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Have you seen the new SEER2 on your HVAC?

At the start of 2023, the US Department of Energy said that all new HVAC products with cooling syste...

Rachel Bromley December 2, 2024

The Inflation Reduction Act Is Supercharging Electrification: Here’s What You Need to Know

Two years after the landmark Inflation Reduction Act passed, the $8.5 billion initiative aimed at ma...

Kelli DeThomas November 21, 2024

Energy Star Sunsetting Light Bulbs and Fixtures: Utility Rebate Impact

Energy Star announced that they are sunsetting their Lighting Lamps & Fixtures certifications, t...

Mike Cham November 8, 2024

From Vision to Action: Steve Moritz's Insights from the Wexner Climate Summit

About a month ago I was standing at the top of a man-made ski slope in Copenhagen, Denmark that was ...

Steve Moritz October 29, 2024

Understanding Carbon Markets: Beginner's Guide

A nationwide effort is required to make sure business practices, new construction or old, and supply...

Rachel Bromley October 15, 2024

PJM, Energy Efficiency & Utility Rebates

[Background: We are publishing the contents of a letter that we recently sent to PJM about how energ...

Mike Cham September 27, 2024

Enhanced Payback Calculator: Boost Accuracy with Custom Products!

Get real-time savings on energy efficiency products with our Payback Calculator! Our Payback Calcula...

Matt Neville September 11, 2024

Networked Lighting Controls: An Introduction to NLC Systems and Growing Utility Program Support

Networked Lighting Control systems are helping to make efficient lighting even more efficient. As th...

Kelli DeThomas September 4, 2024

2024 Midyear Utility Commercial Rebate Trends

We are supplementing our Annual Rebate Trend Analysis and webinar with a midyear look at changes in ...

Encentiv Energy Team September 4, 2024

US and Canada Guide to Fluorescent Bans for Commercial Lighting and Rebates

Compact and linear fluorescent lighting is still being sold and installed. But US States and Canada ...

Mike Cham August 28, 2024

Canada banning HID lamps... with an indefinite delay

Along with it's fluorescent ban, Canada passed legislation to ban from import and manufacture metal ...

Mike Cham August 28, 2024

New Feature: Custom Products for ROI Scoping

Meet your new Custom Product Catalog. Our latest Payback Calculator feature will help you quickly sc...

Kelli DeThomas July 22, 2024

2024 Q2 Manufacturer Data Analysis

An aggregate look at Encentiv usage data from April to June 2024 Each quarter, our Customer Success ...

Kelli DeThomas July 17, 2024

Growing Awareness and Technical Requirements in Horticulture Lighting

The horticulture industry, particularly in indoor agriculture and controlled environment agriculture...

Encentiv Energy Team May 1, 2024

Encentiv Sustainability Team History

Exploring the impacts of our cross-functional team since its establishment At Encentiv Energy, our d...

Kelli DeThomas April 30, 2024

LEDucation 2024 Recap

Early last week, our team traveled to New York City to attend LEDucation, quickly becoming a hot spo...

Encentiv Energy Team April 17, 2024

2024 Q1 Manufacturer Data Analysis

An aggregate look at Encentiv usage data from January to March 2024 Each quarter, our Customer Succe...

Kelli DeThomas April 4, 2024

New Feature: Wattage-Selectable Product Handling in Payback Calculator

Wattage-selectable products are becoming more prevalent, and our new Payback Calculator feature will...

Kelli DeThomas March 27, 2024

Analysis: 2024 Utility Business, Commercial & Industrial Rebate Trends

Our annual rebate analysis webinar remains one of our most popular events. For 2024, we reviewed LED...

Encentiv Energy Team March 13, 2024

Introducing mfg.utilitygenius.com!

Meet the new one-stop shop for all of your Encentiv customization and functionality, mfg.utilitygeni...

Kelli DeThomas March 12, 2024

Charging into the Future: The Evolution of Electric Vehicle Charging

The electric vehicle (EV) landscape is rapidly evolving, with advancements in charging technology dr...

Encentiv Energy Contributor January 31, 2024

Upcoming Webinar: Navigating the 2024 Lighting Industry

Our yearly utility rebate program update webinar offers vital insights and important information in ...

Encentiv Energy Contributor January 30, 2024

Welcoming Gary Massetti, Director of Business Development

The team at Encentiv Energy is thrilled to welcome Gary Massetti as our new Director of Business Dev...

Riley Knavish January 30, 2024

Q3 Manufacturer Data Analysis

An aggregate look at Encentivizer use data from July to September 2023 Each quarter, our Customer Su...

Kelli DeThomas October 18, 2023

Empower your marketing team with rebate data

Rebates are a known mechanism for your sales team. Whether they are pushing to win a bid or trying t...

Kelli DeThomas June 29, 2023

Summer Savings: Why you should complete energy efficiency upgrades now

You just got your first energy bill of the summer and now you remember that energy efficiency upgrad...

Kelli DeThomas June 29, 2023

UtilityGenius: Expert Account Tier Available Now!

Ready to take your utility rebate journey to the next level? UtilityGenius: Expert features just wen...

Encentiv Energy Team May 30, 2023

Not Your Average HVAC Incentives: Energy Recovery Ventilation

As we continue to push for more energy-efficient buildings, one technology that has gained popularit...

Mike Cham April 27, 2023

Analysis: 2023 Utility Business, Commercial & Industrial Rebate Trends

In early March, the team at Encentiv Energy hosted our annual Utility Rebates: What’s New in 2023 we...

Kelli DeThomas March 30, 2023

Not Your Average HVAC Incentives: The New LED Rebate...for HVAC?

In our second article about other HVAC incentives, we will cover a technology that is being newly in...

Mike Cham February 27, 2023

UtilityGenius: Projects Now Live!

UtilityGenius™ is helping users take the next step toward completing their energy efficiency project...

Kelli DeThomas February 27, 2023

ENERGY STAR™ Announces Changes to LED Program

ENERGY STAR™, a long-standing fixture in the energy efficiency industry, recently announced plans to...

Riley Knavish January 30, 2023

Not Your Average HVAC Incentives: An Overview of ERV, ARC, and UVGI

Utility incentives for efficient HVAC systems are nothing new, but there are new and exciting incent...

Mike Cham January 30, 2023

Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program Receives Additional Funding

While the Inflation Reduction Act has been at the forefront of energy efficiency policy discussions ...

Riley Knavish November 29, 2022

UtilityGenius™ Turns One!

November 17th marked the one year anniversary of our public launch of UtilityGenius™, a free tool fo...

Encentiv Energy Team November 29, 2022

Encentiv Energy's Ultimate Guide to Utility Rebates

Utility rebates can be complicated. At Encentiv, our mission to make energy efficiency accessible, a...

Encentiv Energy Team November 8, 2022

Analysis: Prescriptive Chiller Incentives in North America

Chillers are a major source of energy usage in many buildings to provide cooling capability for occu...

Mike Cham October 26, 2022

UtilityGenius Launches Buildings Feature in New Update

Rebate geniuses, get ready to level up your expertise! With our new Buildings functionality, get reb...

Encentiv Energy Team October 20, 2022

Celebrating Energy Efficiency Day 2022!

When Energy Efficiency Day was created in 2016, it had a simple mission in mind: “Save money. Cut po...

Riley Knavish September 29, 2022

Trade Show Round Up: E Source Forum and AEE World

September was a busy month for the Encentiv Energy team, with two back-to-back trade shows. Our team...

Encentiv Energy Team September 29, 2022

How the Inflation Reduction Act Powers Climate Change Action

Riley Knavish September 29, 2022

Encentiv Energy Endorses the Inflation Reduction Act

Riley Knavish August 19, 2022

UtilityGenius Widget Launches on ENERGY STAR® Website

Riley Knavish August 16, 2022

How Vermont’s New Policy Impacts the Lighting Industry

The last few months have brought some heavy-hitting changes in the lighting industry. On the tails o...

Riley Knavish July 27, 2022

Tips to Reduce Summer Energy Consumption

There are plenty of reasons to love summer, but expensive energy bills aren’t one of them. From simp...

Riley Knavish July 27, 2022

LightFair 2022: Back and Brighter Than Ever!

LightFair 2022 took place in Las Vegas last week, and there was no better place than the City of Lig...

Riley Knavish June 30, 2022

Analysis: Top States for Retrofit Kits for 2x4 Luminaires for Ambient Lighting of Interior Commercial Spaces

Kelli DeThomas June 30, 2022

Diving Into the DLC® V5.1 Delisting Deadline

Updated on 06/09: Encentiv Energy is tracking utilities who have publicly announced offering a grace...

Amanda Marchione May 20, 2022

Clocking In With Your Circadian Rhythm

Circadian rhythm refers to the body’s 24-hour biological clock under which our bodies respond to the...

Emily Stoodley May 20, 2022

Breaking Down the Biden Administration 2023 Budget

For 2021 and 2022, and many years prior, a big focus seemed to be on climate change and the fight ag...

Amanda Marchione April 28, 2022

New Light Bulb Energy Efficiency Standards Will Contribute Towards Fight Against Climate Change

On Tuesday, April 26th, the Biden administration and Department of Energy (DOE) finalized two new st...

Amanda Marchione April 28, 2022

Analyzing C&I Rebate Trends

In March, Encentiv Energy hosted our annual Utility Rebates: What’s New in 2022 webinar where we rev...

Amanda Marchione March 31, 2022

Examining Incentives for Electric Vehicles and Chargers

Electric utilities in the US and Canada have embraced Electric Vehicle and Charger incentives rapidl...

Mike Cham March 30, 2022

Analysis: Top States for Recessed Downlights Rebates

On top of offering versatility, energy savings, and up to 25,000-hour lifespan, ENERGY STAR® certifi...

Kelli DeThomas February 26, 2022

An Overview of Trade Show Trends We’ve Seen So Far

With a new year, comes a new trade show schedule. Encentiv Energy had the pleasure of attending thre...

Amanda Marchione February 26, 2022

Want to See All Rebates for Not-yet-listed Products? Try Encentivizer Product Awareness with Product Builder

Encentiv Energy launches Product Builder, the first ever tool that allows you to see DesignLights Co...

Ashley Garia January 31, 2022

What the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Means for the Energy and Lighting Industries

On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed a $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ...

Amanda Marchione January 28, 2022

The Four Things You Need to Know from COP26

In September, we explored the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessm...

Amanda Marchione November 29, 2021

Energy Efficiency: What is the Real Impact of Our Work?

In October, we celebrated Energy Efficiency Day (October 6th) with a whole week dedicated to all thi...

Kelli DeThomas October 26, 2021

Analysis: Top States for Outdoor Pole/Arm-Mounted Area and Roadway Luminaires Rebates

To continue on the trend with energy efficiency moving past a day and being celebrated year-round, w...

Amanda Marchione October 26, 2021

UtilityGenius™ Launched by Encentiv Energy

✨Transform✨ your process for researching utility programs and incentives with UtilityGenius™ – a new...

Encentiv Energy Team October 25, 2021

Dark Sky Q&A with Jane Slade, Lighting Expert and Starving for Darkness Podcast Host

A few months ago we dove into an episode of the Starving for Darkness podcast discussing the Dark-Sk...

Amanda Marchione September 28, 2021

Mid-Year Rebate Trends

This analysis is based on program changes for both downstream and midstream incentive programs throu...

Emily Stoodley September 28, 2021

The first instant rebate plugin that works for commercial LED ecommerce sites and utilities

To say that ecommerce is growing rapidly in the C&I lighting space is an understatement. 54% of ...

Ashley Garia August 29, 2021

One of the biggest drivers of climate change is electricity production and use

On August 9th, 2021, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released th...

Amanda Marchione August 27, 2021

Introducing the new Product Awareness that helps you create more relevant marketing content, sales enablement that converts, and plan market expansion

Your go-to headquarters for finding where utility rebates are highest in North America for any of yo...

Ashley Garia July 28, 2021

Battle Between Cryptocurrency Mining and Energy Usage

According to CNET.com cryptocurrency mining rigs work 24 hours a day and “a rig with three GPUs can ...

Amanda Marchione July 28, 2021

Dimming the Lights on the Dark-Sky Movement

On May 5th, 2021, the Get a Grip on Lighting podcast had guest Jim Benya, an illuminating engineer a...

Amanda Marchione June 29, 2021

DLC® Premium Analysis: How are utilities supporting it in 2021?

Updated June 25, 2021

Mike Cham June 29, 2021

RGGI: A New Market-Based Program to Cut Climate-Altering Carbon Pollution

Updated July 13, 2021

Ashley Garia May 25, 2021

Energy Efficiency Auction Pilot in Ontario

In the Canadian province of Ontario, the utilities have run the “Save on Energy” rebate program for ...

Steve Moritz May 25, 2021

Sales Enablement With a Twist

Sales enablement helps build trust with your prospects and helps you cut through the noise. But what...

Ashley Garia April 28, 2021

Bringing More Value to National Accounts, Design Teams, and Pricing Departments

Did you know that you can use utility rebates and utility information to bring value to cross-functi...

Jason Brown April 28, 2021

Valuing Dimming in Energy Efficiency Programs

Dimmable lighting unlocks increased energy savings and gives building occupants more comfort and con...

Christina Halfpenny March 29, 2021

Analysis: Top States for High Bay Luminaire Rebates

High bays are consistently one of the most popular product categories and utility programs offer gre...

Kelli DeThomas February 23, 2021

Glossary of Industry Terms & Concepts

This glossary contains definitions of terminology and concepts commonly used in the energy efficienc...

Ashley Garia January 27, 2021

The Importance of Luminaire Level Lighting Controls in the Future of Energy Efficiency

Last month we summarized some of the important takeaways from the latest Networked Lighting Control ...

William Walker November 29, 2020

Impacts of DLC® 5.1 Dimming Policy on Product Design and Sales

Updated May 18, 2021 to reflect current DLC® requirements. As of October 2020, due to changes in DLC...

Mike Cham October 29, 2020

Analysis of the “Energy Savings from NLC Systems with and without LLLC” Study

Introduction & Overview

Steve Bolibruck October 29, 2020

Encentiv Energy is Growing!

Jason Brown, PE, CEM, LC joins Encentiv Energy as new Vice President of Customer Operations

Ashley Garia October 23, 2020

The Ohio House Bill that has Received Criticism Nationwide

Jeremy Struhar September 29, 2020

Utility Rebate Programs: A Peek Behind the Curtain

Dan Mellinger August 25, 2020

Your Guide to Rebate Bonus Programs

Are you looking into rebate bonus programs? Get ready to learn more about them and what you need to ...

Ashley Garia July 27, 2020

Q&A with David Gordon, President at Channel Marketing Group

Ashley Garia June 25, 2020

Resources to help you through this pandemic

We’ve been navigating through this new world for what seems like a long time. Energy efficiency proj...

Ashley Garia April 30, 2020

FERC decision to “penalize” new electric generation created by renewable energy

Steve Moritz March 30, 2020

How Encentiv Energy is Responding to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Given how rapidly the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak is progressing we wanted to be transparent wit...

Ashley Garia March 18, 2020

What you need to know: DesignLights Consortium® V5 Technical Requirements

Updated May 18, 2021 to reflect revisions

Mike Cham February 28, 2020

The most impactful energy efficiency policy since 2007

A bipartisan bill, sponsored by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) in the Senate ...

Jeremy Struhar February 28, 2020

What is the future of Efficiency Programs?

This question is one we hear often from customers and others in the industry. Every year we seem to ...

Steve Moritz January 30, 2020

Startup List for 2020

As the new year rings in, one thing is for certain: utility rebate programs are changing...a lot.

Ashley Garia January 30, 2020

Navigating the Complex World of Utility Rebates from the SnapCount Insights Blog

Navigating the Complex World of Utility Rebates Steve Moritz | Dec 4, '19

Steve Moritz December 5, 2019

How Encentivizer Customers Use Product Awareness: Insights from the Product Team

Updated July 30, 2021

Ashley Garia November 26, 2019

3 Things About Upcoming Utility Program Changes You Need to Know

Rebates are a vital component to energy efficiency, no matter what your role is in the industry. The...

Ashley Garia November 26, 2019

What to Expect from DLC® V1.2 Hort Report Technical Requirements

Review of DLC® Version 1.2 Hort Report technical requirements and what to expect. In the latest upda...

Steve Bolibruck October 30, 2019

Trade Show Trends Overview

Steve Moritz October 29, 2019

What you need to know about tariffs and how to offset them

Let’s face it, tariffs are confusing and seemingly unpredictable. This article will provide the basi...

Ashley Garia September 30, 2019

Part III: The Economics of Lighting Control Incentives

Mike Cham September 30, 2019

DesignLights Consortium® Updates to Testing Requirements for DC/PoE Luminaires

In order to simplify policy and reduce the amount of testing required of manufacturers, the DLC has ...

Ashley Garia August 20, 2019

Your introduction to Encentivizer: what it is, what it can do for you, and how it works

Ashley Garia July 30, 2019

Part II: Let’s talk about lighting controls and rebates

Welcome to part II of our series on lighting controls and rebates!

Mike Cham July 29, 2019

VFDs: Rebates and What’s Changing

Mike Cham June 26, 2019

Why Do Utilities Give Away Money? Connecting the disconnect.

Ashley Garia June 26, 2019

Part I: Let’s talk about lighting controls and rebates

Mike Cham May 30, 2019

Full Report: LIGHTFAIR International 2019

The Philadelphia Convention Center was home to the 30th annual LIGHTFAIR International Trade Show + ...

Ashley Garia May 30, 2019

Encentiv Energy and Streamlinx Partnership: Accelerating Utility Incentive and Program Research for Retrofitters at LFI 2019

See it in action at LIGHTFAIR International 2019 in SnapCount’s Booth 3867! Encentiv Energy and Stre...

Ashley Garia May 6, 2019

LED New Technology Adoption: HID Replacement Lamps

If you attended our February webinar [View the webinar Utility Rebates: What's New in 2019 here] you...

Mike Cham April 24, 2019

Horticultural Lighting: Utility Incentive Programs & DLC® Hort Qualification

Horticultural lighting is a fast-growing market in the LED industry. With a focus on year-round cult...

Steve Bolibruck April 24, 2019

2019 DesignLights Consortium® Stakeholder Meeting Recap

The eighth annual DesignLights Consortium® Stakeholder Meeting was held April 1-3, 2019 at the Ritz-...

Mike Cham April 15, 2019

Does Field-Adjustable Light Distribution Have an Impact on Utility Rebates?

The last piece of the DesignLights Consortium’s® (DLC®) V4.4 SSL standard, Field-Adjustable Light Di...

Mike Cham March 27, 2019

Lightfair Guide + Exhibitor Analysis!

Ashley Garia March 27, 2019

Encentiv Energy: Digitization of Utility Program Information and Rebate Estimates for Sales Enablement and Improved Customer Experience

Ashley Garia March 13, 2019

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