--- title: Encentiv Energy News | Mike Cham description: CTO, Encentiv Energy --- [hello@encentivenergy.com](mailTo:hello@encentivenergy.com) [+1 8558960568](tel:+1%208558960568) [![](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/2019%20e%20news%20spotlight%20logo%20(1).png?width=500&name=2019%20e%20news%20spotlight%20logo%20(1).png)](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news) - [SCHEDULE A DEMO](https://www.encentivenergy.com/schedule-a-demo/) ![](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/hs-fs/hubfs/News%20Post%20Header%20and%20Post%20Images/HubSpot%20Blog%20Hero%20Image.png?width=1980&height=880&name=HubSpot%20Blog%20Hero%20Image.png) # e News **SPOTLIGHT** The latest energy efficiency industry news, tips, trends, and insights from the Encentiv Energy team. 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[Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) October 6, 2025 ## [Smart Building Utility Rebates: Transform Your Upgrade Strategy](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/smart-building-utility-rebates-transform-your-upgrade-strategy) The transition to smart building technology represents one of the most significant opportunities for... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) July 30, 2025 ## [After the OBBBA: Utility rebates are still open for business with no end in sight](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/after-the-obbba-utility-rebates-are-still-open-for-business-with-no-end-in-sight) The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) in July 2025 has sent shockwaves through the c... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) July 14, 2025 ## [EV Charger Rebates and Eligibility Lists For Utilities](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/ev-charger-rebates-qpl-0) Utility incentives for commercial Electric Vehicle Chargers(EVC or EVSE), are an important part of t... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) April 1, 2025 ## [Energy Star Sunsetting Light Bulbs and Fixtures: Utility Rebate Impact](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/blogs/news/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](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) November 8, 2024 ## [PJM, Energy Efficiency & Utility Rebates](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/pjm-utility-rebates) \[Background: We are publishing the contents of a letter that we recently sent to PJM about how energ... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) September 27, 2024 ## [US and Canada Guide to Fluorescent Bans for Commercial Lighting and Rebates](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/fluorescent-bans-guide) Compact and linear fluorescent lighting is still being sold and installed. But US States and Canada ... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) August 28, 2024 ## [Canada banning HID lamps... with an indefinite delay](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/fluorescent-bans-guide-0) Along with it's fluorescent ban, Canada passed legislation to ban from import and manufacture metal ... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) August 28, 2024 ## [Not Your Average HVAC Incentives: Energy Recovery Ventilation](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/not-your-average-hvac-incentives-erv) As we continue to push for more energy-efficient buildings, one technology that has gained popularit... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) April 27, 2023 ## [Not Your Average HVAC Incentives: The New LED Rebate...for HVAC?](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/not-your-average-hvac-incentives-uvgi) In our second article about other HVAC incentives, we will cover a technology that is being newly in... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) February 27, 2023 ## [Not Your Average HVAC Incentives: An Overview of ERV, ARC, and UVGI](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/not-your-average-hvac-incentives-overview) Utility incentives for efficient HVAC systems are nothing new, but there are new and exciting incent... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) January 30, 2023 ## [Analysis: Prescriptive Chiller Incentives in North America](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/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](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) October 26, 2022 ## [Examining Incentives for Electric Vehicles and Chargers](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/examining-incentives-of-electric-vehicles) Electric utilities in the US and Canada have embraced Electric Vehicle and Charger incentives rapidl... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) March 30, 2022 ## [DLC® Premium Analysis: How are utilities supporting it in 2021?](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/dlc-premium-analysis-how-are-utilities-supporting-it) Updated June 25, 2021 [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) June 29, 2021 ## [Impacts of DLC® 5.1 Dimming Policy on Product Design and Sales](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/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](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) October 29, 2020 ## [What you need to know: DesignLights Consortium® V5 Technical Requirements](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/what-you-need-to-know-designlights-consortium-v5-technical-requirements) Updated May 18, 2021 to reflect revisions [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) February 28, 2020 ## [Part III: The Economics of Lighting Control Incentives](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/part-iii-the-economics-of-lighting-control-incentives) [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) September 30, 2019 ## [Part II: Let’s talk about lighting controls and rebates](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/part-2-lets-talk-about-lighting-controls-and-rebates) Welcome to part II of our series on lighting controls and rebates! [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) July 29, 2019 ## [VFDs: Rebates and What’s Changing](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/vfds-rebates-and-whats-changing) [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) June 26, 2019 ## [Part I: Let’s talk about lighting controls and rebates](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/part-1-lighting-controls-explained-and-rebates) [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) May 30, 2019 ## [LED New Technology Adoption: HID Replacement Lamps](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/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](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) April 24, 2019 ## [2019 DesignLights Consortium® Stakeholder Meeting Recap](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/2019-designlights-consortium-stakeholder-meeting-recap) The eighth annual DesignLights Consortium® Stakeholder Meeting was held April 1-3, 2019 at the Ritz-... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) April 15, 2019 ## [Does Field-Adjustable Light Distribution Have an Impact on Utility Rebates?](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/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](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) March 27, 2019 ## [Exploring DLC® Premium: Past, Present, and Future](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/exploring-dlc-premium-past-present-and-future) Three years into DesignLights Consortium® Premium, with over 130,000 (and growing) products listed, ... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) December 13, 2018 ## [Field Adjustable Light Output and Concerns](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/field-adjustable-light-output-and-concerns) As part of the Design Lights Consortium’s® Technical Requirements V4.4 update, Field-Adjustable Prod... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) October 30, 2018 ## [Industry Impacts From the DesignLights Consortium® NLC Analysis Study](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/networked-lighting-controls-incentives) The DesignLights Consortium® (DLC®) is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the wides... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) October 27, 2017 ## [Energy Star®: Driving energy savings AND rebates](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/energy-star-driving-savings) So, what does ENERGY STAR have to do with Encentiv Energy? Encentivizer (Encentiv Energy’s best-in-i... [Mike Cham](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/author/mike-cham) August 28, 2017 ## [Do you know about HVAC and VFD incentives and what they mean for you?](https://blog.encentivenergy.com/news/hvac_vfd_mean_for_you) Upgrading an HVAC system can be a costly project, and even adding VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives) i... 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