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Manufacturing

When you modernize your facility with the latest in energy-efficient equipment and technology, it pays for itself by reducing your energy use and costs. And you can get cash back from us for installing energy-efficient systems such as building controls, compressed air, chilled water and refrigeration equipment.

Rebates and Incentives

With our suite of Smart $aver® Business rebates and incentives, you can get cash back for upgrading to energy-efficient equipment, which will lower your energy bills while subsidizing the cost of upgrades. We have a wide range of offers so you can tailor your energy efficiency improvements to fit both your business and your budget. This table incorporates popular energy efficiency measures and their relative effect to overall operational efficiency.

  • Good

    These changes are easily accomplished.

  • Better

    These are more involved upgrades that are even better for your facility and your budget.

  • Best

    These are the best ways to help you save energy and make your facility more profitable.

HVAC

Lighting

Envelope

Plug Loads

Good 

  • VFDs on heating and cooling fans and pumps

  • CO2 control of outside air

  • Building automation system (BAS)

  • LED lighting in lieu of fluorescent

  • Install window film to reduce air conditioning load

  • VFDs on process pump/fan/blower motors

  • Compressed air system optimization

Better
Good +

  • Increased chiller efficiency

  • VFD on chiller compressor

  • Improved fan system power

  • Reducing pumping head requirements

  • Occupancy sensors in non-required areas

  • When replacement needed, choose improved roof insulation

  • Increased process cooling efficiency including economizing

  • Increased process heating efficiency

  • Increased process equipment efficiency

Best
Better +

  • Optimum chiller efficiency

  • Occupancy sensor control of zone temperature

  • Aggressive lighting lower density design

  • Daylight harvesting in non-required areas

  • Install white/cool roof

When replacement is needed, choose improved:

  • Wall insulation

  • Roof insulation

  • Window glazing

  • Optimize process controls

  • Process waste heat recovery


Average results for a manufacturing customer * Good  Better  Best 
Projected Annual Electric Savings $40,000+ $45,000+  $60,000+ 
Duke Energy Incentives and Rebates
 $40,000+  $54,000+  $70,000+ 

Supporting Programs

We have three ways you can approach getting cash back for your energy efficiency upgrades: Performance, Prescriptive and Custom.

  • Performance‌

    Have an innovative or energy-saving concept that is difficult to calculate or predict savings? We can offer incentives based on actual measured “performance”.

  • Prescriptive‌

    Get cash back for the purchase and installation of common energy efficiency improvements such as Lighting, HVAC, Chillers, VFDs and Process Equipment.

  • Custom‌

    Considering an upgrade that doesn't quite fit into any of the Prescriptive categories? You can still apply for our Custom Incentive program.

* Annual savings will vary based on measures implemented and their resulting kilowatt-hour impacts.

Smart $aver is available to all customers in Duke Energy territories, except those customers who have opted out of the Energy Efficiency portion of Rider EE, and those in Florida where alternate options are available.