Seattle City Light is excited to launch the second round of project solicitations for the Energy Efficiency as a Service (EEaS) pilot program.
For this this round, we are seeking 10 buildings (new or existing) with plans to implement deep energy efficiency projects. Participants will be selected through a competitive Request for Projects (RFP) process which opened January 22, 2021 and closes April 30, 2021.
As communicated in the last newsletter, eligibility has been expanded to include the following non-residential building types:
- Existing buildings:
- City Light account type: Commercial
- Primary City Light account must for more than 90% of the building’s electricity
- Lease type: any
- Ownership type: any
- Size: Min 50,000sf
- Savings target: Project must intend to save 25% of annual electricity consumption
- New Construction:
- City Light account type: Commercial
- Primary City Light account must for more than 90% of the building’s electricity
- Electricity must be sole fuel source for the building (back-ups excluded)
- Lease type: any
- Ownership type: any
- Size: Min 50,000sf
- Savings target: Project must take the C401.3 Target Performance Path code compliance pathway and intend to perform 25% better than code requirement
How do I get more information?
To learn more about the pilot program, please visit https://powerlines.seattle.gov/eeas/. Updated program documentation is provided on the webpage.
There will be an EEaS Information Session on Thursday, March 11th, 2021 from 11AM – 12:30PM. If you are interested in joining, please email Colm Otten to register and block off your calendar. Please email all specific questions emailed to [email protected] before February 12th, 2021. All questions will be answered and covered during the information session. Meeting invitations will be sent to all who submit questions or indicate interest in attending.
