Energy Trust offers incentives to qualifying distributors to stock and sell high-efficiency lighting products at a discount to their customers. This allows purchasers to receive premium lighting products at a comparable cost as conventional, less energy-efficient products.

Lighting can consume as much as 20% of the energy used by a business. When businesses upgrade to high-efficiency LED lighting fixtures and products, they can save on their energy bills and also help improve the appearance and safety of their business or facility. By offering instant discounts, we can help more customers gain the benefits of high-quality, high-efficiency lighting.

Incentives are paid directly to participating distributors and are passed through to you as an instant discount on your invoice when you purchase qualifying high-efficiency lighting products.

All Portland General Electric and Pacific Power business customers are eligible, as long as qualifying lighting products are installed at an eligible commercial, industrial or multifamily (common area only) site in Oregon. Before you purchase qualifying products, the distributor will enter the installation address and product information into an online tool to verify the site is eligible.

The distributor will ask for the business name, installation address, and building type at the point-of-sale. You do not need to provide your electric utility account number. Installation of the products purchased through the Instant Discounts Offer is required within 90 days from purchase date. 

No, the offer needs to confirm that the products will be installed at a site served by Portland General Electric or Pacific Power, so the end user’s address is required. 

Products must be on ENERGY STAR or Design Lights Consortium (DLC)’s qualified product list. To see a list of qualifying products, read our Instant Discounts for Business Lighting Flyer.

If these products don’t meet your needs, you could participate through Energy Trust’s Standard offering. Please contact a Business Lighting Trade Ally for more information, or you can contact the Business Lighting team at 1.800.326.2917 or send us an email at lighting@energytrust.org. Learn more about available cash incentives by visiting our pages for Commercial lighting, Multifamily lighting or Industrial lighting. If you operate a grow facility, visit our horticultural lighting page for available cash incentives.

Energy Trust reserves the right to inspect all projects.

No, products must be installed in the Portland General Electric or Pacific Power service territory.

Yes, as long as customer eligibility requirements are met. Incentives that total more than $7,000 per project require pre-authorization.

No, but the customer may be eligible to receive incentives for lighting through Energy Trust’s New Buildings program. For more information, please visit our New Construction and Major Renovations page or email newbuildings@energytrust.org.

• The incentive is provided immediately at the point-of-sale as a discount on your invoice, reducing the cost of energy-efficient lighting equipment for a great return on investment.
• No paperwork or signatures are required from the purchaser or customer unless the total incentive amount is over $7,000.
• Contractors outside of Energy Trust’s Business Lighting trade ally network can receive instant discounts and pass along savings to their customers.
• Contractors and trade allies can increase business and gain an edge over the competition by passing on savings to customers as an instant discount.
• Contractors and trade allies can drive profits with higher margin products and improve customer satisfaction by offering a better product at a lower price.
• Customers receive top-quality lighting performance, lower energy costs and equipment lasts longer, resulting in less maintenance and long-term savings.
• Customers can purchase qualifying products and have their maintenance staff or preferred contractor install them.