Commercial Buildings
Get free support to optimize your buildings, reduce energy consumption, and minimize carbon emissions — plus earn great incentives every step of the way!
Building Efficiency Accelerator
The Ava Building Efficiency Accelerator is designed to save your building energy and improve comfort with no-cost services and generous incentives. We offer tailored support to help building owners and managers effectively save and earn money by identifying low- to no-cost energy efficiency opportunities.
How It Works
- Site assessment: Our experts perform a walk-through of your entire building and take inventory of existing equipment, operations, and energy use
- Project selection: We develop a list of energy-saving projects that your site can choose to implement. These range from low- to no-cost energy savings initiatives to larger capital projects. No matter your budget, we find opportunities to help you cut long-term costs.
- Implementation: We provide technical and implementation assistance to support your team as you complete your selected projects. You get $5,000 automatically for the first one you finish.
- Save money: Your business earns incentives for each kWh saved and realizes lasting energy cost savings for years to come.
Program Benefits
- Free support: Free site assessment that identifies energy savings opportunities AND 12 months of free technical and implementation support
- Bill reduction: Using performance models to show when and where energy is being wasted, we will develop strategies for you to save 10% on your energy bill.
- Earn money: We provide generous incentives for saving energy, including $5,000 upfront for beginning an energy savings project.
- Environmental stewardship: As you save energy, you’ll also reduce your emissions and environmental impact.
Program Incentives
Incentives will be paid to customers upon project completion and savings verification.
- Energy Efficiency Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Measures: $0.05/kWh
- Energy Efficiency Capital Measures: $0.20/kWh
- Electrification Measures: Up to $8.50/therm
Success Story
One commercial facility with 2.3 MM kWh of annual electricity use implemented our recommended O&M measures. Their results:
Common Energy-Saving Projects
Implement one and get $5,000 immediately, plus thousands in incentives for long-term energy savings.
No-to-low cost ($0.05/kWh incentive rate)
- HVAC system tune-up and maintenance
- Lighting upgrades
- Occupancy sensor installation
- Programmable thermostat installation
- Operational/behavioral changes
- Air sealing and weather stripping
Capital projects ($0.20/kWh incentive rate)
- Building envelope improvements
- HVAC system upgrades or replacements
- Energy management system installation
- High-efficiency boiler or chiller upgrades