Telecommunications Efficiency Program
Earn incentives to optimize your energy usage
The Telecommunications Efficiency Program (TEP) helps customers with medium and large telecommunications facilities identify and implement energy-efficiency improvements that lower your energy usage and energy bill. You’ll also earn valuable kilowatt-hour (kWh) incentives to help recover improvement costs.
What you get
Customers who qualify for TEP may receive the following:
- Hands-on guidance throughout the energy-efficiency process, including a no-cost facility audit and identification of low- and no-cost energy-saving measures.
- An action plan report that details a holistic review of your facility’s energy usage and loads, including HVAC, controls systems, mission-critical loads, uninterruptable power supply and other facility systems.
- Recommendations for capital energy projects, should you decide to invest in future energy-efficiency upgrades.
- Incentives based on verified kilowatt-hours saved. Current incentive rates are listed below.
Capital projects
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Low- and no-cost measures
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Total incentive maximum
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How it works
PSE partners with Willdan Energy Solutions to implement this program. Once PSE confirms that you qualify, Willdan’s teams guide you through the process below.
Consultation: Once you qualify, Willdan’s teams perform a no-cost facility audit with measure recommendations, estimated energy savings and incentive options.
Install:Install: Willdan’s telecom facility expert technicians are available for installation oversight and validation with minimal to no interruption of your activities.
Benefits: Receive PSE incentives to help pay for energy-efficiency upgrades, and save operating dollars with a lower energy bill.
How you qualify
To be eligible for TEP incentives:
- Your facility must be within PSE’s electric service area and you must be a current PSE electric customer.
- Your facility must operate as a telecommunications company with the majority of your electric load associated with cellular, fiber optics and/or internet services.
- Facilities whose principal location is for office or retail use usually do not qualify for this program.
- Your facility must be pre-approved by PSE prior to the installation of all energy-efficiency improvement measures.
Implementation requirements to receive TEP incentives:
- You must provide conditional facility data concerning variables that may cause energy-usage fluctuation at your facility (e.g., labor hours, outage data, etc.).
- You must submit an action item completion report documenting all incentive-eligible costs, including, but not limited to, materials and equipment invoices, internal labor costs, and contracted labor costs.
For help with determining your facility’s eligibility, contact us at telecommunications@mogrenlandscape.com.