CenterPoint Energy's custom rebate program was created to provide refund possibilities for natural gas-saving solutions that are not otherwise covered by CenterPoint Energy Prescriptive rebate options, such as natural gas use in manufacturing processes or heating or water heating. This program is tailored to their commercial and industrial manufacturing customers' specific equipment needs, making it easier for you to improve energy efficiency and save money. CenterPoint Energy states that their custom rebates can help you “Save when purchasing and installing efficient new natural gas equipment, cut your energy use and operating costs, and offset associated project engineering costs.” In addition to custom rebate programs, CenterPoint Energy offers an engineering assistance program to help you investigate, design, and install eligible energy-efficient projects for commercial and industrial clients. This program will fund up to $5,000 in engineering expenses. Furthermore, CenterPoint Energy states, “Customers may be eligible for up to an additional $5,000 if qualifying natural gas technologies are installed. Pre-approval of the study and funding are required prior to starting.”
Below are the criteria to determine the custom rebate level:
Some examples that are eligible for a custom rebate and the business that benefit:
An example of a story from 2017 that utilized the custom rebate program that CenterPoint Energy offers:
“A customer retrofitted their ice arena. Part of the retrofit called for utilizing heat recovery from the ammonia compressors to reduce the heat loads of the ice-resurfacing water and snow melt pit. Four additional heat exchangers were required to capture this refrigeration waste heat.”
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