Participation Requirements

Project Sponsor

Entergy requires the eligible Project Sponsors to demonstrate their financial, technical, experiential, and managerial qualifications as part of the application process to help ensure that the proposed projects will be successful in delivering the estimated energy savings. Entergy also requires Project Sponsors and their subcontractors (if any) to carry all statutorily required insurance.

A Project Sponsor's responsibilities include:

• Identifying potential project opportunities;

• Developing project documentation in accordance with Res/HTR SOP/AC & HP procedures and deadlines;

• Completing the installation and commissioning of approved projects;

• Complying with mandatory progress milestones;

• Submitting periodic project implementation reports (PIR).

Supplier Diversity

Entergy has a distinctive and proud history of supporting the economic development of every segment of the business community, including women, minority and disabled veteran-owned business enterprises (MWBE).

• Woman-Owned - A business that is at least 51% owned by female U.S. citizens who control and operate the business. "Control" in this context means exercising the power to make policy decisions. "Operate" in this context means being actively involved in the day-to-day management.

• Minority-Owned - A business enterprise that is at least 51% owned, controlled, and operated by individuals of African American, Hispanic, Native American, or Asian-Pacific decent. The business owner must be a U.S. citizen.

• Disabled Veteran-Owned - A business enterprise that is at least 51% owned, controlled, and operated by disabled veterans.

Entergy is committed to pursuing business relationships with such enterprises through all aspects of purchasing and contracting, including energy efficiency programs to comply with SB7.

Identification as a MWBE or the use of MWBE subcontractors/suppliers is not a requirement for participation in Entergy's energy efficiency programs. Project funding is awarded on the basis of past performance and/or first come, first served basis.

Affiliate Status

Entergy will utilize the definition of "affiliate" provided by the PUCT for determining Project Sponsor's affiliate status.

25.181 (c) (1) Affiliate:

1. A person who directly or indirectly owns or holds at least 5.0% of the voting securities of an energy efficiency service provider;

2. A person in a chain of successive ownership of at least 5.0% of the voting securities of an energy efficiency service provider;

3. A corporation that has at least 5.0% of its voting securities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by an energy efficiency service provider;

4. A corporation that has at least 5.0% of its voting securities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by;

   a person who directly or indirectly owns or controls at least 5.0% of the voting securities of an energy efficiency service provider; or

   a person in a chain or successive ownership of at least 5.0% of the voting securities of an energy efficiency service provider; or

5. A person who is an officer or director of an energy efficiency service provider or of a corporation in a chain of successive ownership of at least 5.0% of the voting securities of an energy efficiency service provider;

6. A person who actually exercises substantial influence or control over the policies and actions of an energy efficiency service provider;

7. A person over which the energy efficiency service provider exercises the control described in subparagraph (F) of the paragraph;

8. A person who exercises common control over an energy efficiency service provider, where "exercising common control over an energy efficiency service provider" means having the power, either directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of an energy efficiency service provider, without regard to whether that power is established through ownership or voting of securities or any other direct or indirect means; or

9. A person who, together with one or more persons with whom the person is related by ownership, marriage or blood relationship, or by action in concert, actually exercises substantial influence over the policies and actions of an energy efficiency service provider even though neither person may qualify as an affiliate individually.

Host Customer

The eligible host customer's responsibilities include:

• Committing to an energy-efficiency project;

• Entering into an agreement with the selected Project Sponsor; and

• Providing Entergy, and any statewide contractor, access to their homes before and after project completion for installation inspection(s).

Existing Single-Family Residences

All existing single-family and mobile homes built before year 2002 are eligible for the Residential/AC & HP Standard Offer Programs. For the Hard-To-Reach programs, all low-income residential customers living in single-family housing units built before 2002 are eligible to have energy efficiency measures installed in their home.

Existing Multi-Family Residences

Existing multi-family properties built before 2002 are eligible for the Res Large and HTR Large Standard Offer Programs, subject to the following restrictions:

• For individually-metered properties, each dwelling unit is considered a separate residential account, and the common areas are considered either small or large commercial accounts, depending on their aggregate demand. Commercial accounts do not qualify under the Residential/HTR Standard Offer Program.

• Master-metered buildings are considered to be small commercial facilities and do not qualify under the Residential/HTR Standard Offer Program.

Project Sponsors must have Entergy's approval to proceed with the installation of measures at multi-family properties.