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Upgrading to new energy-efficient lighting, fixtures and controls can save energy, improve productivity, enhance product displays and more.

Choose from a few different ways to perform your lighting upgrade and receive your incentive.

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Important Wattsmart® Business program changes - posted April 2, 2025

Effective May 17, 2025, our Pacific Power Wattsmart® Business program in Washington is changing to add a limited time additional customer bonus incentives for select lighting and HVAC measures. There are also changes to incentives for thermostats in the HVAC listed incentives, HVAC check-up and small business non-lighting offers. For more details, please review the summary of changes, incentive tables with marked changes and small business non-lighting incentive tables with marked changes. If you have questions or need more information, please call toll-free 1-855-805-7231 or email us. *Projects receiving grant funding are not eligible for limited time customer bonus incentive offerings.

Instant incentives

Instant incentives cover up to 70% of qualifying LED lighting purchases. Instant incentives are available for easy-to-install lamps that fit in many existing light fixtures.

Option 1: Get instant incentives from a participating distributor

Identify which lamps to upgrade at your facility.
Purchase qualified lamps from a participating instant incentive distributor and receive your instant incentive as a credit on your invoice from the distributor.
Complete the instant incentive customer application with your distributor.
Install new lamps in your Washington facility and enjoy the savings!

Option 2: Apply for incentives with a post-purchase application

Identify which lamps to upgrade at your facility.
Purchase qualified lamps from a vendor of your choice.
Complete and submit the lighting post-purchase application, invoice and required documentation. Here are instructions for IRS Form W-9.
Install new lamps in your Washington facility and enjoy the savings!
Receive incentive check within 45 days of completion of Step 3.

Instant Incentives for Lighting (PDF)

MEASURE TYPE	MEASURE	CATEGORY	INCENTIVE*
LED	PLC/PLL Pin-based Lamp	PLC Pin-based Lamp < 10 W	$5/Lamp
		PLC Pin-based Lamp ≥ 10 W	$6/Lamp
		PLL Pin-based Lamp	$6/Lamp
	2FT T8 TLED	Type B	$1.50/Lamp
	2FT T8 TLED	Type C	$1.50/Lamp
	4FT T8 TLED	Type A/B Dual Mode	$3/Lamp
	4FT T8 TLED	Type C	$3/Lamp
	8FT T8 TLED	Type B	$1.50/Lamp
	8FT T8 TLED	Type C	$1.50/Lamp
	8FT T8HO TLED	Type A/B Dual Mode	$2/Lamp
		Type B	$2/Lamp
		Type C	$2/Lamp
	4FT T5 TLED	T5 TLED Lamp	$4.50/Lamp
	4FT T5 TLED	T5HO TLED Lamp	$2.50/Lamp
	HID Replacement Lamp	HID Replacement Lamp < 40 W	$17/Lamp
	HID Replacement Lamp	HID Replacement Lamp ≥ 40 W	$35/Lamp

* Incentives are capped at 70% of qualifying equipment costs. To be eligible for incentives, products must be listed on qualified products lists found in the lighting catalog.

HID = High Intensity Discharge (e.g. high pressure sodium, metal halide)
PLC = Pin Lamp Compact Fluorescent
PLL = Pin Lamp Long Compact Fluorescent
TLED = Tubular Light Emitting Diode
W = Watt

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Incentives for lighting retrofits

Get cash incentives and technical expertise for lighting upgrades. You can choose a Wattsmart Business Vendor or an independent energy consultant for a lighting analysis.

Before you start your project, contact us or a Wattsmart Business Vendor and complete a general application or apply online. We require pre-approval and may need to verify existing equipment.
We provide an incentive offer for you to sign before you order equipment. You provide your tax ID in a completed W-9 form (PDF) so we (or our program administrator) can prepare a 1099-Misc. (if required) following the incentive payment.
Upgrade your lighting.
Submit project cost documentation including invoices with a breakdown of materials and labor. Then, contact Pacific Power or your Wattsmart Business Vendor for a post-installation inspection.
Receive incentive check within 45 days of completion of step 4.

Lighting Retrofits Incentives (PDF)

CATEGORY	ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS		CUSTOMER INCENTIVE
Interior Lighting	Full fixture replacement	With upgrade to advanced controls	$0.46/kWh
		With upgrade to basic controls	$0.38/kWh
		Without controls upgrade	$0.35/kWh
	Fixture retrofit kits	With controls upgrade to basic or advanced networked lighting controls	$0.35/kWh
	Fixture retrofit kits	Without controls upgrade	$0.28/kWh
	Lamp replacement	TLED lamp	$0.10/kWh
	Lamp replacement	Other lamp-only replacements	See instant incentives for lighting
	Controls-only retrofit	Controls-only upgrade to advanced networked lighting controls	$0.46/kWh
	Controls-only retrofit	Controls-only upgrade to basic controls	$0.35/kWh
Exterior Lighting	Full fixture replacement (except street lighting)	With upgrade to advanced dimming controls	$0.22/kWh
	Full fixture replacement (except street lighting)	Without controls upgrade	$0.12/kWh
	Fixture retrofit kits (except street lighting)	With upgrade to advanced dimming controls	$0.14/kWh
	Fixture retrofit kits (except street lighting)	Without controls upgrade	$0.11/kWh
	Lamp replacement (except street lighting)	Lamp-only replacements	See instant incentives for lighting
	Street lighting	With upgrade to advanced dimming controls	$0.12/kWh
	Street lighting	Without controls upgrade	$0.09/kWh
	Controls-only retrofit	Controls-only upgrade to advanced dimming controls	$0.14/kWh
Non-general Illuminance	LED case lighting – refrigerated case	LED replacing fluorescent lamp in existing refrigerated cases. LED must be listed on qualified equipment list.	$14/linear foot
	LED case lighting – freezer case		$14/linear foot
	Refrigerated case occupancy sensor	Installed in existing refrigerated case with LED lighting	$1.50/linear foot
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)	Full fixture replacement	With or without controls upgrade	$0.22/kWh
	Lamp replacement	TLED lamp With or without controls upgrade	$0.10/kWh
	Lamp replacement	Other lamp-only replacements With or without controls upgrade	See instant incentives for lighting
Custom Lighting	Custom	Not listed above	$0.13/kWh

Notes for lighting retrofit incentives:

To be eligible for the incentives listed, the new lighting system must use less energy than the existing lighting system replaced or the baseline lighting system as determined by Pacific Power. To be eligible for an incentive for a system with controls, the new controls must save energy relative to existing controls.
Incentives are capped at 70% of energy efficiency project costs and incentives will not be available to reduce the energy efficiency project simple payback below one year. Energy efficiency project costs are subject to Pacific Power approval.
Incentives listed as $/kWh are paid per kWh annual energy savings as determined by Pacific Power.
Eligible retrofit lighting equipment is defined in qualified equipment lists posted in the Washington lighting catalog.
A complete list of lighting equipment not eligible for retrofit incentives is available in the Washington lighting catalog.

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Incentives for new construction/major renovation

Get cash incentives and technical expertise for lighting installed as part of new construction or major renovation. You can choose a Wattsmart Business Vendor or an independent energy consultant for technical expertise.

Obtain an incentive application package and catalog from us or a Wattsmart Business Vendor (pre-approval is recommended but not required). The package includes the general application, application supplement, and IRS Form W-9.
Review and approve lighting proposal and sign incentive application.
Submit your incentive application package. Here are instructions for IRS Form W-9.
Receive incentive check within 45 days of completion of step 3.

Lighting New Construction/Major Renovation Incentives (PDF)

MEASURE	CATEGORY	ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS	CUSTOMER INCENTIVE
Interior Lighting	Troffer	Products must be listed on qualified equipment list. Products must be installed in facilities where energy code applies.	$14/fixture
	Linear ambient		$14/fixture
	High bay		$30/fixture
	Other fixtures (not listed above)		$0.74/fixture wattage
	Advanced networked lighting controls		$1.20/W controlled
	Custom interior lighting	Products must be installed in facilities where energy code does not apply	$0.10/kWh annual energy savings
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)	LED fixture	Products must be listed on qualified equipment list.	$0.12/kWh

Notes for new construction/major lighting incentives:

Project cost caps of 70% and one-year simple payback caps apply to new construction and major renovation projects that are not subject to state energy code. The one-year simple payback cap means incentives will not be available to reduce the simple payback of a project below one year. If required, individual measure incentives will be adjusted downward pro-rata so the project has a simple payback after incentives of one year.
Lighting equipment installed to comply with the applicable version of the state energy code, but not exceeding that code, is not eligible for incentives. Lighting equipment that exceeds the applicable version of the state energy code is eligible for incentives.
Eligible lighting equipment is defined in qualified equipment lists in the Washington lighting catalog.

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