Sq Ft All Electric National Account≤ 50,000 $2.00 $0.75

50,001 – 100,000 $1.50 $0.75

≥ 100,001 $1.00 $0.75

TVA’s EnergyRight® Business & Industry

New Construction Guidelines

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Commercial incentives will be on the commercial square footage as designated in the table below:

• Application for incentive must be submitted prior toCivil and/or Structural Permits being issued. Facilitymust be served by a commercial meter. Theincentive will exclude any residential square footageserved by a residential meter.

• Must exceed 6% of state/local energy coderequirements, the minimum requirement isASHRAE2010

• Pre and post-modeling is required using approvedmodeling software. Current approved modelingsoftware is Weidt Group-NEO (preferred), TraneTrace, Carrier HAP, DOE 2 or EQuest. Other modelsmay be considered but will need to clearly displayinputs and outputs and the entire load added by thenew building (kWh).

• To receive an incentive, the facility must be 50percent occupied upon completion. Proof ofoccupancy must be determined by signed leaseagreements or other contractual documents whichdetermine occupancy.

• Other TVA grants, rebates and/or financial supportmay reduce the available incentive awarded.In the case where renew-ables are being installed(solar, wind, CTs, etc.) the incentive will be adjustedby the percentage of site generation being installed.For example, if the company is putting in 50 percentsite generation our incentive would move from $2per sq. ft. (assuming an all-electric, better-than-codebuilding) to $1 per sq. ft.

• There is a $500,000 incentive cap per company.

• TVA must have influenced the capital investmentmade. A proof of influence letter or similar must besubmitted with the project application and will beused as proof of TVA’s influence.

• If new load is associated with the relocation of anexisting facility within the Valley the incentive doesnot apply, unless the new load exceeds the existingload. In such case, the incentive will be based onthe added load which exceeds the existing load.

• Customers who participate in the New ConstructionIncentives are ineligible for additional incentives forindividual measures included in the application.

• A model and pre-approval must be provided priorto Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP)Permit issuance for all commercial facilities.

• Post-modeling must be provided and must bebased on actual as-built results.

• Final incentive payments will be determined frompost-modeling results and will be paid upon proofof occupancy.

• To qualify for the program a building must be atleast 75% conditioned. Conditioned space isdefined as eligible square footage that is bothheated and cooled.

• A building is considered all electric if all of thefollowing conditions are met: conditioned area useseither electric heat pumps, dual fuel heat pumpsystem, VRF system, geothermal, electric boiler, orother electric heating technologies; all water heatingfor domestic use must use electric heatingtechnologies; all major cooking equipment load(excluding cook tops) must be all electric.

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* The model can be submitted with the application or by the model due date you provide in the application.Model is needed before TVA reviews for approval and approval is needed before getting MEP permits.

KEY PHASE DATES AND THE STEPS YOUR PROJECT MUST FOLLOW IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER

Get C&S Permits

Complete before getting C&S Permits

Completion paperwork due within 30 daysSupporting

Documents

Project Application

Model of Project*

Notify TVA project is complete

Incentive Payment

TVA reviews items from model to determine project eligibility & incentive amounts

TVA reviews & validates completed

project

TVA reviews & validates project

1 Apply 2 Review 3 Approved Begin Construction

4 Validate & Payment

TVA sends application approval notification email

Build, Complete& Occupy

MEP Permit issued after

Approval

Documents required with application:

• Letter of Influence

Documents required with model of project:• Civil and Structural Permits date issued after project

application• Equipment spec sheets• Technical Drawings - Floor Plans, Mechanical and

Electrical drawings.

Documents required with completion paperwork:• Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing permits dated

after project approval.

• Proof of occupancy

• Post model of project• As-built technical documents including spec

sheets and drawings if changed.

• Final Paid Invoice

Information needed to complete on-line applicationCustomer Information:

• Company Name• Company Address• Customer Name• Customer Email address• Customer Phone Number

Project Site Information Required:• Site Name• Point of Contact Name• Site Address• Facility Type (Commercial/Industrial)• Facility Type Specific IE hotel• NAICS Code*• Government Entity (Y/N)• Disaster Related Project (Y/N)• Local Power Company (LPC)• TVA District (AL, Corporate, DS, KY, MS, MTN, NE,

SE, WTN)*• LPC Account Number*

*Optional Items

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