Earn incentives on energy-efficient lighting

Lighting can amount to more than 40% of your business' total energy usage, which is why energy-efficient lighting yields long-term savings. No matter your business' size, our Business Lighting Incentive Program has flexible options to help you affordably upgrade your lighting.

Additional Business Lighting offerings include:

• Business Lighting Tenant Improvement: Earn incentives for tenant improvement projects that incorporate energy-efficient lighting and control strategies. Read more about this program here.
• Business Lighting New Construction: Earn incentives for new construction projects that incorporate energy-efficient lighting and control strategies that are better than energy code requirements. Read more about this program here.

What you get

New LED fixtures

$0.30 per kWh

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LED fixtures with automatic controls

$0.60 per kWh

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Interior LLLC fixtures (within daylight zones)

$100 per fixture bonus

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Interior LLLC fixtures (outside of daylight zones)

$50 per fixture bonus

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Existing Interior LED fixtures with added LLLC

$75 per fixture bonus

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Interior NLC fixtures

$50 per fixture bonus

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Advanced Exterior Lighting Control (AELC)

$100 per fixture bonus

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Existing exterior LED fixtures with added AELC

$75 per fixture bonus

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Lighting components, CFL-LED lamps, HID-LED lamps

$0.15 per kWh

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TLED lamps when replacing fluorescent lamps

$4 each

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TLED lamps when replacing TLED lamps, minimum savings of 5W per lamp

$2 each

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New LED fixtures

$0.30 per kWh

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LED fixtures with automatic controls

$0.60 per kWh

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The kWh incentive is for first-year savings and is limited to 70% of total project cost. A complete list of qualifications can be found on the “Terms and Conditions” tab of the Business Lighting Application.

How you qualify

To be eligible for our Business Lighting incentives:

• Be located within PSE’s electric service area.
• Be a current PSE business electric customers under one of the following listed schedules:
  • Commercial or industrial facility or outdoor lighting receiving Electric Service under Schedules 8, 11, 12, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31, 35, 40, 43, 46, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 324, 448, 449, 458, or 459 (or their equivalent) of Electric Tariff G of the Company. Customers on Schedule 40, 46, and 49 who are eligible for participation in the Schedule 258 Large Power User Self-Directed Program shall be required to fully utilize their Schedule 258 funding allocation prior to receiving incentives. Funding for Customers on Schedules 448, 449, 458, & 459 will be through their individual allocations under Schedule 258.
• Meet all requirements listed under the “Terms and Conditions” in the business lighting application.

Equipment requirements

All lighting products must be new and incentive-eligible. Fixtures, retrofit kits, and lamps must meet PSE minimum specifications, including:

• UL, ETL, or equivalent listing
• Power Factor ≥ 0.9
• Manufacturer’s warranty ≥ 5 years
  • You must submit a manufacturer’s specification sheet for every eligible fixture.
• Total input watts (combined LED modules and driver wattage)

How you apply

To be pre-approved for a Business Lighting incentive:

• Complete Business Lighting Incentive Application.
• Submit documents listed in application.
• After review and approval, PSE will send you a grant agreement (contract).
  • Sign and return it within 90 days to confirm your incentive amount.
  • Do not begin installation until PSE confirms a fully executed grant agreement.

The incentive amount depends on your project’s size and scope. For smaller upgrades, check if Business Lighting Express can also help.

Program Partners

PSE Business Lighting Incentive (BLi) Program Partners are familiar with the PSE Business Lighting program including the proper Application processes and procedures. PSE, its staff, or any of its affiliates, do not guarantee a grant will be approved by using a Program Partner. This list of lighting professionals is provided for customer convenience and information only. This list of companies is updated regularly to provide our customers with the most up-to-date list available.

Additional information

Interior and exterior lighting project types

Retrofit lighting projects

Fixtures, lamps and controls installed in existing interior and exterior applications. Existing lighting is the baseline for energy savings. Confirmation of the existing lighting is required before removal.

Tenant improvement and commercial new construction lighting projects

Fixtures, lamps and controls installed in tenant improvement, commercial new construction and other projects where the existing lighting has been removed before PSE application review.

Washington State Energy Code (WSEC) lighting power allowance (LPA) is the baseline for energy savings. Tenant improvement lighting projects use the 2018 WSEC (drawings required showing space and area square footage), and new construction lighting projects use the 2021 WSEC (drawings required showing space and area square footage).

Incentive value

All projects and incentives require Business Lighting review and written approval. Final incentive amount is determined by the Business Lighting team.

Street lighting

Incentives apply to equipment and installation.

If you’re planning a street lighting retrofit or new street lighting installation, we need to confirm if you are on a metered or unmetered account. Metered projects use the Business Lighting application and follow the instructions listed above.

Unmetered accounts use a separate application. Please contact us at streetlightingincentives@pse.com before filling out the application if you're unsure of your meter status. All unmetered (flat rate schedule) street lights must be coordinated with PSE Pole Services.

Multifamily* building retrofit

Multifamily common area lighting projects use a different application than Business Lighting. If you are doing a multifamily common area lighting project, please contact the Multifamily Retrofit program team at multifamilyretrofit@pse.com.

* Multifamily applies to common areas of a campus or building with five or more attached dwelling units.

Questions? Get in touch with us at businesslighting@pse.com.