If you are an industrial
customer of Pacific Power or PGE you are
eligible to participate in the Production
Efficiency program. Here
is the process your program participation will
most likely follow:
Contact
Us
To set the wheels in motion toward improving your facility’s
energy efficiency, contact us
at production@energytrust.org or
call toll-free 503-445-7643.
Initial
Meeting / Facility Walk-through
Meet face-to-face with a program delivery
contractor (PDC) selected to best
serve your specific energy needs. The
PDC will explain the Production Efficiency program in detail,
perform a walk-through inspection
of your facility to gain an over all
knowledge of the ways your business
uses energy, and then identify potential
areas where savings can be attained.
Potential
Project Evaluation
Following the walk-through inspection,
the PDC will discuss their findings
with the Program Technical Manager
who will determine whether a more
detailed engineering study is needed.
If the identified project(s) are straightforward, the
PDC will directly assist you in developing
a proposal and project application.
Project
Engineering Study
The PDC will thoroughly study each
project and recommend energy efficient
upgrades involving a specific system
or process. A report will be
developed, containing a detailed description
of the proposed project, an estimate
of the cost of installing the project,
the resulting Energy Trust incentive
(based on a percentage of project
cost), the energy savings, and financial
analysis.
Project
Proposal
An Energy Trust representative will
review each study report and determine
your interest in moving forward with
the proposed project.
Project
Application
and Commitment
When you indicate that you
want to proceed with a specific project,
an Energy Trust representative will
prepare an application which
contains a summary of the proposed
project cost, energy savings and incentive
offer. Your completed application
assures you that the incentive funds
will be available when you project
is complete.
Project
Installation
Having committed to a project,
it’s time to make it happen. Your
Energy Trust representative will help
identify vendors, suppliers, contractors,
and project engineers that can take
the proposed project design and turn
it into reality.
Project
Inspection
Once your project is operational,
we’ll send out an engineer to inspect
it. We will look to see whether the project was installed in accordance with the project’s specifications and our program’s requirements. Once
your project passes inspection, you’re
ready to receive your incentive payment.
Project
Completion
Just send us a signed certificate
of completion along with the invoices
for the project. We’ll take care
of the rest. You’ll usually receive your incentive
check within 4 to 6 weeks.
Photo Top: Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated: "The Energy Trust study pointed out short-comings in our equipment. The long-term eneregy savings from the new high efficiency equipment we purchased far outweighs the extra cost. We've already started another project with Energy Trust."
Incentive funds are available for projects to be completed in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Please contact the Production Efficiency program at 503-445-7643 to learn more about the incentive reservation process.
