FirstEnergy company Potomac Edison offers rebates to eligible commercial, industrial, governmental, and institutional customers in Maryland service territory who are interested in upgrading to efficient equipment. 

Prescriptive Program: Rebates are available on lighting, controls, sensors, traffic signals, exit signs, heat pumps, air conditioners, chillers, variable frequency drives, food service equipment and custom measures. Contact Potomac Edison for information on maximum allowable incentive payments and other requirements. All appropriate forms, requirements and guidelines for equipment may be found on the program web site listed above. All application forms must be filled out completely along with all necessary purchase documentation. 

Custom Program: Custom equipment program targets retrofits and new construction energy efficiency projects which include technologies that are customer specific and do not qualify for the prescriptive program offerings. These projects may include building shell, electrical and mechanical improvement that reduces energy consumption and demand by improving building energy performance. Renewable energy, fuel switching, power factor correction devices do not qualify for this program. All custom equipment must be pre-approved before purchase and installation. 

Buildings Operations Tuition Reimbursement Program: This program offers up to 50% of the cost of tuition for non-residential building operators to take classes focused on energy efficiency improvements. Applicants must be employed in an energy management position at the facility. List of qualified courses and certifications are listed in the program website. 

CHP program: The CHP system should be sized solely for on-site energy use by the customer and should not be exporting energy under its normal operational conditions. CHP systems can be fueled by either biogas or natural gas. The system must have designed efficiency of at least 65%. The program offers three levels of incentives. 

1. Design Incentives: $75 per KW
2.  Installation Incentive: $275 per kW for projects under 250 kW and $175 per kW for projects 250 kW and over
3.  Production Incentive: 7 c/kWh for first 18 months

Total incentives are capped at $1.25 million per project. To qualify for the incentive, the project must be operational by December 31, 2017.