1. (1) An eligible building owner may apply for an incentive of up to $0.85 per square foot of eligible floor area per building for the following compliance actions:

   1. (a) An eligible building owner may apply for an incentive of $0.35 per square foot of eligible floor area per building for completing Energy Benchmarking and Reporting;
   2. (b) An eligible building owner may apply for an incentive of $0.05 per square foot of eligible floor area per building for completing an Energy Management Plan (EMP) and Operations & Maintenance Program (O&M);
   3. (c) An eligible building owner may apply for an incentive of $0.35 per square foot of eligible floor area per building for completing an Energy Audit;
   4. (d) An eligible building owner may apply for an incentive of $0.10 per square foot of eligible floor area per building for achieving compliance.

2. (2) The total amount per incentive award may not exceed the following:

   1. (a) $50,000 for Tier 1 buildings equal to or greater than 200,000 square feet;
   2. (b) $35,000 for Tier 1 buildings equal to or greater than 35,000 square feet but less than 200,000 square feet;
   3. (c) $10,000 for all Tier 2 buildings.
3. (3) A building owner may receive up to two incentive awards. The Department may, at its discretion, increase the maximum number of awards per building owner based on available funding.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 469.040 & ORS 469.275-469.291

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 469.275-469.291

History

DOE 5-2025, adopt filed 08/04/2025, effective 08/05/2025