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The California Public Utilities Commission mandates that public utilities collect a 2.85% public benefits charge from their customers in their electric bills for energy efficiency and other public benefit programs.



Commercial Rebate Programs

Merced Irrigation District Electric Services allocates a significant portion of its collected public benefit program funds toward energy efficiency programs to their commercial and industrial customers. These programs are provided to qualifying commercial and industrial customers in the form of financial rebates and incentives for the retrofit of existing electrical equipment with more energy efficient equipment


commercial-light.Commercial/Industrial Lighting Program
The Commercial Lighting Program is a turnkey lighting retrofit rebate program with a financial rebate menu for energy saving lighting equipment retrofits. The menu includes generous rebates for the replacement of T-12 lamps, Metal Halide Fixtures, Incandescent Lighting, and Exit Signs. The program also provides rebates for the addition of lighting controls including Photocells and Occupancy Sensors.
Commercial Lighting Chart
MID Commercial Rebate Application
Lighting Program Procedures
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Commercial/Industrial Mechanical Equipment Retrofit Program
The Commercial/Industrial Retrofit Program is a turnkey mechanical equipment rebate program with a financial rebate menu for energy saving mechanical equipment retrofits. The menu includes generous rebates for the replacement of mechanical equipment with more energy efficient equipment including: Refrigeration Equipment, Air Conditioning Equipment, Chillers, Motors and Pumps. The program also provides rebates for Variable Frequency Drives on pumps, motors and fans. Rebates are also available for Cooling Load Reduction measures to include Duct Sealing, Cool Roofs, Window Film and Programmable Thermostats.
Mechanical Equipment Program Rebate Chart
MID Commercial Rebate Application
Mechanical Equipment Program Procedures

commercial fanCustomized Commercial/Industrial Retrofit Program
The Customized Commercial/Industrial Retrofit Program is program that enables qualifying commercial and industrial customers to apply for financial incentives on more specialized and comprehensive energy saving measures that do not fall under the Commercial Lighting Program or the Mechanical Equipment Retrofit Program. Applications for this program are evaluated and approved on an individual per application basis. Financial incentives for qualifying customer projects will be paid for annual kilowatt hour savings in a one year period on approved projects.
MID Commercial Rebate Application
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Commercial New Construction Rebate Program
MID's New construction Program is available to businesses building new facilities in Merced Irrigation District-Electric Services territory. Rebates are available for projects estimated to exceed a Title-24 or standard practice baseline by at least 10% on a whole building performance basis. The maximum rebate is $150,000 per year, per customer and will not exceed 60% of the project's cost (equipment plus labor).
MID Commercial Rebate Application
Solar Incentive Program

The Solar Incentive Program provides financial incentives to qualifying commercial/industrial customers to buy down installed solar generation projects and to help offset the commercial and industrial customer's investment in renewable/green energy generation. The rebate incentive is equal to the estimated performance of the installed solar system multiplied times $2.80/wattAC.The rebate incentive for commercial/industrial solar systems are capped at $70,000 (25kW). On a case by case basis projects that exceed the program cap may be considered.
Solar PV Buydown Program Application





Residential Rebate Programs

Click on the graphic to download the application or additional information.

Refrigerator Recycling Program
Free Haul Away + $35 rebate to you
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