BWP is proud to offer Energy Solutions rebates to Burbank businesses who conduct energy-efficiency retrofits at their facilities. All businesses are eligible for Energy Solutions. Click here to download the two-page business rebate application and the four page W-9 tax forms.

Energy Solutions incentives depend on the type of retrofit conducted and are capped at 25% of the installed cost of the measure. Additionally, the annual customer rebate total may not exceed $100,000. Rebates are awarded to customers who retire their inefficient equipment and install new products exceeding Title 24 requirements. Complete rebate applications, including verified energy savings calculations and invoices must be submitted within four months of the project completion date in order to be eligible for rebate consideration.

• Lighting retrofits : BWP will pay $0.05 per kilowatt-hour saved over a one year period.
  
  Use our Lighting Savings Calculator to assist in estimating the energy savings and potential rebate amount from your lighting upgrade. You can also use the calculator to help process your Energy Solutions Program rebate application.

• Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) retrofits : BWP will provide a three-tier sliding scale for rebates based on the efficiency rating of the HVAC unit purchased. The higher the SEER or EER efficiency rating, the greater the rebate. Qualifying air conditioning units are evaluated based on AHRI product certification ratings. For more information, please visit www.ahridirectory.org.

• Heat Pump retrofits: A heat pump is essentially an air conditioner modified to allow it to operate as a heater as well. BWP will provide a three-tier rebate system for heat pumps. The enhanced rebate amounts relative to conventional HVAC options reflect the higher efficiency inherent in heat pumps. Qualifying air conditioning units are evaluated based on AHRI product certification ratings. For more information, please visit www.ahridirectory.org.

• Chiller Retrofits : BWP will pay $0.05 per kilowatt-hour saved over a one year period for customers who elect to perform an early retirement of their inefficient equipment and install a new unit that exceeds Title 24 requirements. If replacing equipment that is no longer operational, rebates will be determined based on energy-savings exceeding Title 24 requirements.
• Motor Replacements: BWP will provide incentives for premium efficiency motors as determined by the standards established by the U. S. Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program.

• Thermal Energy Storage : Thermal Energy Storage (TES) is a method of shifting the demand of small commercial air conditioning systems from peak energy demand times to off-peak hours. TES systems make ice during off-peak hours and use the stored thermal energy during peak demand hours to provide cooling. The incentive is $800 per kilowatt of demand saved. The California Energy Commission provides peak kilowatt demand saving estimates for TES units. From these estimates, the following rebates are determined:

• Cool Roofing : In order to receive a rebate for this measure each of the following three conditions must be true:

1. The space directly below the reroof area is air conditioned.
2. The reroof is NOT required to comply with Title 24 cool roof requirements. Please refer to this document to determine if your roofing project must comply with Title 24: CEC Blueprint Doc – Cool Roofing
3. The cool roofing materials to be used will comply with the applicable Title 24 cool roof standards and tests.

If all three conditions are met, the rebate amount is calculated using energy savings and the tables below. BWP will pay $0.05 per kilowatt-hour saved over a one year period. Rebates are not to exceed 25% of the project cost.

• PC network power management software: This software allows system administrators to place computers into sleep mode and shut down any open files (after first saving them) when appropriate. An independent study determined average annual savings of 200 kWh per PC. BWP will pay $0.05 per kilowatt-hour saved over a one year period.
• Miscellaneous Energy-Saving Retrofits : The vast majority of business retrofit projects will fall into the categories listed above. For those energy-saving projects that don’t fall neatly into one of the above categories, yet will meet the criteria of this program, BWP will pay $0.05 per kilowatt-hour saved over a one year period.