Providing an incentive to get your building in shape
Retro-Commissioning incentive is an energy efficiency service that provides valuable expert building analysis at no cost.
What is Retro-Commissioning?
Retro-commissioning is a full-building tune-up designed to help your building perform optimally. It targets energy saving opportunities through a systematic evaluation of energy-using systems, resulting in the identification and implementation of no-cost and low-cost energy-saving improvements.
Retro-commissioning can:
- Improve outside air control and indoor air quality
- Eliminate building “hot” or “cold” spots
- Decrease supply air pressure set point and system rebalancing
- Reduce supply air temp and fan speed in air handling units
- Optimize chiller or other equipment operation
- Adjust and correct equipment operating schedules
Retro-commissioning can also result in reduced maintenance and repair costs and extended equipment service life, as well as provide your tenants and employees with a more comfortable environment.
Who is Eligible to Apply?
Customers must meet the following minimum eligibility requirements before submitting an application:
- Facility owner must be willing to commit to spending $10,000 on the implementation of identified retro-commissioning measures with an estimated simple payback of 18 months or less based on electrical savings.
- Facility must receive delivery service from ComEd (regardless of energy supplier).
- Have a peak demand of 500 kW or greater.
- Be served under one or more eligible rate schedules (talk to your ComEd Account Manager or call 1-877-4-ComEd-1 to determine if your facility is eligible).
- Applicants must be part of a non-public organization. Public buildings such as government, municipal, and public schools are eligible for similar retro-commissioning incentives through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO). Visit IL EEPS for more information.
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- Applicants must agree to use a pre-approved Retro-Commissioning service provider.
- Facility owners must be willing to send one facility staff member to Building operator certification training.
Factors that will be considered include:
- Do you have up-to-date building documentation and records available for examination?
- Is your facility at least five years old and does it have more than 150,000 sq. ft. of air-conditioned floor space?
- Does your facility have a relatively high Energy Use Index (EUI) compared to similar buildings, or does it possess a low ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager rating? Visit the EnergyStar Website for information on Portfolio Manager.
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- Is your facility free of major problems requiring capital repairs or replacements?
- Does your facility have a functional building or system energy management system (EMS) with direct digital control (DDC)?
- Are the facility’s owner and engineering staff committed to being actively involved in the retro-commissioning process?
How to Apply
Applications are now being accepted. If you think you may qualify, contact your ComEd Account Manager or one of ComEd's pre-approved Retro-Commissioning service providers.
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