Encentiv Energy News | Energy Efficiency

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Encentiv Energy Endorses the Inflation Reduction Act

Riley Knavish August 19, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Introduction & Overview

Steve Bolibruck October 29, 2020

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

Ashley Garia June 25, 2020

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

Steve Moritz March 30, 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

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

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

Ashley Garia March 13, 2019

Next Generation of Utility Energy Efficiency Programs

New York launches a major initiative targeting over 4MM MWh of energy savings by 2025 For more than ...

Steve Moritz February 27, 2019

Rolling Back Light Bulb Standards

Sam Levinson February 27, 2019

Green New Deal

The term ‘Green New Deal’ goes back more than ten years, with the basic idea of increasing green ini...

Jeremy Struhar January 30, 2019

2019 Utility Program Changes

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

Ashley Garia January 30, 2019

Most Read Articles of the Year

What a year 2018 has been! We’re ending on a high note and covering the most read content of the yea...

Ashley Garia December 19, 2018

Exploring DLC® Premium: Past, Present, and Future

Three years into DesignLights Consortium® Premium, with over 130,000 (and growing) products listed, ...

Mike Cham December 13, 2018

Key Takeaways from IEA’s Energy Efficiency 2018

Last month, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released a report, Energy Efficiency 2018, in whic...

Jeremy Struhar November 28, 2018

How to Create an Energy Efficiency Proposal that Closes Deals Faster

Updated February 24, 2021

Ashley Garia November 28, 2018

Environmental Focus: Energy Savings, Sustainability & Global Warming

Most of the time when we talk about energy efficiency in this industry, we talk about the economics....

Sam Levinson October 29, 2018

State of LED Rebates

Jeremy Struhar September 25, 2018

LEDs: Growth & Global Market

Jeremy Struhar August 27, 2018

A manufacturer's guide to understanding how to use rebates to increase sales

Rebates...UGH. They’re like your favorite worst enemy. We all know how important rebates are to the ...

Ashley Garia August 27, 2018

July 2018 Recap of DesignLights Consortium® Stakeholder Meeting

The DesignLights Consortium® Stakeholder meeting was held earlier this month at Boston Park Plaza in...

Ashley Garia July 31, 2018

Don't Wait 'til it Breaks!

Ashley Garia June 26, 2018

You Won't Believe This

Sam Levinson June 26, 2018

LED Lighting Facts® Program is Ending

Did you know the Department of Energy is ending the LED Lighting Facts® Program? Here's how the Desi...

Ashley Garia March 29, 2018

DesignLights Consortium® Controls Summit Recap

The DesignLights Consortium® 2018 Controls Summit was held in San Ramon, California at the spectacul...

Ashley Garia March 29, 2018

3 Early Trends in Utility Rebate Programs for 2018

Here at Encentiv Energy, we live and breathe utility rebate program information. Each day our entire...

Jeremy Struhar January 30, 2018

Utility Rebate Program Changes for 2018

Throughout the year, there are seemingly endless changes taking place within utility rebate programs...

Ashley Garia December 28, 2017

What's missing from your energy audit software?

If you already have an energy audit platform or you’re looking to get one…you know the benefits of g...

Ashley Garia November 29, 2017

Key Takeaways from KEEA

The future for utilities, rebate programs, and DOE/EPA cuts. The Keystone Energy Efficiency Alliance...

Ashley Garia November 29, 2017

Large Financial Services Company Finds Out for Themselves, “Does Encentivizer™ Project Estimator Really Work?”

This project was for a large corporate financial services company that consisted of LED lighting and...

Ashley Garia October 27, 2017

Encentiv Energy Accepts Office Lighting Challenge for Energy Efficiency Day 2017

This year, Encentiv Energy is participating in the second annual Energy Efficiency Day on October 5,...

Ashley Garia October 5, 2017

You Should Know This When It Comes to Utility Rebates

This is one of the most overlooked items when applying for rebates - don't let it happen to you. Reb...

Ashley Garia September 27, 2017

Encentivizer™ Product Awareness: New Interactive Map Feature

Featuring a New Interactive Map to Easily See Which States are Offering the Highest Rebate Amount fo...

Ashley Garia September 27, 2017

Energy Star®: Driving energy savings AND rebates

So, what does ENERGY STAR have to do with Encentiv Energy? Encentivizer (Encentiv Energy’s best-in-i...

Mike Cham August 28, 2017

Dead End: Looking for Utility Rebates Online

The typical process of looking for energy efficiency rebate information is frustrating, complex, and...

Jeremy Struhar August 28, 2017

Do you know about HVAC and VFD incentives and what they mean for you?

Upgrading an HVAC system can be a costly project, and even adding VFDs (Variable Frequency Drives) i...

Mike Cham July 27, 2017

The Energy Efficiency Financing Valley of Death

Think about what happens when you go to buy a car. To help close the sale the car dealership automat...

Steve Moritz June 28, 2017

Saving Schools Incentive Dollars Doesn't Take a Summer Break

Following the ritual of spring graduations, school districts and universities across the country fin...

Ashley Garia June 28, 2017

Don't panic, just make sure you're clear on this

If you didn’t take a 6-month vacation, odds are you’ve been developing projects that will be affecte...

Ashley Garia April 20, 2017

AESP’s National Conference 2017 – Destination Innovation

Spending Valentine’s Day away from home on business - in a destination city like Orlando, at Univers...

Steve Moritz March 12, 2017

Encentivizer XL™ Gets Major Updates

Powerful New Features Support XL Users Pittsburgh, PA, February 7, 2017– Encentiv Energy today annou...

Ashley Garia February 6, 2017

The End-of-Year Utility Rebate Program Tsunami

In January 2017 our system recorded over 450 program changes that include new rebate amounts, new su...

Steve Moritz February 6, 2017

#1 Reason the 2016 Election Won't Have a Negative Impact on the Energy Efficiency Industry

"Energy efficiency will always be the lowest cost resource. The cheapest kWh is the one you don’t us...

Steve Moritz December 1, 2016

An Energy Efficiency All-Star Roundtable Discussion

It’s not often you get an opportunity to witness a meaningful peer-to-peer event in your industry – ...

Steve Moritz November 22, 2016

Encentiv Energy Delivers New Experiences for Encentivizer Platform

New Awareness UI, Enhanced Financing Options for Portfolio Awareness & All-New Lighting Controls...

Ashley Garia November 16, 2016

Encentiv Energy Launches New Website

Encentiv Energy is inviting utility companies, manufacturers, and energy efficiency service provider...

Ashley Garia November 15, 2016

Encentiv Energy Announces Investment from Investment Group Led By Birchmere Ventures

Pittsburgh, PA, September 28, 2016– Encentiv Energy, a Pittsburgh-based, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS...

Ashley Garia September 28, 2016

Energy Innovator of the Year Award Goes to Encentiv Energy's Chief Technology Officer

AEE Recognizes Individuals and Organizations for Contributions to the Energy Industry – The Encentiv...

Ashley Garia September 9, 2016

Encentivizer Awareness™ Now With Enhanced Features

New Features Make Managing National Accounts or Multi-Site Facilities Across Multiple Utility Territ...

Ashley Garia June 29, 2016

PJM Says Yes to Energy Efficiency

Energy Efficiency Qualifies as a Capacity Performance Offering

Ashley Garia February 2, 2016

Utility Rebate Customers: Claim your PJM Capacity Credits!

Beyond each of our local electric utilities, large regional cooperatives manage the generation and t...

Ashley Garia November 28, 2015

PJM Incentives: The Facts

For those of you that may not know about PJM incentives or have questions, here's a quick study.

Ashley Garia July 24, 2015

Watch a Video on Encentivizer

In the perplexing world of energy efficiency rebates, we have the tools to help you navigate it. The...

Ashley Garia July 15, 2015

Bonus Rebates Are Back!

Special savings for customers of First Energy

Ashley Garia December 1, 2014

FirstEnergy G&I Audit Incentives

Eligible participants will receive an incentive of up to $0.05 /kWh saved, not to exceed 50 percent ...

Ashley Garia November 30, 2014

FirstEnergy Street Lighting, Outdoor Lighting, and Traffic Signal Incentives

Governmental & Institutional customers of FirstEnergy’s Pennsylvania utilities (Met-Ed, Penelec,...

Ashley Garia November 19, 2014

Beyond Utility Rebates: PJM's EER Program Webinar

Lighting Solution Development is teaming up with Encentiv Energy to host a free webinar about one of...

Ashley Garia September 12, 2014

Ohio and Pennsylvania Customers: Are you taking advantage of PJM incentives?

There is a lot of talk about local utility rebates as incentives for energy-efficiency projects, but...

Ashley Garia July 24, 2014

13 Changes to Utility Energy Efficiency Programs in Pennsylvania

It's that time of the year again when Pennsylvania utilities make changes to their energy efficiency...

Ashley Garia July 11, 2014

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