Pay for Performance

The incentives offered differ based on energy savings as well as factors including project cost, scope, and DCSEU funding availability. The DCSEU pays incentives per megawatt hour (MWh) of electricity and million British Thermal Unit (MMBTU) of gas saved and will issue a participation agreement after establishing baseline energy use within the facility. The incentive will be capped at project cost. Please contact us to learn about current typical incentive rates.

The default recipient of the incentive is the customer paying for the project. If the customer wishes to send the incentive directly to the contractor, there is a specific “3-Party” payment authorization form to authorize that transaction.

No, incentives are paid after a post-project evaluation period once energy savings have been measured and verified.

Yes, your Account Manager, in conjunction with your assigned Engineering Consultant, will determine if this is possible on a case-by-case basis. The estimated savings achieved from another incentivized project may likely be subtracted out of the savings estimated in the P4P analysis.

Customers with less than 100,000 kWh annual electricity usage, 500 MMBtu of annual natural gas usage if the project concerns natural gas, or a facility less than 50,000 square feet are likely ineligible for the P4P program. Additionally, if a baseline energy model cannot be created for your facility, the facility will be ineligible for the program. Lastly, any unexpected events or variations in energy use or occupancy can impact eligibility.

The DCSEU asks that the customer/contractor share:

• Scope and timeline
• Site energy use data (dating to at least 1 year before the project and at least 9 months after the project)
• If applicable, sub-meter data (dating to at least 1 year before the project and at least 9 months after the project)
• Documentation of energy efficiency measures implemented
• Occupancy rates on a weekly (or more frequent) basis as well as the reporting of unexpected events or variations in energy use (i.e. equipment failures, tenant moveouts, renovations, significant changes in tenant activity, modifications to efficiency measures, etc.) as these can impact eligibility
• Total cost of the project (material and labor cost breakdown/line items)

Yes, the P4P program is available to residential multifamily buildings, but master-metered only due to the resources it would take to collect/analyze multiple utility bills on individual units.