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Wattsmart® Business financing for Washington!

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Financing as low as 1.99% for 24 months.*

Pacific Power is offering Washington business customers an affordable solution to make energy efficiency upgrades with low-cost financing by buying down the interest rate.  

We’re making it easy to pay for energy efficiency upgrades by teaming up with Verdant Commercial Capital.  

Benefits include: 
  • Can upgrade with $0 down**
  • Increased safety, productivity and employee morale due to better lighting
  • Lower monthly payments and reduced interest  
  • Preserve liquid capital for your other business needs 
  • Potentially be cash flow neutral or positive  
  • Monthly energy savings help make the payments

**Combine a Wattsmart® Business incentive with low-cost financing  to complete your lighting upgrade with $0 down.

Eligibility 
  • Project must be installed and final project submittals sent by November 30th, 2025 
  • Subject to customer receiving credit approval  
  • Terms and conditions apply 
  • Project annual kWh savings minimum and maximum (kWh): 50,000 – 1,000,000
  • Project minimum cost before incentives ($): $25,000

See the Lighting System Retrofits Table.

Project Example:  

  • Project Cost (before incentive) = $150,000 
  • Incentive Amount = $50,000 
  • Amount Financed = $100,000 
  • Estimated Annual Project Energy Savings (kWh/yr): 421,000 ($28,800/year or $2,400/month) 

For the 48 month term, the estimated monthly energy savings covers the monthly loan repayment.

For Wattsmart Business vendors 

Steps

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Become a Verdant-approved contractor. Contact Joshua Patton.

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Refer to the calculator tool for financing estimates. 

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Offer your customers awesome financing options! 

*Financing application decisions subject to credit parameters. Rates and buy-down amounts subject to change without notice. Neither Verdant Commercial Capital nor Pacific Power is the agent of the other. Verdant Commercial Capital, not being the manufacturer, seller or distributor of the property being financed, makes no representation or warranty concerning it, including any representation or warranty related to energy efficiency, cost savings or positive cash flow related thereto. Financing described herein is available only for Pacific Power customers’ project to purchase qualifying energy-efficient lighting measures. All projects must receive prior approval from Pacific Power. Funding for Pacific Power’s limited time financing offer is subject to availability of funds – funding in 2025 is limited.  

Limited-Time Bonus

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Bonus for lighting upgrades

Skip to non-lighting bonus

For a limited time, get a customer bonus incentive of approximately 10% for select lighting upgrades.

Bonuses are applied before project-level incentive caps. An incentive offer is required to be eligible for bonus funds, and bonus incentive funding is subject to availability.

Bonus deadlines and the full terms and conditions are available on the Pacific Power website and may be modified at any time.

Actual bonus will be determined based on final project submittals.

Projects completed after November 30, 2025, will not be eligible for these special bonus incentives.

To receive the bonus incentive, applicable measures must be installed, and final project submittals sent by November 30, 2025.

STEPS TO APPLY

  1. Submit lighting application with eligible bonus measures. (Inspection may be required)
  2. Receive offer letter with estimated incentive and potential bonus.
  3. Complete project installation and provide final project submittals by November 30, 2025.
  4. Receive base incentive and bonus upon final review. (Inspection may be required)
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Our Wattsmart Business vendors can help!

Find an approved vendor here.

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Bonus funds are first come, first served, and the bonus incentive offer may terminate earlier than the eligibility timeline below if allocated funding is exhausted. Offer ends November 30, 2025. Projects receiving grant funding are not eligible for limited-time customer bonus incentive offerings.

Bonus for non-lighting upgrades

For a limited time, get a customer bonus incentive of approximately 20% for select motor and HVAC upgrades.

  • Bonus incentive funding is subject to availability.
  • Bonus deadlines and the full terms and conditions are available on the Pacific Power website and may be modified at any time.
  • Actual bonus will be determined based on final project submittals.
  • Projects completed after November 30, 2025, will not be eligible for these special bonus incentives.

To receive the bonus incentive, applicable measures must be installed, and final project submittals sent by November 30, 2025.

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Resources

All program incentives can be found here.

Bonus funds are first come, first served, and the bonus incentive offer may terminate earlier than the eligibility timeline below if allocated funding is exhausted. Offer ends November 30, 2025. Projects receiving grant funding are not eligible for limited-time customer bonus incentive offerings.

Discover special offers and program benefits

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Special limited-time offers and Washington program changes

Limited-time opportunities: customer bonus incentives and Small Business’ customer eligibility modification 

We want to help you close projects this year, increase your participation and drive results. That’s why we added customer bonus incentives for select lighting and non-lighting measures and increased eligibility criteria to participate in the Small Business program. Here’s a look at the details. 

  • Customer bonuses for lighting are approximately 10% of the base incentive. The incentive offer is required to reserve bonus funds for applicable lighting projects. Bonuses for non-lighting are approximately 20% of the base incentive.  The customer bonus is applied before project-level incentive caps. To receive this incentive, applicable measures must be installed with the final application submitted by Nov. 30, 2025. Projects completed after Nov. 30, 2025, will not be eligible for bonus incentives. The customer bonus incentive funding is subject to availability. The bonus deadlines and full terms and conditions will be available on the program website and may be modified at any time.  

  • From March 4, through Nov. 30, 2025, the maximum electric annual usage eligibility criteria for Small Business and Named Community Small Business have been increased from 200,000 kilowatt-hours to 300,000 kilowatt-hours. Projects must be completed by Nov. 30, 2025. After this limited-time offer, the threshold will revert back to 200,000 kilowatt-hours. 

Program changes: 

  • To streamline thermostat applications, thermostats have been removed from HVAC Check-Up offerings. 
  • Incentives are reduced for thermostats in both the Small Business non-lighting and listed HVAC incentive tables while keeping the incentive in the Small Business offering higher than the regularly listed incentive offer. 

Help your customers with a new Washington finance offering

We are excited to announce that customers participating in our listed lighting retrofit incentives program will soon have a new financing opportunity. This limited-time offer is designed to make energy efficiency projects more accessible and will help close projects for customers who need financing. We’re still finalizing the details, but we will be able to offer project loan rates as low as 1.99% for qualifying customers. 

Financing energy efficiency projects is a great way to help customers start seeing savings immediately. Some customers may even be cash-flow neutral from day one. This limited-time opportunity will offer customers a great way to make sustainable investments while keeping budgets intact. 

To help make participation easy, we’ll be releasing an upcoming webinar to train you on the process and answer your questions. Stay tuned for more information!  

Washington vendor events recap

We had a great time at our Washington training events in Walla Walla and Yakima. We discussed program changes and innovations, provided additional resources and highlighted some of our amazing vendors.

Several manufacturers set up exhibitions to showcase their products and answer questions. As always, it was a meaningful way to connect with our vendors in person and create networking opportunities.

Find resources from this event here: https://wattsmartincentives.com/vendor-resources/#training

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Are you taking advantage of all our program benefits?

As a participating vendor in the Wattsmart Business program, you have a range of benefits available to help grow your business. You can access new customers, financial incentives and marketing support while contributing to energy efficiency and sustainability. Offering program rebates to your customers helps close more projects and build trust for repeat business. 

Your outreach representative is ready to assist you with projects and can even attend customer meetings with you. You are the first to know about program updates and enjoy exclusive vendor incentives. Plus, we offer vendor events, annual awards and other opportunities to recognize your contributions. Being part of a respected energy efficiency program like Wattsmart Business also positions your business as a leader in sustainability, and that helps you stand out in a competitive market. If you have questions about how to leverage the Wattsmart Business program to take your business to the next level, contact your outreach representative today! 

Drive more business opportunities with our vendor website

WattsmartIncentives.com is Pacific Power’s Wattsmart Business Vendor website that offers a streamlined platform to access valuable incentives, resources and program updates to support your energy-efficient projects. By using the site, you can: 

The website helps you maximize your customers’ savings, simplify project management and drive more business opportunities through energy efficiency solutions. 

Wattsmart® Business Program Changes in Washington 2025

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Effective May 17, 2025, our Pacific Power Wattsmart Business program in Washington is changing to add a limited time additional customer bonus incentives for select lighting and HVAC measures. There are also changes to incentives for thermostats in the HVAC listed incentives, HVAC check-up and small business non-lighting offers.

For more details, please review the summary of changes, incentive tables with marked changes and small business non-lighting incentive tables with marked changes. If you have questions or need more information, please call toll-free 1-855-805-7231 or email us.

Transition Plan

For projects where pre-approval is required (e.g., lighting retrofits and custom non-lighting), the version of the program that applies is based on the incentive offer issue date.  To minimize potential delays to projects, the program may implement special transition arrangements for projects with valid incentive offer issued between the program change notice and effective date. The table below provides more information.

Program Version Determination
Incentive Offer Letter Issue Date Applicable Program Version

Incentive Offer Letter dated prior to 4/2/‎2025

Projects completed prior to 5/17/2025

 Program version in effect when the Incentive Offer Letter was issued
Incentive Offer Letter dated from 4/2/‎2025 – 5/16/2025

Eligible to receive Customer Bonus Incentives

To receive the Customer Bonus Incentive, applicable measures must be installed with final application submitted by November 30th, 2025. Projects completed after November 30th, 2025, will not be eligible for bonus incentives.
Incentive Offer Letter dated 5/17/2025 or after To receive the Customer Bonus Incentive, applicable measures must be installed with final application submitted by November 30th, 2025. Projects completed after November 30th, 2025, will not be eligible for bonus incentives.

 

For projects where pre-approval is not required, the version of the program is based on the equipment purchase order/invoice date for the first item(s) purchased for the project. Should the earliest invoice date be prior to the current program’s effective date, the project may be subject to requirements and incentives from the prior program version. Customer bonus incentives can only be applied to projects completed by November 30th, 2025.

Small Business Limited Time Offer in Washington

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The Pacific Power Wattsmart® Business program is excited to announce a limited-time opportunity for small businesses to help you unlock savings and improve energy efficiency!

We’re raising the maximum annual savings threshold to qualify for our Small Business Enhanced incentives from 200,000 kWh to 300,000 kWh annual usage (non-residential facility total) effective March 4 through Nov. 30, 2025. Following Nov. 30, our program will return to the regular 200,000 kWh threshold.

Small business customers may be eligible for incentives up to 90%1 of eligible project costs! Customers must use an approved Wattsmart Business Vendor to be eligible for small business incentives.

How this offer can help you

Greater incentives lower the upfront costs of making energy improvements to your business and help you recover your investment faster.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to unlock savings and improve your energy efficiency!

Contact us today!

Find out if you qualify at WattsmartIncentives.com/Eligibility or contact us today!

 

1Incentives are up to 100% of eligible project costs for small businesses located in Highly Impacted Communities.

2Non-lighting incentives are also available for small businesses.

 

More incentive information:
Small Business Non-Lighting
Small Business Lighting
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How Can We Help You?

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Running a business is a complex job. At Pacific Power, we want to help Washington businesses save money to grow their success. Your business may be eligible for incentives on a range of items, and we can work together to customize a plan that fits your needs. Click the link below and tell us about your business! 

Ways Pacific Power can help 

We offer great energy- and money-saving opportunities: 

  • Lighting 
  • Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning  
  • Appliances and food service equipment  
  • and more!   

See how Pacific Power can maximize savings to help your business thrive. Check out these success stories here: PacificPower.net/Success-Stories    

We’d like to hear from you! Fill out the form today, and let’s get started on saving your business energy and money! 

Se habla Espanol! 

Call Marcelino Osorio:

(509) 509-0096 

¿Cómo podemos ayudarte?

Dirigir una empresa es un trabajo complejo. En Pacific Power, queremos ayudar a las empresas de Washington a ahorrar dinero para aumentar su éxito. Su empresa puede ser elegible para una serie de opciones, y podemos trabajar juntos para personalizar un plan que se adapte a sus necesidades. Haga clic en el siguiente enlace y cuéntenos de su empresa.

Formas en que Pacific Power puede ayudar

Ofrecemos grandes oportunidades de ahorro de energía y dinero:

  • iluminación
  • calefacción, ventilación y aire acondicionado
  • electrodomésticos y equipos para servicios alimentarios
  • y mucho más

Vea cómo Pacific Power puede maximizar sus ahorros para ayudar a que su negocio prospere. Consulte estas historias de éxito aquí: PacificPower.net/Success-Stories

¡Nos gustaría conocer su opinión! Complete el formulario hoy mismo y empecemos a ahorrar energía y dinero en su empresa.

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Llame a Marcelino Osorio:

(509) 509-0096

Pacific Power Wattsmart Vendor Network Resources | Washington

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Whether or not you were able to attend a 2025 vendor event in Washington, we have provided many valuable resources that were shared in March. As always, contact your outreach specialist if you have any ideas or questions to be addressed at future events.

2025 Presentations

2025 Handouts

  • Introduction and Summary
  • Lighting: Commercial Industrial
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2025 Event Photos

2024 Event Photos

2023 Event Photos

Wattsmart Vendor Events – Registration Open! on Prod

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Join us for this year’s vendor event – choose Yakima or Walla Walla

You are invited to our FREE annual event for Wattsmart® vendors. We look forward to hearing your questions and ideas while you enjoy breakfast, learn about program changes and more. 

Highlights include: 

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE AGENDA 

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 
Walla Walla, WA 
Location: Marcus Whitman Hotel & Conference Center 
6 W Rose St, Walla Walla, WA  99362 
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. 

Register for Walla Walla

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 
Yakima, WA 
Location: Yakima Convention & Event Center 
10 N 8th St, Yakima, WA  98901 
Time: 7:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.  

Register for Yakima

If you have questions, please contact your Outreach Coordinator. 

Incentives for Non-Lighting Upgrades

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2025 Washington Wattsmart Business Vendor Incentives for Non-Lighting Upgrades!

Help Pacific Power Washington business customers save money with qualifying upgrades and receive cash vendor incentives.

  • NEW: Vendor incentives are now available for many HVAC equipment projects!
  • RETURNING: Vendor incentives for Small Business non-lighting projects are back!

Vendor Incentives for HVAC Projects

Wattsmart Business Vendors in good standing are eligible to receive up $10,000 in vendor incentives for projects installed in 2025.

Eligibility timeline: This limited-time vendor incentive offer is for select HVAC projects purchased and submitted to Wattsmart Business by November 30, 2025.

How it works: A vendor incentive will be paid for each eligible unit installed, as shown in the table below. Other terms and conditions apply.

Measure*Vendor Incentive
Advanced Rooftop Unit Controls (ARC) ≥ 5 ton$500 per rooftop unit
Advanced Rooftop Unit Controls (ARC) < 5 ton$200 per rooftop unit
Heat Pumps replacing Electric Resistance$500 per heat pump
Heat Pumps (Variable Refrigerant Flow [VRF] and unitary) **$200 per heat pump
Unitary Commercial Air Conditioners***$50 per air conditioner
Heat Pump Water Heater$300 per water heater

*For more detail on HVAC equipment eligible for this vendor incentive, visit the HVAC equipment incentives list.

**Not available for Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps (PTHP)

***Not available for Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners (PTAC)

Vendor Incentives for Small Business Customer Non-Lighting Projects

Vendor incentive offers are for approved Wattsmart Business Vendors submitting the project and are in addition to customer incentives available through Wattsmart Business.

Eligibility timeline: This limited-time offer is for completed non-lighting projects purchased after January 1, 2025, for eligible small businesses and submitted to Wattsmart Business by November 30, 2025.

How it works:  Once the Small Business project is approved for a customer incentive payment, eligible Wattsmart Business Vendors receive a vendor incentive for each approved measure listed below, per customer location.

MeasureVendor Incentive
Engine Block Heater Control$40 per unit
Ductless Heat Pump$400 per unit
Thermostat$60 per unit*
Anti-sweat Heater Controls (Retrofit only), Low or Med-Temp$16 per linear foot
Electronically Commutated Motor (ECM) for Display Case or Walk-In Refrigerator or Freezer$40 per unit
Heat Pump Water Heater$300 per unit

*For qualifying Thermostat projects, the amount each vendor location is eligible to receive will be up to $10,000 in vendor incentives while funding lasts during 2025.

STEPS TO PARTICIPATE

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Contact your outreach coordinator to verify project eligibility and confirm vendor participation in the promotion. Provide a copy of your company’s W-9 tax information so we can prepare a 1099-MISC. following the vendor incentive payment.

Install qualified measures at eligible customer location.

Submit an application for a completed HVAC or Small Business non-lighting project to Wattsmart Business by November 30, 2025.

Receive a vendor incentive check in the mail. Incentive checks will be issued to the Wattsmart Business Vendor and mailed to the primary contact.

Visit the Pacific Power website for more details on energy-efficient non-lighting upgrades.

These vendor incentives will only be available for a limited time, so act now!

For additional questions or information, contact your outreach coordinator.

General Terms and Conditions: Wattsmart Business Vendors in good standing are eligible to participate. If you are not currently a Wattsmart Business Vendor, you must be approved at the time of application submission. Only one vendor incentive per qualifying project. This limited-time offer is for completed non-lighting projects purchased after January 1, 2025, for eligible businesses and submitted to Wattsmart Business by November 30, 2025. Vendor incentives are first come, first served, and the vendor incentive offer may terminate earlier than the eligibility timeline if allocated funding is exhausted.

2025 California Program Update

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2025 Wattsmart Business Vendor Incentives for Installing Lighting Upgrades

NEW! 

Approved Wattsmart Business Lighting Vendors* in California: We are excited to inform you that Pacific Power is offering the following vendor incentives! 

  • $0.05 per kWh saved cash vendor incentive for Typical lighting retrofit projects. 
  • $300 per customer location for Small Business Lighting projects.

Typical Lighting Retrofit Projects 

Receive a vendor cash incentive at a rate of $0.05 per kWh saved for helping Pacific Power business customers in California save money with qualifying lighting upgrades. 

This vendor incentive offer is for the Wattsmart Business Vendor submitting the project (yes, this is for you!) and in addition to the customer incentives available through Wattsmart Business. Pacific Power offers significant cash customer incentives up to 80% of eligible costs to help with the up-front costs of your customer’s project. Get more details on our website. 

How It Works

For qualifying lighting projects, vendors receive the vendor incentive of $0.05 per kWh annual energy savings with a maximum vendor incentive of $5,000 per customer location in 2025. Each vendor location is eligible to receive $20,000 in total incentives in 2025. 

Vendor incentives are first come, first served, and the vendor incentive offer may terminate earlier than the eligibility timeline if allocated funding is exhausted. The program will email the Wattsmart Business Vendor Network if these funds are exhausted. See table for examples of vendor incentives. 

Project kWhVendor Incentive
25,000$1,250
50,000$2,500
75,000$3,750
100,000 & above$5,000 

Eligibility Timeline

Typical lighting retrofit projects must have an incentive offer issued between January 1, 2025, and November 1, 2025. All projects must be complete, and all project documentation and invoices must be received no later than November 30, 2025.  

For post-purchase projects with invoices dated January 1, 2025, and after: Vendors must submit all project documentation and invoices to the program by November 30, 2025, to receive the vendor incentive. 

Small Business Lighting (SBL) Projects

Receive a cash incentive of $300 per customer location for SBL projects. 

This vendor incentive offer is for approved Wattsmart SBL vendors submitting the project and is in addition to available customer incentives through Wattsmart Business. 

How It Works 

Approved SBL vendors receive a $300 vendor incentive per customer location for SBL projects. Vendor incentives for SBL projects are first come, first served, and the vendor incentive offer may terminate earlier than the eligibility timeline if allocated funding is exhausted. The program will communicate with the approved SBL vendors if these funds are exhausted. 

Who Is Eligible?

Wattsmart Business approved SBL vendors in good standing are eligible. If you are interested in participating in this program, contact your outreach coordinator. 

Eligibility Timeline

New projects submitted between January 1, 2025, and November 1, 2025, are eligible to receive the vendor incentive. Vendors must submit all project documentation and invoices to the program no later than November 30, 2025. All project-related invoice dates must be January 1, 2025, or later.

*If you’re not currently a Wattsmart Business Vendor, you must be an Approved Wattsmart Business Vendor prior to project closeout in order to receive these lighting upgrade vendor incentives.