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This site contains information about the CenterPoint Energy 2010 Commercial and Industrial Standard Offer Program.

To register as a 2010 Project Sponsor applicant, go to the 2010 EnerTrek^®login page. Additionally, the EnerTrek^® logo on the left side of this page links to the 2010 database.

Project Sponsors currently enrolled in the 2009 program should continue using the 2009 EnerTrek^® system for their 2009 projects.

The incentive budget for the 2010 program is: $5,900,000.

Please download the updated 2010 lighting survey forms from the Downloads page.

Announcing Lighting Cap Adjustment Removed

Effective immediately, the 65% lighting cap will no longer apply to projects in the 2010 CenterPoint Energy Commercial Standard Offer program. Incentives for the installation of high efficiency lighting is available to lighting contractors, lighting distributors, design firms, ESCOs, and CenterPoint Energy customers on a "first come, first served" basis. These incentives will be paid at 100% until further notice.

Please refer to the downloads section of the Website. To obtain a lighting spreadsheet and calculate potential savings.

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.
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.
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 must 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
Measures must have a useful life of at least 10 years
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:

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