Commercial connected thermostat

Commercial connected thermostat rebate form

Eligibility

• Incentives are for retrofits only.
• The building is eligible to receive payments for more than 1 thermostat.
• This measure is not eligible for lodging, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, occupancy, or semi-conditioned spaces.
• Connected thermostat projects are not eligible for an ARC payment.
• Pre-conditions:
  • Heating fuel type of system to be controlled by new thermostat may be electric or gas, and
  • The existing thermostat is not web-enabled.
• Post-conditions – Initial Install:
  • The installed thermostat controls an existing HVAC supply fan and serves a single zone. “Invisible zones” are permitted (e.g., separate RTUs serving different portions of a large retail space).
  • The installed connected thermostat must be listed on the Connected Thermostat Qualified Products List (QPL).
  • The thermostat must be programmed as follows:
    • Thermostat is connected to the web.
    • Temperature setback is used for unoccupied hours (heating and/or cooling, as applicable).
    • Fan schedule uses auto mode for unoccupied hours (e.g., during unoccupied hours or holidays, the fan will only run when there is a demand for heating or cooling).
    • Override duration set to 3 hours or less.
    • For heat pumps, auxiliary resistance heat lock-out is enabled with appropriate temperature set point.
    • In cases where 2 or more systems serve spaces that are not separated by physical barriers (e.g., “invisible zones”), simultaneous heating and cooling is eliminated (i.e., by having identical temperature set points and schedules with appropriate dead-bands, or through having network-coordinated controls).
  • Post-conditions – Verification Only:
    • The thermostat received a payment for the initial install and was installed after October 1, 2019.
    • The thermostat is eligible for up to 4 verification payments within 2 years of the initial install.
    • A verification payment can be claimed in the same year as the initial install, verification takes place at least 3 months after the initial install.
    • The thermostat is programmed to meet the initial install programming requirements as described above under Initial Install Post-conditions.
    • The thermostat is eligible for a verification payment twice within 1 calendar year. Verification may not be less than 3 months apart.
    • Verification must occur in different seasons.