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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

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

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

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

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: 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Updated June 25, 2021

Mike Cham June 29, 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

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

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

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

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

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Steve Moritz December 5, 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 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

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

Ashley Garia July 30, 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

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

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

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

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

How to Create an Energy Efficiency Proposal that Closes Deals Faster

Updated February 24, 2021

Ashley Garia November 28, 2018

Field Adjustable Light Output and Concerns

As part of the Design Lights Consortium’s® Technical Requirements V4.4 update, Field-Adjustable Prod...

Mike Cham October 30, 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

Don't Wait 'til it Breaks!

Ashley Garia June 26, 2018

You Won't Believe This

Sam Levinson June 26, 2018

Keep Your Eye on Rebates

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

Jeremy Struhar May 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

We're Celebrating 10k Views of the Encentivizer™ Widget

Why is 10,000 views (and counting...) a significant number you ask? Well, it's because in a few shor...

Ashley Garia November 14, 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

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

What You Need to Know about DLC Requirements V4.0

DesignLights Consortium™ is implementing the final step in the Technical Requirements Version 4.0. W...

Ashley Garia March 12, 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

First Energy PA: New Bonus Available!

Government, Non-Profit, and Institutional (includes schools, institutions of higher education and ho...

Ashley Garia July 11, 2014

Limited Time Offer: PPL Temporary Rebate Increase for GNI Customers

We have some good news.

Ashley Garia March 28, 2014

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