Illinois Energy Now
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Energy efficiency investments in Illinois’ economy brings strong and diverse benefits, including protecting consumers and businesses from higher energy prices, improving electric reliability by reducing congestion on the electricity grid, supporting the retention of manufacturing jobs by reducing manufacturing energy costs and supporting the manufacture of new high-efficiency products, hedging risk against fuel price volatility, supporting public health and the environmental quality by reducing energy waste, and helping to keep Illinois’ energy dollars in the local economy. Click on the link above for more information on DCEO's energy efficiency programs.
Updated guidelines: May 16, 2011 - Public Sector Energy Efficiency Standard and Custom Incentives Program Guidelines for electric and gas rebates through Illinois Energy Now program released. Program year begins June 1, 2011, and ends May 31, 2012. New for fourth year: natural gas incentives for public sector customers of Ameren Illinois, Nicor Peoples, and Northshore Gas Utilities. Review and download guidelines.
New 2011-2012 Illinois Energy Now Public Sector Energy Efficiency program updates:
One set of 2011-2012 Guidelines for all public sectors:
- Local Government (county, township, municipal, public safety, water and park districts)
- Public K-12 Schools
- Community Colleges
- State and Federal Government
- Public Universities
New natural gas efficiency incentives are integrated with exisiting electric efficiency incentives. Natural gas incentives are available to those public sector entities in Ameren Illinois, Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas or North Shore Gas natural gas service areas. Electric incentives are available to those public sector entities in Ameren Illinois and ComEd electric service areas.
Energy efficiency projects include but are not limited to, lighting retrofits, de-lamping and permanent fluorescent lamp removal, as well as new lighting fixtures, HVAC, natural gas water heaters, kitchen equipment, occupancy sensors, computerized energy control systems, and other projects designed to reduce electric and/or natural gas consumption.
Please refer to their website for more information.
