Seattle City Light - Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebate Programs

Seattle City Light offers rebates for commercial energy efficiency projects including lighting, HVAC, water heaters, and building controls—contact an energy advisor at SCLEnergyAdvisor@seattle.gov or (206) 684-3800 to learn your eligible rebate amount and get started. Simple rebates don't require pre-approval but applications must be submitted within 90 days of purchase, and some programs like Pay-for-Performance provide incentive payments based on verified energy savings.

Contractors can help commercial customers access instant discounts on qualified lighting, heating, cooling equipment, and heat pump water heaters through participating distributors, plus earn rebates on retrofit projects for lighting controls, HVAC controls, variable speed drives, and refrigeration equipment. Projects must meet program requirements and be submitted within 90 days of purchase; for large initiatives, customers with a designated Energy Project Manager can earn additional incentives of $0.025/kWh (up to $150,000 per 2-year period) for comprehensive plans saving 200,000 kWh or more.

City Light administers rebate programs covering appliances, building products, food service equipment, HVAC, lighting, office equipment, water systems, air compressors, and energy management systems for commercial, industrial, nonprofit, school, and multifamily customers. The program offers multiple delivery mechanisms including instant discounts through distributors, simple rebates (90-day post-purchase window), retrofit incentives with pre-approval requirements, and pay-for-performance programs; the Energy Project Manager incentive is a Bonneville Power Administration program adopted by City Light providing supplemental funding up to $150,000 per 2-year rate period for eligible comprehensive plans.