Puget Sound Energy - Commercial New Construction Energy Efficiency Grant Program

PSE's Commercial New Construction program provides grants for energy-efficient equipment and design in new commercial buildings within their service area, with incentive rates up to $0.45 per annual kWh saved and $8 per annual therm, plus potential bonuses for high-performance buildings. To participate, your project must be in design or construction phase and reviewed by PSE staff before a grant is guaranteed; submit an online application with project details and documentation specific to your chosen incentive approach (whole-building performance, energy modeling, lighting efficiency, or custom equipment). Contact PSE's Energy Advisors at 1-800-562-1482 or through their website for personalized assistance determining which grant option best suits your project.

This program allows you to help your commercial clients reduce construction costs by capturing PSE incentives for energy-efficient measures that exceed code, with multiple pathways including whole-building performance grants ($0.45/kWh, $8/therm), lighting efficiency incentives, and custom equipment grants up to 100% of incremental costs. You'll need to submit detailed project documentation—such as energy models, equipment specs, and cost estimates—along with the client's application; PSE engineers review all designs and coordinate with your team to confirm eligibility and estimate incentive values. The program covers a wide range of technologies (HVAC, controls, heat recovery, demand control ventilation, lighting) and applies to commercial and industrial projects at least 50,000 square feet in PSE's service territory.

PSE administers a flexible, incentive-based commercial new construction program with multiple estimation approaches: EUI performance method ($0.45/kWh, $8/therm with Net Zero Ready bonus at higher savings), energy modeled whole-building (50,000+ sq ft), lighting power density reduction ($0.30/kWh plus controls bonus), and custom component grants capped at 100% of cost-to-exceed-code. The program targets new commercial and industrial buildings within PSE's service area during design or construction phases; all projects require PSE engineer review for design feasibility and cost-effectiveness before incentive guarantees. Funding appears performance-based rather than budget-capped, with program staff coordinating technical reviews and energy modeling validation per PSE guidelines.