Financial Incentives for your Business

Focus on Energy offers financial incentives to eligible customers for installing qualifying energy efficiency and renewable energy measures. These measures include a variety of technologies including energy efficient lighting, compressed air, HVAC equipment, and residential solar energy systems. It also includes custom projects such as system or building upgrades or process improvements.

To help determine what incentives are best for you, Focus has developed a quick reference guide that provides a summary of incentives available for Wisconsin businesses. Below is a list of these incentives and links to the respective applications. Applications must be submitted within 45 days of project installation. Last day to submit applications is March 31, 2012. Incomplete applications will be returned. Review a sample invoice to ensure all required information is included. Please return the signed and completed form with ITEMIZED invoices to the address indicated on the form.

A Boost to Incentives - Limited Time Only

Focus on Energy is boosting several prescriptive incentives for a limited time. Special promotions are available from October 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012, so act quickly!
Check out the special promotions page for more information and applications.


Agribusiness Incentives

• Dairy & Livestock
• Greenhouses
• Lighting for Agribusiness Facilities
• Irrigation Systems

Commercial Refrigeration Incentives

• Anti-Sweat Heater Controls
• Reach-in Case Doors
• Occupancy Sensors for LED Lighting Reach-in Freezer or Cooler Cases
• Cooler Evaporator Fan Motors
• Night Curtains for Open Coolers
• Beverage Cooler Controls

Competitive Incentives

Compressed Air Incentives

• Compressed Air System Audit
• Air Compressor Equipped with Variable Speed Drive

Food Service Incentives

• Food Service for Businesses

Heating, Ventilation, and Cooling System Incentives

• HVAC For Businesses
• Electric Chillers
• Ground Source (Geothermal) Heat Pumps
• Boiler Combustion Controls

Industrial Incentives

• Energy Efficient Repulper Rotor & Pressure Screen Rotor
• Energy Efficient Radiant Tube Inserts for Heat Treating
• Energy Efficient Radiant Heater Bands for Plastics

Information Systems Incentives

• PC Network Controls

Lighting Incentives

• Lighting for Businesses
• Lighting for Agribusiness Facilities
• Whole-Building Lighting Program for Schools & Government Facilities

New Construction Incentives

• New Construction Design Incentive Agreement
• New Construction Whole Building Track Project Information Form

Renewable Energy Incentives

• Wind Electric System
• Solar Electric (Photovoltaic) System
• Solar Water Heating System
• Biomass Combustion System
• Biogas Digester System

Specialty Measures Incentives

• Guestroom Energy Management Controls
• ENERGY STAR^® Vending Machines
• Vending Machine Controls
• Residential-Type Water Heaters
• Truck Loading Dock Seals
• Truck Loading Dock LED Lighting

Other Incentives & Applications

• Custom Incentives

Variable Frequency Drives Incentives

• Variable Frequency Drives

Whole-Building Systems

• Building Tune-Up
• Retrocommissioning
• Whole-Building Lighting

Tax Incentives
Federal tax incentives are now available to businesses who install energy efficient equipment, adopt renewable energy measures or improve the overall efficiency of a business. Learn more to help you take advantage of these federal tax breaks.

Project pre-approvals: Any project with an expected incentive exceeding $25,000 must receive written approval BEFORE project initiation or equipment purchase. To obtain pre-approval, complete an application from the list above and submit it to Focus. Your application must include information about the qualifying equipment you plan to install. This includes product specifications, quotes, proposals, and/or make and model numbers. Once your application has been reviewed, a letter will be sent to you with a decision on your pre-approval request.