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Reap rewards for your work in Idaho with new 2026 trade ally promotions! 

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To increase participation in 2026, we’ve put together great promotions in Idaho for both new and existing trade allies that include cash rewards, fun activities and recognition for your company.

Promotions for New Trade Allies

Join the Wattsmart® Business Trade Ally Network and get rewarded for helping your customers save energy and money!

2026 New Trade Ally* Reward: $100 gift card

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit your application to join the Wattsmart® Business Trade Ally Network in 2026, be approved and submit your first project in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream offerings.

Timeline: Throughout 2026 (or until allocated funds are exhausted)

Claim your reward: Receive a one-time $100 gift card for your company after your first project submittal is confirmed. 

*Midstream trade allies are not eligible to participate in this promotion.

First Five Projects Reward: $500 gift card

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit your application to join the network in 2026, be approved and submit your first five projects in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream offerings.

Timeline: Throughout 2026 (or until allocated funds are exhausted)

Claim your reward: Score a one-time $500 gift card for your company after your five project submittals are confirmed.

Questions? Call your outreach specialist or contact us at 1-866-870-3419 or wattsmart@evergreen.energy.

Promotions for Current Trade Allies

Make 2026 your year to promote Wattsmart®’s energy-efficient solutions and incentives in all your projects. You’ll increase customer satisfaction, boost revenue and earn rewards.

**Trade allies must be in good standing to participate in the promotions. Midstream trade allies are not eligible for these promotions.

Quarter-Million kWh Submitted for Your Lighting Projects Reward: Lunch for up to eight team members in your organization

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How to qualify: Submit your lighting projects that result in a total of 250,000 kWh savings closed in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream offerings.

Timeline: Throughout 2026 (or until allocated funds are exhausted)

Claim your reward: Enjoy a one-time lunch (maximum of $500) with your outreach specialist and up to eight team members in your organization. Once the 250,000 kWh achievement is confirmed, your outreach specialist will contact you to set a mutually agreeable time and place.

Half-a-Million kWh Club for Your Lighting Projects Reward: Golf outing or similar activity for your team

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit lighting projects that result in a total of 500,000 kWh in savings closed in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream offerings.

Timeline: Throughout 2026 (or until allocated funds are exhausted)

Claim your reward: Get your team ready to play at a one-time golf outing or similar activity (approximately $500/event) with your outreach specialist. Once the 500,000 kWh achievement is confirmed, your outreach specialist will contact you to set a mutually agreeable time and place.

2026 Leading With Controls Reward: Personalized case study and award

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How to qualify: Submit a minimum of five (5) projects with advanced rooftop unit controls, Advanced Networked Lighting Controls or Luminaire Level Lighting Controls in 2026. The Wattsmart Business team will select the top three trade allies with the highest project count to receive the award.

Timeline: Throughout 2026

Claim your reward: Tap into the expertise at Wattsmart Business to receive a personalized, professional case study and collect an award for your work in promoting controls.

All data will be verified and tracked for accuracy.

Questions? Call your outreach specialist or contact us at 1-866-870-3419 or Wattsmart@evergreen.energy.

Reap rewards for your work in Wyoming with new 2026 trade ally promotions!

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Worker in yellow hard hat and orange vest - New Promotions to Strengthen Your Success

To increase participation in 2026, we’ve put together great promotions in Wyoming for both new and existing trade allies that include cash rewards, fun activities and recognition for your company.

Promotions for New Trade Allies

Join the Wattsmart® Business Trade Ally Network and get rewarded for helping your customers save energy and money!

2026 New Trade Ally* Reward: $100 gift card

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit your application to join the Wattsmart® Business Trade Ally Network in 2026, be approved and submit your first project in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream offerings.

Timeline: Throughout 2026 (or until allocated funds are exhausted)

Claim your reward: Receive a one-time $100 gift card for your company after your first project submittal is confirmed. 

*Midstream trade allies are not eligible to participate in this promotion.

First Five Projects Reward: $500 gift card

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit your application to join the network in 2026, be approved and submit your first five projects in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream offerings.

Timeline: Throughout 2026 (or until allocated funds are exhausted)

Claim your reward: Score a one-time $500 gift card for your company after your five project submittals are confirmed.

Questions? Call your outreach specialist or contact us at 1-866-870-3419 or wattsmart@evergreen.energy.

Promotions for Current Trade Allies

Make 2026 your year to promote Wattsmart®’s energy-efficient solutions and incentives in all your projects. You’ll increase customer satisfaction, boost revenue and earn rewards.

**Trade allies must be in good standing to participate in the promotions. Midstream trade allies are not eligible for these promotions.

Quarter-Million kWh Submitted for Your Lighting Projects Reward: Lunch for up to eight team members in your organization

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit your lighting projects that result in a total of 250,000 kWh savings closed in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream offerings.

Timeline: Throughout 2026 (or until allocated funds are exhausted)

Claim your reward: Enjoy a one-time lunch (maximum of $500) with your outreach specialist and up to eight team members in your organization. Once the 250,000 kWh achievement is confirmed, your outreach specialist will contact you to set a mutually agreeable time and place.

Half-a-Million kWh Club for Your Lighting Projects Reward: Golf outing or similar activity for your team

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit lighting projects that result in a total of 500,000 kWh in savings closed in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream offerings.

Timeline: Throughout 2026 (or until allocated funds are exhausted)

Claim your reward: Get your team ready to play at a one-time golf outing or similar activity (approximately $500/event) with your outreach specialist. Once the 500,000 kWh achievement is confirmed, your outreach specialist will contact you to set a mutually agreeable time and place.

2026 Leading With Controls Reward: Personalized case study and award

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit a minimum of five (5) projects with advanced rooftop unit controls, Advanced Networked Lighting Controls or Luminaire Level Lighting Controls in 2026. The Wattsmart Business team will select the top three trade allies with the highest project count to receive the award.

Timeline: Throughout 2026

Claim your reward: Tap into the expertise at Wattsmart Business to receive a personalized, professional case study and collect an award for your work in promoting controls.

All data will be verified and tracked for accuracy.

Questions? Call your outreach specialist or contact us at 1-866-870-3419 or Wattsmart@evergreen.energy.

Take HVAC projects to the next level with Advanced Rooftop Unit Controls

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Advanced Rooftop Unit Controls (ARC) in a nutshell

Unlock better HVAC performance and greater energy savings for your customers with ARC, a retrofit solution that modernizes an existing rooftop unit (RTU). Traditional RTUs with constant speed fans waste energy, especially when demand is low. By automatically adjusting fan speed and monitoring building needs in real time, ARC provides measurable savings and enhanced comfort for your customers.

The components of ARC

  • Unit control – acts as the digital brain of the unit.
  • Supply fan VFD or multi-speed fan motor – adjusts the speed of the fan as needed, rather than running at a constant speed (100%).
  • CO2 or occupancy-based sensor – detects building occupancy with CO2 sensors and automatically adjusts ventilation rates, minimizing unnecessary fan operation.
  • Digitally controlled economizer – brings in the fresh air from outside to help cool your space naturally and reduce the load on the cooling system.

Deliver more value to your customers with ARC

  • Help your customers reduce energy use by 30-50%.
  • Ensure quick project payback in just one to four years.
  • Utilize installation incentives for your ARC projects.
  • Deliver lower utility bills for your customers.
  • Increase the lifespan of your customer’s RTU.
  • Improve occupant comfort.
  • Boost indoor air quality.

Market growth

Did you know?

  • Roughly 60% of commercial floor spaces use RTUs.
  • RTUs make up 20% of all commercial building energy use.
  • 73% of these units rely on basic or manual controls.
  • That’s 1.9 million buildings in the U.S. ready for major energy savings with better controls.

How does it work?

Check out this example project to give you an idea of what an ARC project might look like.

 

 

 

 

ARC project checklist

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Utah Application
Idaho Application
Wyoming Application

Questions?

Our team can help you with your application. Email us at WattsmartBusiness@rockymountainpower.net or call us at 385-300-0150.

 

 

 

Reap rewards for your work in Utah with new 2026 trade ally promotions!

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Worker in yellow hard hat and orange vest - New Promotions to Strengthen Your Success

To increase participation in 2026, we’ve put together great promotions for both new and existing trade allies that include cash rewards, fun activities and recognition for your company.

Promotions for New Trade Allies

Join the Wattsmart® Business Trade Ally Network and get rewarded for helping your customers save energy and money!

2026 New Trade Ally* Reward: $100 gift card

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit your application to join the Wattsmart® Business Trade Ally Network in 2026, be approved and submit your first project in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream offerings.

Timeline: Projects submitted by deadline of 11/30/2026 will qualify for this promotion (or until allocated funds are exhausted).

Claim your reward: Receive a one-time $100 gift card for your company after your first project submittal is confirmed.

*Midstream trade allies are not eligible to participate in this promotion.

First Five Lighting Projects Reward: $500 gift card

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit your application to join the network in 2026, be approved and submit your first five lighting projects in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream lighting offerings.

Timeline: Projects submitted by deadline of 11/30/2026 will qualify for this promotion (or until allocated funds are exhausted).

Claim your reward: Score a one-time $500 gift card for your company after your five lighting project submittals are confirmed.

Questions? Call your outreach specialist or contact us at 1-866-870-3419 or wattsmart@evergreen.energy.

Promotions for Current Trade Allies

Make 2026 your year to promote Wattsmart®’s energy-efficient solutions and incentives in all your projects. You’ll increase customer satisfaction, boost revenue and earn rewards.

**Trade allies must be in good standing to participate in the promotions. Midstream trade allies are not eligible for these promotions.

Half-a-Mill kWh Submitted Reward: Lunch for up to eight team members

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit your projects that result in a total of 500,000 kWh savings closed in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream distributors.

Timeline: Projects submitted by deadline of 11/30/2026 will qualify for this promotion (or until allocated funds are exhausted).

Claim your reward: Enjoy a one-time lunch (maximum of $500) with your outreach specialist and up to eight team members in your organization. Once the 500,000 kWh achievement is confirmed, your outreach specialist will contact you to set a mutually agreeable time and place.

Million kWh Club Reward: Golf outing or similar activity for your team

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit projects that result in a total of 1 million kWh in savings closed in 2026. This promotion excludes midstream offerings.

Timeline: Projects submitted by deadline of 11/30/2026 will qualify for this promotion (or until allocated funds are exhausted).

Claim your reward: Get your team ready to play at a one-time golf outing or similar activity (approximately $500/event) with your outreach specialist. Once the 1 million kWh achievement is confirmed, your outreach specialist will contact you to set a mutually agreeable time and place.

2026 Leading With Controls Reward: Personalized case study and award

Get the details

How to qualify: Submit a minimum of five (5) projects with Advanced Networked Lighting Controls or Luminaire Level Lighting Controls in 2026. The Wattsmart Business team will select the top three trade allies with the highest project count to receive the award.

Timeline: Projects submitted by deadline of 11/30/2026 will qualify for this promotion (or until allocated funds are exhausted).

Claim your reward: Tap into the expertise at Wattsmart Business to receive a personalized, professional case study and collect an award for your work in promoting lighting controls.

All data will be verified and tracked for accuracy.

Questions? Call your outreach specialist or contact us at 1-866-870-3419 or Wattsmart@evergreen.energy.

Program changes for Rocky Mountain Power Wattsmart® Business – Idaho

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Program changes for Rocky Mountain Power Wattsmart® Business in Idaho effective November 17, 2025.

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Lighting: Plug and Play Controls Ready
Lighting: Retrofits incentives
Midstream incentives
New Construction/Major Renovation
Non-lighting incentives

Wattsmart® Business is always looking for ways to improve our program and make it easier for you to serve your customers with the best products and incentives. Our program evolves as technology changes, and as we gain insights from experience. Rocky Mountain Power is planning updates to the Wattsmart Business program in Idaho that will be effective November 17, 2025.  We’ll have new approaches for lighting, New Construction/Major Renovation and non-lighting incentives.

Lighting: Plug and Play Controls Ready 🌟New🌟

We developed this category in response to emerging lighting technology, and it applies to all lighting offers. Plug and Play Controls Ready lighting offers you flexibility with receptacles that allow for a toolless addition of controls during installation or in the future. If your customer opts for controls in the future, there’s no need to rewire the system, which cuts your labor costs. Several incentives are available in this category:

  • You may submit for the plug-and-play lighting incentive at the time of installation.
  • If the fixtures include a module, plug-and-play controls can be submitted as a Networked Lighting Controls or Advanced Networked Lighting Controls project, and we will honor the highest incentive for your customer.
  • You may submit for a controls-only project incentive in the future.

Incentive Table

Lighting: Retrofits incentives

Express incentives

We are introducing an Express path to allow you to apply for most lighting projects on a post-purchase application process, which can be quickly submitted through the new online tool. Unlike past prescriptive incentives that calculated the incentive amount per fixture, Express incentives offer an incentive amount per watt installed and are not limited to specific retrofit kit/fixture categories. Express excludes replacement lamps, controls only, new construction and major renovation, and projects where there is an LED baseline and has different rates for interior and exterior installations.

  • Uses classifications
    • No controls
    • Plug and Play Controls Ready
    • NLCs
    • Luminaire Level Lighting Controls

Small and Medium Business Express incentives

We are expanding the previous Small Business Enhanced category to include medium-sized businesses too. This category uses the Express incentive structure described above, and this new category will be referred to as SMBE.

The original 75% incentive cap still applies, but you have more opportunities to achieve it. Rather than one set incentive of 75%, SMBE offers higher incentive levels.

The Express category excludes replacement lamps, is phasing out the lighting tool and offers you a new eligibility site.

Calculated (non-prescriptive)

Our non-prescriptive path goes by a few names such as calculated, typical or simply the lighting tool path. We’re making some enhancements to the lighting tool.

The biggest change is that there is one incentive rate for all customer sizes, eliminating segmentation in the tool. The Basic Controls category is being replaced with Plug and Play Controls Ready. This is the exclusive path for controls-only projects. You can receive lighting incentives for most product types in the tool, with the exception of replacement lamps, which are excluded from this category.

Exterior lighting

The following new measures have been added:

  • No controls
  • Basic or NLC
  • ANLC

All non-general illuminance will now be grouped in the non-prescriptive custom category.

Incentive Table

Midstream lighting incentives

This is the exclusive path for replacement lamps. As part of our program changes, the LED Instant Incentive and the existing post-purchase application are now replaced with the Express offering. Fixtures, kits, and controls will all be available downstream in the Express application or lighting tool.

The fullstream model of shared incentives is now combined into a midstream exclusive offer for replacement lamps. Incentives will be paid to the participating distributor, who may pass the incentive through to the customer. Approved midstream trade allies may submit via single-sale log entries or via bulk uploads. If you are not signed up as a participating distributor, please contact us to apply.

Incentive Table

New Construction/Major Renovation

New Construction/Major Renovation lighting incentives are changing to a tiered pay-for-savings structure where various incentive amounts per kilowatt hour apply based on the type of controls used.

Interior lighting

  • No controls
  • NLC
  • ANLC

Exterior lighting

New measures added include:

  • No controls
  • Basic dimming controls
  • ANLC dimming controls

Incentive Table

Non-lighting incentives

The Green Motor Rewinds incentive is being removed from the program. 

TRANSITION PLAN:  

For projects requiring pre-approval, see the table to understand which incentive applies.
For post-purchase projects, the earlier invoice date for the project is used to determine which version of the program applies.

Offer Letter dated prior to 10/2/25; projects completed prior to10/2/25 We will use the program version in effect when the incentive offer letter was issued. 
Offer Letter dated from 10/2/25-11/16/25 Option to run on either incentive structure.
Offer Letter dated 11/17/25 or later New program with changes is in full effect.

 Incentive Table

QUESTIONS? Contact us, we are happy to help! 

New LED lighting incentives now available for medium-sized Utah businesses

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Medium-sized businesses in Utah now qualify for higher incentives when they upgrade to energy-efficient LED lighting. Previously available only to small businesses, these benefits are now accessible through an expansion of Wattsmart® Business’s Small and Medium Business Express (SMBE) incentives.

Medium-sized businesses are now eligible for larger incentives, making it easier to save energy, money and time when upgrading to LED lighting. This could be a fit for your business if you:

  1. Plan to upgrade from non-LED to LED lighting.
  2. Use an approved SMBE Trade Ally for installation.

If you have already upgraded to LED lighting or have another type of project in mind, see our other offerings to find out how you can save.

SMBE incentives can cover up to 75% of your total project costs, depending on the installed wattage and associated controls. Benefits of upgrading include:

  • Lower energy and operating costs
  • Improved lighting quality and workplace safety
  • Enhanced employee productivity and customer comfort
  • Higher value for your business
  • And more!

To learn more or confirm eligibility, contact us at 1-866-870-3419 or Wattsmart@evergreen.energy.

You can verify your business size category online or speak with your outreach specialist if you have any questions.

NOTE: Incentives only available through Small and Medium Business Express trade allies. Incentive caps apply. Actual incentive amounts may vary.