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August 2025 Contractor Newsletter

Program phase reminder

If you weren’t aware, we are now in the last program year of this current phase of Act 129. Be sure to make your customers aware of this when discussing projects and quoting incentives and savings. All projects completed by May 31, 2026, will be eligible for the current incentive rate. If a project is completed on or after June 1, 2026, it should still be submitted to the program and we will be in touch to discuss the project’s eligibility based on our approved Phase V energy efficiency incentives.

RCx Lite reminder

The introduction of Retro-commissioning Lite, or RCx Lite, was made at our recent contractor events and is now eligible for incentives. RCx Lite is intended to be a streamlined process of building optimization for smaller buildings, typically less than 100,000 square feet, with single-zone, constant air volume HVAC systems, small to medium boilers, and air-cooled or small water-cooled chillers. RCx can achieve meaningful energy savings from tuning existing equipment, calibrating sensors and making setpoint changes. To learn more about eligibility and requirements, please reach out to Bud Fogleman at bud.fogleman@clearesult.com.

Increased incentives for SCI customers

Beginning Sept. 1, 2025, incentives for SCI customers with GS1 and GS3 rate codes will increase to:

Prescriptive Lighting and Efficient Equipment: $0.10/kWh
Custom Projects: $0.15/kWh
Direct Discount Interior, Efficient Equipment and Custom Projects: $0.20/kWh

Projects that will be completed by May 31, 2026, including time for M&V, are eligible for this increased incentive rate. CHP and solar projects are not eligible for this increase and remain at $0.08/kWh.

Stop. Look up. Stay away.

Look up for power lines when using ladders, scaffolding and aerial lifts and when working atop buildings. We offer many resources for you to educate yourself and stay safe at pplelectric.com/ContractorSafety.

Among the resources are:

Free electrical safety booklets
Slide show content for presentations
An online electrical safety guide

Take time to look up and identify power lines at every job site. Look up and live!

Introducing new points of contact

We’re happy to introduce our new energy auditor — Danielle “Dee” Zambelli. Since she joined our team in January, she has developed a strong understanding of program details and requirements and may reach out to customers and contractors to complete program verifications. If you have any questions, you can contact Dee at: danielle.zambelli@clearesult.com.

We’d also like to highlight our Direct Discount team, who are here to support you with program participation, incentive processing and general inquiries:

Mariah Kern: mariah.kern@clearesult.com
Carrie Gauweiler: carrie.gauweiler@clearesult.com

We also want to welcome our newest account manager, Tim Inhoff, timothy.inhoff@clearesult.com.

Midstream expansion

We’re expanding our Midstream Program with new measures and incentives. Now, find incentives for projects including compressed air, refrigeration and VFDs. Check our website for the updated flyers and incentives to share with your customers. For any Midstream Program questions, please reach out to: randy.levan@clearesult.com or PPLInstantDiscount@clearesult.com.

Share your success

We are always looking for stories that highlight the benefits and successful outcomes of working with our Trade Allies. Have you completed a job recently that’s worth bragging about? Ask your customers if they may be interested in sharing their experience, and please let us know by emailing PPLBusiness@clearesult.com.

Celebrating our top performers

Congratulations to the top-performing contractors and distributors for June and July. Thank you for supporting our program and promoting energy efficiency to our business customers.