Emergent Energy

Rebate Administration

Utility Rebates & Incentives

Utility rebates and incentive programs are cash payments from electric and gas utilities that directly offset the capital cost of energy-efficiency projects. Captured properly, they shorten payback periods, lift ROI, and unlock projects that wouldn't otherwise clear a CFO's hurdle rate. We administer the process end-to-end — across 51 states and 107+ programs.

Projects That Qualify

From prescriptive measures to custom engineering

Most efficiency projects qualify for some form of utility incentive. The trick is structuring the work to maximize what's available before applications are filed.

Motors & VFDs

Premium-efficiency motors paired with variable frequency drives on pumps, fans, and process equipment routinely qualify for prescriptive per-HP incentives.

LED Lighting Systems

Interior, exterior, high-bay, and parking-lot LED retrofits — with networked controls — capture some of the largest per-fixture rebates on the market.

HVAC

Rooftop units, chillers, heat pumps, VRF systems, and economizer upgrades qualify under custom and prescriptive tracks across most utility territories.

Building Automation Systems

New or expanded BAS deployments unlock incentives tied to verified kWh and therm savings from scheduling, setpoint optimization, and demand-limiting strategies.

Retro-Commissioning

Systematic tuning of existing mechanical, lighting, and control systems is one of the most reliable paths to custom utility incentives.

Compressed Air Systems

Leak surveys, sequencer controls, no-loss drains, heat-of-compression dryers, and right-sized compressors all qualify under industrial efficiency programs.

Controls & Sequencing

Chilled-water plant optimization, boiler sequencing, and refrigeration controls are favorite targets for custom measure programs because the savings are easy to model and verify.

Custom Measures

Non-prescriptive efficiency projects are submitted with engineering-grade calculations, M&V plans, and post-installation reports utilities accept.

Other Projects

Demand response enrollment, behind-the-meter generation, thermal energy storage, and combined heat-and-power projects often layer alongside efficiency incentives.

Utility Incentive Finder

Utility Incentive Programs by State

Explore commercial & industrial energy efficiency rebates and incentives available across key states where we operate. Click a state on the map to see utility programs.

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What Programs Typically Cover

Most utility incentive programs offer rebates for these energy-efficient upgrades.

LED Lighting

Interior & exterior retrofits with rapid ROI

HVAC Systems

Heating, cooling & ventilation upgrades

Building Automation

Smart controls & sequencing improvements

Custom Measures

Manufacturing & process efficiency projects

Request a Rebate Audit

Our team will evaluate available utility rebates and incentives for your facility. We handle the paperwork so you can focus on your business.

Comprehensive rebate eligibility analysis
Application preparation & submission
Incentive tracking through completion
Typically 30–70% project cost offset

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Tier II Energy Efficiency Projects

Capture both the rebate and the REC

In Pennsylvania, qualifying energy-efficiency projects also produce Tier II Alternative Energy Credits under the state's AEPS program. Most facility owners take the utility rebate and walk away — leaving a recurring revenue stream on the table for the entire useful life of the equipment.

We register eligible measures in PJM-GATS, generate certificates from measured or deemed savings, and broker them to compliance buyers under the Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act. The rebate funds the project; the Tier II RECs keep paying after the check clears.

  • We pre-qualify every measure against current utility program rules before a single hour of engineering is spent.
  • All paperwork — pre-approval, mid-project, and post-installation — is prepared, submitted, and tracked by our team.
  • We stack utility rebates with PA Tier II RECs, IRA tax incentives, and Demand Response revenue so nothing is left on the table.
  • Our applications are written to survive utility QA review the first time — minimizing the back-and-forth that delays payment.

Our Unique Value

Engineering-led, paperwork-relentless

Most rebate consultants are either engineers who hate paperwork or administrators who don't understand the equipment. We staff both — Certified Energy Managers who scope the measures alongside program administrators who own every form, signature, and submittal deadline. You see one team, one timeline, and one number on the check.

See what your project qualifies for

Run a free estimate in under five minutes across 51 states and 107+ programs, or send us a project scope and we'll return a measure-by-measure incentive breakdown.