 | Renewable energy measures |
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| Solar power |
| Solar thermal |
| Wind power |
| Geothermal energy |
| Fuel cell |
| Methane gas from landfills |
| Low-emission advanced renewable energy conversion technologies |
| Projects that seek to deploy electric, electric hybrid, natural gas, or alternative fuel vehicles and associated infrastructure and any related storage, distribution, manufacturing technologies, or facilities |
| Sustainable biomass facility |
| Electric vehicle charging infrastructure (exempt from SIR requirements) |
 | Energy efficiency measures |
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| High-efficiency lighting |
| Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) upgrades |
| New automated building and HVAC controls |
| Variable speed drives (VSDs) on motors, fans, and pumps |
| High-efficiency chillers |
| High-efficiency boilers and furnaces |
| High-efficiency hot water heating systems |
| Combustion and burner upgrades |
| Fuel switching |
| Water conservation measures to the extent they save energy |
| Heat recovery and steam traps |
| Building enclosure/envelope improvements |
| Building automation (energy management) systems |
| Renewable energy systems (e.g., solar, fuel cells, geothermal) |
| Combined heat and power systems (CHP) |
| District thermal |
| Microgrids |
| Resiliency measures (exempt from SIR requirements) |
 | End use savings technologies applicable to industrial facilities |
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| New automated process controls |
| Heat recovery from process air and water |
| Cogeneration used for peak shaving |
| Process equipment upgrades |
| Process changes |
 | Ineligible energy upgrades |
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| Appliances (e.g., refrigerators, dishwashers, etc.) |
| Plug load devices |
| Vending machine controls |
| Natural gas vehicle refueling station |
| Any package of measures that does not achieve an energy savings to investment ratio (SIR) greater than 1 |
| Any measure that is easily removed or not permanently installed |
| Any measure that does not result in improved energy efficiency or renewable energy generation |