Custom
Incentive Programs

The Custom Incentives program offers incentives for projects that include technologies and/or customer specific energy efficiency projects that do not meet the eligibility criteria for other FirstEnergy utility business programs. To qualify for custom incentives, project must have a payback between one and seven years before applying incentive. All custom project applications must include all technical information and documentation. Projects are incentive at $0.08/kWh saved. Possible custom projects include:

• Upgrade of an existing industrial process


• New construction or renovation projects that involve multiple building systems (i.e. lighting, HVAC, and building envelope)


• Replacement of existing motors larger
  than 200hp


• Replacement of an existing motor
  speed control with a new VSD


• Installation of a VSD controlling more than
  500 hp


• Replacement of motors greater than 200 hp


• Water/wastewater system improvements


• Building control systems such as Demand Control Ventilation or Exhaust Air Heat Recovery, and Economizers


• Compressed air system upgrades


• New and emerging technologies

Examples of projects/technologies that do NOT qualify for Custom Incentives:

• Power factor correction devices


• Motor soft starts


• Renewable energy technologies that generate electricity (i.e. solar photovoltaic, wind generation, micro-hydroturbines, etc)


• Any electric generation projects
• Fuel switching (i.e. replacement of an electric chiller with an absorption chiller)

To qualify for incentives, equipment must have been purchased on or after April 11, 2011. All custom projects will require program approval prior to the purchase and installation of equipment (pre-approval), regardless of the total incentive requested.

1. Download Complete Information and Application Form"


2. Guidance for New Construction Projects

• Lighting
  Programs
  • Standard Lighting
    • Download Complete Information and Application Form
  • Non-Standard Lighting
    • Download Complete Information and Application Form
    • Download Non-Standard Lighting Calculator
• Motor
  and Drive
  Programs
  • Download Complete Information and Application Form
• Traffic
  Signals
  • Download Complete Information and Application Form
• Refrigeration
  & Commercial
  Food Service
  • Download Complete Information and Application Form
• Specialty
  Equipment
  • Download Complete Information and Application Form
• Custom
  Incentives
  • Download Complete Information and Application Form
• HVAC
  Programs
  • Download Complete Information and Application Form
• Audit
  Program
  • Download Complete Information and Application Form
• Mercantile
  Customer
  Program