Green Business Challenge BizSavers ... - St. Louis, MO...
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Ameren Missouri’s BizSavers® Program
and the
The Green Business Challenge
Save money, improve profitability and earn points.
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Program Overview
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• The BizSavers program
provides cash incentives to
offset the cost of energy
efficient upgrades in buildings
• Virtually any cost-effective
energy efficiency project will
qualify
Ameren Missouri’s Energy Efficiency Plan 2016-2019
Our Goals
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Save money
Reduce kWh and Demand
Target more than 570,000 MWh
saved this cycle
Eligibility
Ameren Missouri commercial electric customers are eligible for this program
Government Buildings
Non-profits
Colleges/Universities
Small Businesses
Large Companies
All other non-residential customers
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BizSavers Program Overview
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*Must use an approved Service Provider to participate
6 Incentive Programs – to fit a variety of project types, sizes, and budgets
Standard Custom New
Construction
Retro-
commissioning* Small Business
Direct Install*
EMS Pilot
Standard Incentives
Lighting
Lighting Controls
Refrigeration
Water Heating
Pools
Commercial Cooking
Incentives are a fixed dollar amount
No pre-approval required (unless over $10,000)
Customers have 180 days to submit paperwork 6
Custom Incentives
If your project is not on the Standard list, you can apply for a custom incentive!
And more!
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Cooling Building Shell Ventilation Refrigeration Air Compression
• Must obtain pre-approval
• Calculated per kWh of annual energy
savings of projected use
• Application will calculate incentive amounts
• Customers have 12 months to complete projects
Custom Incentives
Custom Incentives have
increased from the
previous cycle, and now
range from 5-15 cents
per kWh rate!
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Custom Incentive Rates
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Equipment End Use New Incentive Level ($/kWh rate)
Cooling $0.150
Building Shell $0.080
HVAC (Ventilation) $0.080
Cooking $0.080
Water Heating $0.075
Compressed Air $0.070
Motors $0.070
Process $0.070
Refrigeration $0.060
Exterior Lighting $0.050
Retro-commissioning
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The RCx program provides incentives for improving a building's operations and maintenance (O&M) procedures to enhance overall building performance.
The RCx program provides incentives
for upgrading the following systems:
Incentives range from $0.07 to $0.18/kWh!
Incentives are determined by
comparing the projected
savings with the building’s
most recent annual usage
and/or a baseline model
Whole Building
Compressed Air
Refrigeration
New Construction
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Critical First Step: Apply during the design phase!
A Design Team
Meeting is held
during the
preliminary stages of
the process to
establish the design
baseline
4 Incentive Types
Whole Building
Performance
Interior Lighting
Standard
Custom
Incentives are
determined based on
the level of energy
efficiency designed and
installed below the
baseline
Small Business Direct Install (SBDI)
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Small Business Direct Install offers enhanced incentives for interior lighting upgrades for businesses under the Small General Service (2M) rate!
Reduce
your
Investment
Our incentives
And you only pay the
difference in project
cost
No Cost
Assessment
Includes a
To identify additional energy
saving opportunities
$2,500
Incentives are
capped at
You can participate in the
other programs as well!
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Schools, non-profits and tax-exempt organizations can save even more with the
Energy Management System (EMS) Pilot Program through Ameren Missouri.
Reducing Energy Demand
Greater Control Over Usage
Incentives cover 50% of Project
Cost Up to $35,000 per Location
Benefits of EMS Implementation:
EMS Pilot Program
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Benchmarking
Benchmark your building with help from
the BizSavers team
Find out your confidential benchmarking
score and start making improvements to
your before you have to disclose it!
Overall Program Guidelines
$150 Minimum incentive
amount
$3,000,000
Maximum incentive
amount
Standard incentives
less than
$10,000 Do not require
pre-approval
All other incentives require pre-approval
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per customer, per cycle
Application Process
Or…
• Trade Allies are contractors and
service providers that are well-versed
in – and approved by – the BizSavers
program
• Assist with identifying energy
efficiency opportunities
• Conduct energy efficiency analyses
• Assist with the application
Use a Trade Ally!
Click “Find a Contractor”
Download the Application!
AmerenMissouri.com/BizSavers
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Trade Ally Network
There is an expansive list of
approved contractors and
service providers that can
help your energy efficiency
programs come to life.
Trade allies specialize in:
Lighting
Mechanical
Data/IT
Financial
Energy Analysis HVAC
Motors
Refrigeration
Industrial
Compressed Air
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Earn Points for your Scorecard!
✚ Energy Use Tracking
✚ HVAC Strategies
✚ Lighting Audit
✚ Lighting Sensors
✚ Eliminate Incandescents
✚ Exit Lights
✚ Temperature Adjustments
✚ Calculate Company’s Energy Use
✚ Use ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager
✚ Retro Commissioning
✚ Benchmarking
Participate in the BizSavers
Program!