Energy Efficiency Investment Fund (EEIF) for Non Profits

• Building envelope
• Chillers and boilers
• Combustion controls
• Compressed air systems
• Demand control ventilation
• Energy management systems
• Heat recovery
• HVAC systems
• Insulation and weatherization
• Lighting power density improvements
• Process and manufacturing improvements
• Pumping systems
• Service water heating improvements
• Steam systems
• Variable speed drives
• Whole building deep energy retrofits

To determine which program can help you, please check your utility bill. The public utility tax can appear several ways and is equal to 4.25% of your monthly electric or natural gas charges.

If your organization pays utility tax on your electric or gas bill, the State of Delaware will assist you with your EEIF application. State of DE

• For questions about EEIF for business email: DNREC.EEIF@delaware.gov
• For EEIF application assistance email: DCCE.EnergyRebates@NV5.com

If you are a school, government, or non-profit organization and do NOT pay a utility tax, Energize Delaware will assist you with your EEIF application. Please continue below at How to Apply.

Non-residential facilities that do NOT pay the Public Utility Tax (PUT) on electric or natural gas bill.

Application Checklist

You will need to have the following to apply:

• Copy of a recent electric or gas utility bill (within past 3 months)
• Verify your equipment qualifies for program rebates
• Itemized quotes, estimates, or proposals
• Copy of completed W-9 Form.
• Copies of paid project invoices. (for Prescriptive Improvement Grant measures only)

1. Download and complete the EEIF for Non-Profits application form.  Be sure to review the EEIF for Non-profits rebate list to confirm that your equipment qualify.
2. Download and provide project details in the spreadsheet(s) relevant to your project,

• • For lighting and lighting controls, complete the lighting spreadsheet.
  • For HVAC systems, complete the HVAC spreadsheet.
  • For commercial foodservice equipment, complete the foodservice spreadsheet.

3. Submit your application package along with a signed and updated W-9 form and project invoices for prescriptive measures to EnergizeDE@appliedenergygroup.com. Projects for Custom improvement grant must be pre-approved, please contact the program before starting your project.

How do I apply?

You can download our application form and begin gathering the information needed to process your application. If you have questions during this process, you can contact us at 888-735-1510 or EnergizeDE@appliedenergygroup.com and a program representative will assist you.

We pay the Public Utility Tax (PUT), can I still apply?

Yes, you will need to contact State of Delaware’s EEIF program to submit an application.

What information do we need to provide?

In addition to the completed and signed application form and W9, please provide a copy of a utility statement from the last three months, as well as any invoices for installed qualifying equipment. If we need additional information, we will be in contact with you after you have submitted your application.

Are there additional energy efficiency grants or programs available to my school, government or non-profit organization besides the EEIF or EEIF for Non-profits program?

There can be, depending on your situation and/or the equipment that you choose to install.

ENERGIZE DELAWARE PROGRAMS

• Faith Efficiencies program
• Pathway to Green Schools
• Affordable Multifamily Housing
• List of all public and non-profit programs

STATE OF DELAWARE PROGRAMS

• Cool Switch Low-Impact Refrigerant Program

Non-residential electric customers of these Delaware municipal utilities – Clayton, Lewes, Middletown, Milford, New Castle, Newark, Seaford, and Smyrna – may qualify for the Efficiency Smart program. You are eligible to receive funding from both EEIF and EEIF for Non-Profits and the Efficiency Smart program. Check with your municipal utility for more information.

Do we need to apply to the EEIF for Non-profits program before we purchase and install qualifying equipment?

It can be helpful to contact the program to confirm your proposed equipment qualifies for a EEIF for Non-profits grant before starting work. You may apply for a prescriptive improvement grant for qualifying equipment after you install the equipment. Projects that fall under the Custom Improvement Grant program MUST be submitted for review BEFORE purchase and installation to ensure the equipment/measures meet program requirements.

How do I know whether to apply to the Prescriptive or Custom program?

Most energy efficiency projects will qualify in the Prescriptive Improvement Grant program. Set rebates are established for most DLC listed lighting, HVAC, water heating, commercial kitchen, and agricultural equipment. Please see our EEIF for Non-Profits rebate list for qualifying Prescriptive program equipment and incentives.

Energy savings from custom measures often are site and end-use specific and require a detailed analysis to qualify for a grant. Acceptable forms of documentation to support Custom project applications may include, energy modeling by a consultant or other third party, nameplate data on all existing systems, specification sheets for ALL proposed systems, detailed system design and drawings, predicted performance calculation verified by a professional engineer (P.E.), and/or EEIF for Non-Profits program approved calculator tools. For instance, ASHRAE 90.1 2016 Appendix G simulation may be used to demonstrate beyond-code energy performance, and ASHRAE’s energy cost budget method may be used to demonstrate energy cost avoidances. Failure to submit acceptable documentation will result in a determination of ineligibility.

In addition, retrofit lighting projects by themselves do not qualify for the Custom Improvement Grant program. Savings from retrofit lighting work may be included in a Custom application when combined with other end uses (space heating, space cooling, water heating, etc.), if they meet the following conditions. To qualify for “Multi-Tier”, 80% or more of the lighting must be dimmable as defined by the Design Lights Consortium (DLC). To qualify as an end use for the Comprehensive Tier, lighting must include fixture-integrated or networked lighting controls.

Projects with energy savings solely from retro-commissioning (RCx) activities also are not eligible for the Custom Improvement Grant program. Preventative maintenance or system “tune-ups” are not RCx measures. To qualify for the Custom program, the RCx measure must have been identified in an energy assessment or RCx study performed by a qualified professional. Additionally, RCx activities are not eligible to “increase” the incentive tiers based on the number of end-uses. For example, a Custom project with a space heating end use measure (counting as one) and RCx measure implementation would qualify for the “Single Tier” incentive rate. This same project would require one (1) additional end-use measure to qualify for the

“Multi-Tier” incentive rate, or two (2) additional end uses to reach the Comprehensive Tier incentive rate.

What are the Custom program incentives?

Custom Improvement Grant incentive structure consists of three tiers which are determined by the comprehensiveness or number of end-uses involved in a project. Projects including only one (1) end use are eligible for the Single Tier incentive level (except for lighting and RCx). To qualify for the Multi-Tier, a project must include a building energy management system (EMS) or contain at least two (2) end uses. A project including three or more (3+) end uses is eligible for the highest incentive level known as the Comprehensive Tier. End uses may be gas and/or electric.

The grant for a Custom project application will be paid at the following rates for each tier, up to 60% of energy efficiency related costs, or the annual customer cap, whichever is less. Projects qualifying for Multi-Tier and Comprehensive Tier must have all measures complete and final approved to be paid at the tier level rate.

Is there a cap on the amount of funding EEIF can provide for a single project?

Yes. The EEIF for Non-Profits program will not pay more than 60% of the energy efficiency related project costs for any proposed project up to $250,000 per individual address per calendar year, whichever is less.

Do you have incentives for solar photovoltaics (PV), solar water heating, geothermal heat pumps, or wind turbines? Please visit the Green Energy Program administered by DNREC at the State of Delaware for assistance. If you are not a customer of Delmarva Power, you may need to contact your electric utility about available incentives.