- Incentive funding provides…

- Incentive funding provides valuable funds for the operation of an energy conservation program
- A program tailored to the needs of school boards allows significant savings of public money
- The program needs to be as simple as possible and minimize staff resources. The value of rebate needs to be worth the effort.
- The application process needs to be streamlined, flexible in how requirements are met, clear from the beginning, consistent and predictable, with minimal requirements
- An application process that accommodates energy conservation projects that form a part of a much larger construction process without requiring the creation of additional evidence would be valuable for school boards
- A multi-site application would be advantageous to reduce the amount of paperwork required
- Programs need to be easy to navigate, consistent year-to-year, and predictable. The current proposal seems like it will result in many fragmented small program options
- A focus on reducing total consumption, not just demand savings, needs to be incorporated into program, so that school boards that already have reduced consumption in the summer can still benefit
- A prescriptive program for common actions like LED lighting, VFDs, high efficiency HVAC, etc that has minimal documentation requirements is important
- A flexible general program for all other projects that accepts engineering calculations as savings estimates and then requires monitoring is also attractive
- Simple is better