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This site contains information about the CenterPoint Energy 2011 Commercial Standard Offer Program.

To register as a 2011 Project Sponsor applicant, go to the 2011 EnerTrek^® login page. Additionally, the EnerTrek^® logo on the left side of this page links to the 2011 database.

The incentive budget for the 2011 program is: $5,600,000.

Program highlights

General Rules and Eligibility Requirements

• For Large C&I customers with peak demand of at least 100 kW at a single site or a combined peak demand of at least 250 kW at multiple sites, each project must provide a total estimated summer peak demand reduction of at least 20kW, or 120,000 kWh.
• For Small C&I customers with peak demand of at most 100 kW at a single site or a combined peak demand of at most 250 kW at multiple sites, each project must provide a total estimated summer peak demand reduction of at most 20kW, or 120,000 kWh.
• Retrofit and new construction projects
• Incentives paid to Project Sponsors for verified demand and energy savings
• Project Sponsors may be any company, contractor, or customer who installs energy efficiency projects
• Project Sponsor may receive no more than 20% of the annual incentive budget
• Similar sites with similar measures can be combined as one project
• Measures should reduce demand and energy usage during peak period, defined as June 1 to September 30 between 1 P.M. and 7 P.M.
• Savings must be achieved through increases in energy efficiency
• Installed measures must exceed minimum equipment efficiency standards

Sponsor Participation Process

• Register to participate as a Project Sponsor using EnerTrek
• Use EnerTrek to develop and submit an Project Application and reserve funding for your project
• Enter into a Standard Agreement with CenterPoint Energy and submit an application deposit and notarized Letter of Intent
• Use EnerTrek to submit the Project Application
• Install proposed measures
• Use EnerTrek to submit an Installation Report and request an initial payment
• Use EnerTrek to submit a Savings Report and request the final payment

Incentives

• $175 per kW reduction and $0.060 per kWh saved
• Initial payment of 40% will be made after measures have been installed and inspected
• Final payment of up to 60% will be made upon approval of Savings Report

Measurement and Verification (M&V)

• Project Sponsors are responsible for conducting all project M&V
• M&V approaches can be classified according to their relative level of detail and rigor; this program involves three distinct approaches:

  - Deemed - predetermined energy savings values for particular applications

  - Simple M&V - energy savings are based on typical equipment characteristics and some short-term testing or simple metering

  - Full M&V - requires project-specific plan developed in accordance with International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol

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