Multifamily new construction incentives
Build your energy-efficient multi-unit complex for less
When planning the construction of a new multifamily property, you can use PSE's multifamily new construction incentives to reduce the cost of integrating energy-efficient equipment into your project from the start.
For a summary of this program, you can view or download our multifamily new construction brochure.
Incentive values for multifamily new construction projects are packaged under one comprehensive grant, whose total depends on which type(s) of energy efficiency improvement measures you perform at your site.
Electric and natural gas incentives
| Improvement Measure |
Fuel Source |
Equipment/Site Qualifications |
Incentive Value |
|---|
| In-unit clothes washer |
Electric |
Minimum Modified Energy Factor (MEF) of 2.4 |
$75 per unit |
| In-unit showerhead |
Electric |
Maximum of 1.5 gallons per minute (GPM) |
$25 per unit |
| Maximum of 1.75 gallons per minute (GPM) |
$15 per unit |
| Bi-level lighting fixture with occupancy sensor |
Electric |
Maximum of 17 watts in energy-saving mode and 67 watts in occupied mode
Building must have a minimum of four stories |
$70 per unit/stair landing |
| Corridor lighting power density |
Electric |
Minimum of 5 percent lower energy use than current energy code |
$0.017 per sq. ft. per percent of energy use below current energy code |
| Garage lighting power density |
Electric |
Minimum of 5 percent lower energy use than current energy code |
$0.005 per sq. ft. per percent of energy use below current energy code |
| Condensing boiler (space heat) |
Natural gas |
Must be a high-efficiency appliance. Browse our list of qualifying condensing boilers.
If your preferred appliance isn't on this list, contact PSE to verify its incentive eligibility. |
$5 per therm saved |
| Condensing boiler (service water heat) |
Natural gas |
Must be a high-efficiency appliance. Browse our list of qualifying condensing boilers.
If your preferred appliance isn't on this list, contact PSE to verify its incentive eligibility. |
$4.40 per therm saved |
| Condensing water heater (service water heat) |
Natural gas |
Must be a high-efficiency appliance. Browse our list of qualifying condensing water heaters.
If your preferred appliance isn't on this list, contact PSE to verify its incentive eligibility. |
$2.25 per therm saved |
Custom incentives
If you're considering energy efficiency improvement measures that aren't listed above, PSE can potentially consider your improvement to be a custom measure, and estimate your energy savings for a calculated custom incentive.
Potential custom measures may include:
- Reverse cycle chillers
- Post-occupancy commissioning
- HVAC occupancy controls
- Bi-level corridor lighting
- Corridor heating and ventilation
- Heat recovery
- Duct and building air sealing
- Garage carbon monoxide (CO) exhaust ventilation
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To be eligible for PSE's multifamily new construction incentives:
- You must currently be or plan to become a PSE business electric and/or natural gas customer.
- Your new property must be a multifamily or mixed-use dwelling with at least three attached units.
- Your new property must be within PSE's electric and/or natural gas service area(s).
- You must be pre-approved by PSE prior to installing any energy efficiency improvement measure(s).
Electric and natural gas incentives
- You must meet the equipment and/or site requirements above for each respective energy efficiency improvement measure (see "What you get").
Custom incentives
- You must provide the following to PSE for each proposed custom energy efficiency improvement measure:
- Documentation that defines scope and specific action(s)
- A baseline electricity and/or natural gas energy usage measurement
- Installation cost(s)
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