toasters, radiant toaster, holding bins, steam tables, glass-door refrigerator, solid-door refrigerator, glass-door freezer, solid-door freezer

 

See qualifying products

Name: The Simplified Savings Program

 

Eligibility:

• Have a peak demand of 50kW or less per site annually. Review your usage via your online account.

• Have single ownership of no more than five locations.

• Operate within a disadvantaged community or qualify as a hard-to-reach customer.

• Cannot be an active participant in PG&E Market Access Program or Normalized Metered Energy Consumption program(s).

 

Good fit for: non-chain retail, service providers, non-chain restaurants or take-out food service, small offices, and small grocery or convenience stores.

 

Check your eligibility and enroll in the Simplified Savings Program

Lower your energy usage and bills with no-cost solutions. Implemented by PG&E’s third-party partner, Resources Innovations, this program also offers incentives for larger retrofits.

 

Technology:

• HVAC direct install / No cost: Pipe insulation, smart thermostat

• HVAC add-on / Instant discount: Heat pump, variable frequency drive motors

• Lighting direct install / No cost: LED troffer kits, LED recessed downlight retrofit kit, type A LED tubes, LED pin and screw-based lamps, occupancy sensing wall switches

• Lighting add-on / Instant discount: Indoor low-bay lighting LED fixtures, interior LED fixtures, LED fixture retrofit kit, refrigerated display lighting, 2- and 3-lamp linear LED lamp hardwired retrofit

• Plug load direct install / No cost: Bluetooth smart power strips, smart outlets and timers for vending machines

• Refrigeration direct install / No cost: Auto door closers for walk-ins, gasket and coil cleaning

• Refrigeration add-on / Instant discount: ECM Motors for display case, fan coolers for walk-ins, auto door closers for reach-in

• Water direct install / No cost: Faucet aerators, pre-rinse spray valves

• Water add-on / Instant discount: Electric to electric water heater

• Indoor air quality direct install / No cost: Room air purifiers

• Envelope add-on / Instant discount: Window film

 

Learn more about the Simplified Savings Program - English (PDF)

Learn more about the Simplified Savings Program - Spanish (PDF)

Learn more about the Simplified Savings Program - Chinese (PDF)

 

Program: The Netone Program

 

Eligibility: PG&E business customers in following sectors” commercial retail and real estate, hospitality, grocery, warehousing, transportation auto dealerships.

Work with our contracted energy efficiency implementation partner, Ecology Action, and take advantage of custom solutions, cost-savings and post-installation support.

 

Technology:

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

 

Learn more about the NetOne Program (PDF)

Program: The Agriculture Energy Savings Action Plan Program

 

Eligibility: All PG&E agriculture customers, also including breweries, wineries and distilleries

 

Implement energy efficiency measures with comprehensive support including technical assistance, flexible incentives, multiple financing options, and analytics. This PG&E program is implemented and managed by TRC Companies.

 

Technology:

All energy end uses (e.g. pumping, indoor horticulture ventilation and air conditioning, refrigeration for wineries, lighting)

 

Learn more about the Agriculture Energy Savings Action Plan Program

 

Program: The CoolSave Program (Grocery Comprehensive Retrofit & Commissioning)

 

Eligibility: PG&E business customers with significant refrigeration loads (typically stores over 30,000 sq. ft.)

Take advantage of this comprehensive retrofit and commissioning program and receive technical assistance and incentives. Upgrade old, worn-out refrigeration equipment with energy efficient models cost effectively, and find new ways to reduce your energy consumption.

 

Technology:

Comprehensive Refrigeration Retrofits

• New controls

• Case door retrofits

• Refrigerant replacements

Retro-Commissioning of Existing Controls

• Suction and discharge (head) pressure resets

• Anti-sweat heater controls

Store Lighting Retrofits

• Dimming LEDs, photosensors

 

Learn more about the CoolSave Program

Energy efficiency programs for small & medium businesses

Update equipment cost effectively and improve operations at your business. There are a variety of energy- and money-saving programs available to PG&E's small & medium business customers. Some are offered directly by PG&E and others are managed by energy efficiency partners selected by PG&E.

Program name and eligibility
Name: PG&E deemed rebates
 

Eligibility: All PG&E business customers

Description

Money-back rebates for purchasing and installing qualified energy-saving products

 

Technology:

  • Agriculture and food processing
  • Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
  • Refrigeration
  • Insulation, water heating and laundry equipment 

 

Review products and rebates (PDF)

Program name and eligibility

Name: California Foodservice Instant Rebates Program

 

Eligibility: All PG&E business customers

Description

Skip the paperwork and receive an instant rebate as a discount directly on your invoice.

 

Technology:

  • Ovens (combination, convection, rack, conveyor, deck, rotisseries)
  • Boilers (conveyour and unfired)
  • Cooktops, fryers, griddles, steam cookers, contact toasters, radiant toaster, holding bins, steam tables, glass-door refrigerator, solid-door refrigerator, glass-door freezer, solid-door freezer

 

See qualifying products

Program name and eligibility

Name: The Simplified Savings Program

 

Eligibility:

• Have a peak demand of 50kW or less per site annually. Review your usage via your online account.

• Have single ownership of no more than five locations.

• Operate within a disadvantaged community or qualify as a hard-to-reach customer.

• Cannot be an active participant in PG&E Market Access Program or Normalized Metered Energy Consumption program(s).

 

Good fit for: non-chain retail, service providers, non-chain restaurants or take-out food service, small offices, and small grocery or convenience stores.

 

Check your eligibility and enroll in the Simplified Savings Program

Description

Lower your energy usage and bills with no-cost solutions. Implemented by PG&E’s third-party partner, Resources Innovations, this program also offers incentives for larger retrofits.

 

Technology:

• HVAC direct install / No cost: Pipe insulation, smart thermostat

• HVAC add-on / Instant discount: Heat pump, variable frequency drive motors

• Lighting direct install / No cost: LED troffer kits, LED recessed downlight retrofit kit, type A LED tubes, LED pin and screw-based lamps, occupancy sensing wall switches

• Lighting add-on / Instant discount: Indoor low-bay lighting LED fixtures, interior LED fixtures, LED fixture retrofit kit, refrigerated display lighting, 2- and 3-lamp linear LED lamp hardwired retrofit

• Plug load direct install / No cost: Bluetooth smart power strips, smart outlets and timers for vending machines

• Refrigeration direct install / No cost: Auto door closers for walk-ins, gasket and coil cleaning

• Refrigeration add-on / Instant discount: ECM Motors for display case, fan coolers for walk-ins, auto door closers for reach-in

• Water direct install / No cost: Faucet aerators, pre-rinse spray valves

• Water add-on / Instant discount: Electric to electric water heater

• Indoor air quality direct install / No cost: Room air purifiers

• Envelope add-on / Instant discount: Window film

 

Learn more about the Simplified Savings Program - English (PDF)

Learn more about the Simplified Savings Program - Spanish (PDF)

Learn more about the Simplified Savings Program - Chinese (PDF)

 

Program name and eligibility

Program: The Netone Program

 

Eligibility: PG&E business customers in following sectors” commercial retail and real estate, hospitality, grocery, warehousing, transportation auto dealerships.

Description

Work with our contracted energy efficiency implementation partner, Ecology Action, and take advantage of custom solutions, cost-savings and post-installation support.

 

Technology:

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

 

Learn more about the NetOne Program (PDF)

Program name and eligibility

Program: The Agriculture Energy Savings Action Plan Program

 

Eligibility: All PG&E agriculture customers, also including breweries, wineries and distilleries

 

Description

Implement energy efficiency measures with comprehensive support including technical assistance, flexible incentives, multiple financing options, and analytics. This PG&E program is implemented and managed by TRC Companies.

 

Technology:

All energy end uses (e.g. pumping, indoor horticulture ventilation and air conditioning, refrigeration for wineries, lighting)

 

Learn more about the Agriculture Energy Savings Action Plan Program

 

Program name and eligibility

Program: The CoolSave Program (Grocery Comprehensive Retrofit & Commissioning)

 

Eligibility: PG&E business customers with significant refrigeration loads (typically stores over 30,000 sq. ft.)

Description

Take advantage of this comprehensive retrofit and commissioning program and receive technical assistance and incentives. Upgrade old, worn-out refrigeration equipment with energy efficient models cost effectively, and find new ways to reduce your energy consumption.

 

Technology:

Comprehensive Refrigeration Retrofits

• New controls

• Case door retrofits

• Refrigerant replacements

Retro-Commissioning of Existing Controls

• Suction and discharge (head) pressure resets

• Anti-sweat heater controls

Store Lighting Retrofits

• Dimming LEDs, photosensors

 

Learn more about the CoolSave Program

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