Overall, projects that are eligible under the Retrofit program are those that provide sustainable, measurable and verifiable reductions in peak electricity demand and electricity consumption.
Examples include:
- Lighting retrofits
- Lighting controls
- HVAC redesign
- Chiller replacement
- Variable-speed drives
- Improvement of a building envelope's thermal performance through measures such as:
- increased insulation, and installation of high-performance windows and frames
- low-emissivity window glazing
- low-emissivity roof barriers
- implementation of new operating procedures required either to obtain or increase the effectiveness of an energy management system or building automation system, including the installation of equipment such as:
- an energy management system
- building automation systems
- sensors
- control equipment
- metering equipment
- related communication systems