Many utilities create energy efficiency programs to help reduce electrical demand on the grid and to meet goals set by local, state, and federal governments. To meet these goals, organizations sometimes offer bonus programs to increase participation. By increasing the rebate amounts on certain products for a limited time, they're hoping to increase utilization of their programs and decrease energy usage.

 

A good example of a program offering a bonus is one of the programs in Maine. This program proved very successful, saving their business customers over 34,115,000 kW in 2008. While the program has been successful in 2009 as well, they are looking to increase participation in the program through a limited-time bonus incentive of an extra 25% on all lighting rebates. That means customers can receive even more money just for upgrading the lighting. Customers in Maine who are upgrading from an HID system to an efficient high bay fluorescent system can now save over $80 a fixture and reduce their energy usage by more than half.

 

This program in Maine is just one of the many bonus programs currently available in the country. Often, bonus programs like these are not widely publicized, but BriteSwitch can help you understand your options and make sure that you don't miss out on great opportunities like these.

 

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