| Guide for Calculating Natural Gas Incentives
IMPORTANT! At
its complete discretion, and in order to better reflect true energy savings as a result of
a project, the Program may use the change in therms required to pump an acre-foot of water
in conjunction with the number of acre-feet pumped as the basis for calculating the
potential incentive rebate.
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Calculate the Potential Rebate based on energy savings in Section A. There is an example
of how to do the calculations for Method 2 at the bottom of the Certificate of Completion
page. Note the requirements for providing utility billing records. If you can not find the
last 12 months' bills showing kilowatt-hour usage call the following numbers to obtain a
record:
- If you are a Pacific Gas and Electric Company customer - (800) 468-4743
- If you are a Southern California Edison Company customer - (800) 990-7788
- If you are a San Diego Gas and Electric Company customer - (800) 411-7343
- Calculate the Potential Rebate based on 50% of the estimated project cost in Section B
(it is not critical to know the project cost exactly if preparing the application before
the project is completed).
Your estimated incentive rebate is the lower of the Potential Rebates
calculated in Section A and Section B -
Enter the lower number as your Potential Rebate here $ _________________
Section A - Incentive Rebate from Energy Savings
Previous 12 months therm usage (Annual Therm in equations): _________
Method 1 - Use this method if any work is being done to the pump itself.
Potential Rebate = .65 X .25 X Annual therm
Potential Rebate = .65 X .25 X _________ = $_________
Method 2 - Use this method if no work is being done to the pump itself.
The following are requirements for submitted pump efficiency tests when using this
Method. Note that the Program reserves the right to audit the after-repair test using an
independent pump test company:
- If this is a water well, the pump test must be at similar discharge pressures (+/- 5 psi
of the before-repair discharge pressure) and with similar standing water
level (+/- 10% of the before-repair level).
- If this is a booster pump, either a) the same pump and impeller trim (if applicable)
must be in place before and after the repair/retrofit or b) the test are at the same
operating conditions (+/- 10% of before-repair flow and total dynamic head).
- As previously noted, at its discretion the Program may use therms required to pump an
acre-foot of water instead of OPE to perform this calculation. In this case there must be
a valid estimate of acre-feet of water pumped per year.
a. Enter the pre-repair operating plant efficiency: ________________. This is
"Pre-OPE" in the equation below.
b. Enter the estimated after-repair operating plant efficiency: ______. This is
"Post-OPE" in the equation below.
Potential Rebate = .65 X (Annual therm - (Annual therm X Pre-OPE /
Post-OPE))
Potential Rebate = .65 X (__________ - (___________ X ________ / ________)) = ________
Section B - Incentive Rebate Calculated from Project Cost
Enter the estimated Project Cost: _________. This is
"Project Cost" in the equation below.
Potential Rebate = .50 x Project Cost
Potential Rebate = .50 x _________ = $ ______
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