Commercial Standard Offer
Program Description
Oncor provides incentives to Service Providers who install approved energy efficiency measures in business, government, nonprofit, and worship facilities in Oncor's service area.
These energy-saving projects must be approved by Oncor prior to starting. Once completed, Oncor verifies the savings and the Service Providers receive incentive payments based on the project's actual savings.
Service Providers
Service Providers, also called "Project Sponsors," can include:
- National or local energy service companies (ESCOs)
- National or local companies that provide energy-related services and products (consultants, contractors, and equipment providers)
- Individual customers that implement energy efficiency measures in their own facilities
- Retail electric providers
Any listing of Energy Efficiency Service Providers available from this website is not associated with or endorsed by the Public Utility Commission of Texas or Oncor. Oncor is not a party to the agreement between the consumer and the Service Provider. The Service Provider is solely responsible for the performance of the work and contract fulfillment.
Eligibility Requirements
The selection of the energy efficiency measures and projects is at the discretion of the individual and his Service Provider—with final approval required by Oncor before the project begins.
- Business, government, nonprofit, and worship facilities must be located in Oncor's service area and serviced by an Oncor electric meter
- Facilities must have an electric demand of 100 kW or more
- Facilities must achieve at least 20 kW of demand reduction during the summer on-peak period*
*The summer on-peak period is defined as the hours from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, June through September, excluding weekends and federal holidays.
Facility Examples
- School districts
- Municipal and office buildings
- Retail establishments
- Manufacturing sites
Program Examples
- 1,200-ton chiller retrofit — $45,000 incentive
- A new 700,000-sq.-ft. school — $17,000 incentive for installing efficient lighting and cooling equipment
- A large office building — $74,000 incentive for qualifying lighting upgrades
- A new 125,000-sq.-ft. retail store — $50,000 incentive for efficient lighting and cooling equipment
- Traffic signal upgrade — $83,000 incentive for installing LED lights at 180 intersections
Incentives and Savings
Incentives are available for both new construction and retrofit projects.
All incentives are paid on the kW and kWh saved and are verified through a measurement and verification (M&V) process.
There are a number of projects, however, that have assigned “deemed savings” and therefore don't require measurement. These deemed savings are a predetermined estimate of demand and energy savings that has been approved by the Public Utility Commission of Texas. Currently 17 types of cooling projects and nine types of lighting projects have deemed savings assigned and do not require M&V.
The Service Provider has the option to perform a complete M&V study OR use deemed savings with these projects. Oncor must approve the applicability of deemed savings before the project begins.
Contact Information for Participation
Phone: 1.866.728.3674
E-mail: eecustinfo@oncor.com