Project Requirements

ELIGIBLE MEASURES

Energy efficiency measures in residential applications shall be evaluated by category and priority in order to reduce electric energy consumption and system peak demand at the host customer site(s). 

1. Envelope Measures: At least one of the measures listed below must be installed in order for any measure to be eligible for incentives.

   • Single-family dwelling insulation measures (insulate the ceiling, floor, or all exterior walls)
   • Multi-family insulation measures (insulate the ceiling, floor, or all exterior walls). If an insulation measure is adopted for a particular building, that measure shall be applied to the entire building.
   • Air infiltration control measures (minimum of 10% air leakage reduction, calculated from pre and post-installation blower door tests)
   • HVAC duct integrity (repairs, replacements, and sealing with mastic or aerosol-based duct sealants)

2. Interior Energy Usage Measures

   • Lighting Hard-wired replacements, or compact fluorescents with minimum of 3 hour daily usage (For HTR SOP only)
   • Water Heating
   • Showerheads, aerators, pipe insulation and water heater jackets
   • Refrigerator Replacement (Energy Star® models)

3. HVAC Measures

   • Central unit
   • Split System (Complete coil and compressor replacement)
   • Packaged unit (Installed to manufacturer’s specifications)
   • Window air conditioners for HTR Programs only

Please refer to the Program Manual under the Resources section for more details about eligible measures.

INELIGIBLE MEASURES

• Measures that do not raise efficiency above current standards;

• Measures with an expected life of less than 10 years (except CFL);

• Cogeneration and self-generation projects;

• Load shifting/load management measures;

• Load reductions caused by building vacancies;

• Measures that rely solely on customer behavior or require no capital investment;

• Measures that decrease building plug loads, such as "Green Plugs" or computer inactivity time-out controls;

• Measures for which incentives were received under another Entergy program;

• Repair and maintenance projects;

• Energy-efficient gas measures when replacing non-electric technologies; and

• Measures that result in negative environmental or health effects.

INSTALLATION STANDARDS

No used or reconditioned equipment shall be qualified for incentives. All equipment shall be new.

Project Sponsor must follow all state and local building codes. Project sponsor shall be responsible for licenses, building permits and inspections. Any fees/payments for licenses, building permits, and inspections shall be paid for by the Project Sponsor.

Project Sponsor must follow the program rules in order to claim incentives for their installation. Please refer to the Program Manual for such rules.

OTHER NOTES

As a general rule, measures involving "plug loads" (equipment or appliances that are plugged into standard electrical outlets) are not permitted. This restriction may be waived by Entergy if the Project Sponsor provides reasonable assurance that the energy and/or demand savings associated with such measures are likely to persist over a 10-year period of time and that quantifiable energy and/or demand reduction meeting the requirements of the PUCT's Energy Efficiency Rule can indeed be achieved through the proposed measure(s).

If the Project Sponsor pursues measures for which deemed savings values have not been approved by the PUCT, then the Project Sponsor must follow the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP).

Entergy will be the final authority to decide whether any particular measure is eligible for incentives.