How custom projects work

Our list of qualifying measures is extensive, including lighting, water heating, motor & drive and heating & cooling. However, if your project is not covered in these areas, Consumers Energy will create an energy efficient solution for you and give you an incentive of $.08 per kilowatt hour saved or $5.00/MCF. The more energy you save, the more money you’ll earn back in incentives. Each facility can earn up to $200,000 in custom incentives per program year.

To learn more about how custom projects work, read the information below. Then see the Steps to start saving.

How to qualify for incentives for custom projects
Qualifying custom projects must lower electricity and/or natural gas use due to a true improvement in system efficiency. For instance, installing T8 lamps and ballasts would be considered for an incentive. Simply installing a lower wattage lamp in place of a higher wattage lamp would not. To learn more about projects that qualify, see our list of examples of eligible and ineligible custom projects .

Incentives are calculated from the first year’s kWh or MCF savings. To qualify, you must provide sufficient descriptive information, equipment performance data, operating assumptions, measurements and calculations to support energy savings estimates.

Look in our Policies and Procedures manual for more guidelines for calculating custom project energy savings.

Our project was a little unusual, and it wasn’t under the main listings. But we checked under the custom projects list and there it was.

Little steps can mean big improvements, like changing air conditioning and furnace filters. Dirty filters reduce airflow and cause equipment to work harder. With custom measures, the more energy you save, the more money you’ll earn back in incentives. So talk to Consumers Energy about your project. Every company is different. But every business can be more energy efficient with help from the Consumers Energy Business Solutions Team. With custom measures, Consumers Energy will create an energy efficient solution for you and give you an incentive of $.08 per kilowatt hour saved or $5.00/MCF.