ComEd Incentives and Programs

Target Audience: All existing buildings

What it is:

ComEd can help find energy-saving opportunities, whether it's lights, HVAC system, chillers, or motors. When scheduled, an approved energy engineer will either conduct an in-person or virtual Facility Assessment. There, they will spend approximately two hours with you assessing your facility to identify energy-efficiency opportunities. 

Within three to four weeks, you will receive a report detailing energy efficiency projects that you can start working on immediately. Each recommendation will include estimated energy savings, cost savings, project cost, potential incentives, and simple payback.  

The facilitiy assessment is free.

Watch this recorded webinar to learn more.

Target Audience: Design and Commercial

Eligibility:

Customer projects must apply in the planning phase or early  schematic design phase. Projects must be 20,000 gross square feet or larger.

• Achieve a green rating system certification
• Meet the Electric Building requirement
• Model energy performance and submit documents

What it is:

ComEd offers financial incentives to achieve green building certification and incorporate high-performance energy efficiency measures.

This ComEd program provides comprehensive energy solutions for new construction and major renovation projects. ComEd New Construction offering makes it easy to design for greater energy savings. It provides solutions that can help your facility generate long-term energy and cost savings. 

You can push your design further by consulting with experienced technical experts at no cost and receive one-time financial incentives for new construction or major renovations designed to exceed energy code requirements. Major renovations are eligible if including significant beyond-code upgrades to at least two major building systems. 

Additional funds are available for lead design firms that actively engage with the program. ComEd provide recommendations, assistance, and financial incentives for energy-saving improvements to all major building systems—envelope, HVAC equipment, lighting, commercial refrigeration and more.

Target Audience: Commercial, Multifamily, Industrial and Public Sector New Construction

Eligible Projects:

Private and public sector facilities are eligible for the new construction offering, including multi-family, office, parking garage, retail, and warehouses. Other custom offerings are available for projects that are early in the design phase. 

Fill out a  project screening form  to determine new construction project eligibility.

What it is:

The ComEd Energy Efficiency Program new construction offering provides solutions that can help your facility generate long-term energy and cost savings. The earlier in design you enroll your project (at concept development or schematic design phase), the better results you’ll realize.

Incentive amounts depend on building type and chosen pathway. To find applicable incentive amounts and rates for your building, refer to the ComEd resource.

Target Audience: Commercial, industrial, small business, public facilities

Eligible Projects:

The program is open to a variety of building types, including private and public sector facilities. Specific eligibility criteria vary by RCx offering:​

• RCx Flex:  Suitable for buildings of any size with annual energy usage over 0.5 GWh and peak demand over 100 kW.
• Monitoring-Based Commissioning (MBCx): Intended for larger buildings over 150,000 square feet with annual energy usage over 3 GWh.​
• Virtual Commissioning (VCx): Applicable to buildings of any size and energy usage.

What it is:

ComEd's Retro-Commissioning (RCx) Program is designed to help commercial, industrial, and public sector customers in northern Illinois optimize their building systems for improved energy efficiency and reduced operational costs. 

Participants can expect average energy savings of 5–15% of annual usage. The program offers fully funded engineering studies to identify low-cost operational improvements with simple paybacks of less than 18 months, in addition to other performance-based incentives and additional incentives for select communities.

Target Audience: Small business and facilities

Eligible Projects:

• Building envelope
• HVAC
• Lighting
• Refrigeration systems
• Compressed air systems

What it is:

ComEd customers that operate smaller businesses and facilities (peak demand under 400 kW) are eligible for incentives on energy-saving projects in their buildings. Building owners can submit an interest form and get matched with a ComEd-approved Service Provider that will complete an energy assessment, compile a list of recommendations, and coordinate project delivery. The Service Provider can also apply ComEd incentives to bring project costs down. The program applies to existing buildings looking to pursue energy efficiency upgrades.