Avista Utilities (Electric) - Commercial Energy Efficiency Incentives Program

As a commercial or industrial business owner in Idaho, you can receive rebates from Avista for upgrading to energy-efficient equipment across lighting, HVAC, food service, motors, compressed air, insulation, and other technologies—with some incentives applied instantly at the point of purchase. Contact your Avista account executive early in your project planning to determine eligibility and the rebate amount available for your specific equipment or facility upgrade.

Avista's Commercial Energy Efficiency Incentives Program serves commercial and industrial customers across multiple technology categories including lighting, HVAC, food service equipment, motors, and building improvements. For participation, ensure your customer is an Avista commercial electric customer, verify equipment meets program specifications (such as NEMA-rated motors between 15–5000 hp for the Green Motors Initiative), and submit required documentation or use pre-qualified product lists; some offerings like foodservice instant rebates require no paperwork, while others like custom lighting or pay-for-performance incentives involve project worksheets and energy savings verification.

This portfolio program covers nine technology areas and multiple customer sectors (commercial, industrial, federal government) with varied delivery mechanisms: instant rebates at point of sale (foodservice, some lighting, green rewind motors at $1/hp), pre-qualified equipment lists, custom site-specific evaluations, and a pay-for-performance model that incentivizes measured whole-building savings over three years rather than individual measures. Program mechanics require early customer and contractor engagement, verification of equipment eligibility against program specifications, and for performance-based incentives, meter-level savings documentation; funding and specific rebate amounts are determined through individual project assessment and account executive coordination.