Reduce energy costs with efficient lighting upgrades

Lighting can account for more than 40% of a school facility’s total energy use. To help schools manage energy costs, Puget Sound Energy is offering enhanced incentives for eligible lighting upgrades through its Business Lighting Incentives program

What is Business Lighting Limited Time Offer for Schools?

The Business Lighting Limited Time Offer for Schools provides limited time enhanced financial incentives to help educational institutions reduce energy consumption and upgrade to modern, efficient LED lighting systems. Lighting represents a large percentage of a school’s total energy use, with the Business Lighting Limited Time Offer for Schools offer it is easier to transition to LEDs paired with new lighting controls. Applications accepted April 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027 and projects must be completed and invoices submitted by November 1, 2027.

What you get

New LED lighting fixtures with new lighting controls

$0.70 per kWh

New LLLC fixtures plus bonus

Up to $100 per new fixture ($0.70 per kWh saved)

New NLC fixtures plus bonus

Up to $50 per new fixture ($0.70 per kWh saved)

New AELC fixtures plus bonus

Up to $100 per new fixture ($0.70 per kWh saved)

How you qualify

To be eligible for Business Lighting Tenant Improvement incentives:

• Your business site must be within PSE's electric service area.
• Your business site must be for commercial or industrial use.
• The project must be in the design phase, construction phase or completed within the past six months.
• The project must be reviewed by PSE staff before a grant is guaranteed.

How you apply

Applications must be submitted between April 1, 2026 and April 30, 2027.
To participate, your school should:

• Be located within PSE’s electric service area
• Be a current PSE business electric customer
• Complete the current on-line Business Lighting Incentives application
• Sign and return the grant agreement to PSE before any work begins

*The kWh incentive is based on first-year savings and is capped at 100% of the total project cost. A complete list of qualifications can be found in Business Lighting Application.

Additional information

The Business Lighting Limited Time Offer is available to:

• K–12 schools
• Colleges and universities
• Technical schools and colleges
• Community colleges

Requirements for Incentive Bonuses
To qualify for advanced lighting control bonuses, the following conditions must be met:

• New lighting controls must replace a lesser control device, such as replacing a basic wall switch with an occupancy sensor and/or daylight sensor.
• Replacing existing or failing lighting controls does not qualify for bonus incentives.
• Luminaire Level Lighting Controls (LLLC) Must be installed within a defined daylight zone to receive the $100 bonus per fixture.
• Networked Lighting Controls (NLC) Daylight and occupancy/vacancy sensors must be new to qualify for the $50 bonus per fixture.
• Advanced Exterior Lighting Controls (AELC) New exterior LED fixtures with new advanced controls qualify for a $100 bonus per fixture.
• Installing a new AELC system on existing LED exterior fixtures qualifies for a $75 bonus per fixture.
• All LLLC, NLC, and AELC systems must be programmed to meet PSE minimum standards to receive bonus incentives.