Requirements
1. You must be an active Cowlitz PUD customer served by a non-residential rate. To be eligible for an incentive, your account must be in good standing. Cowlitz PUD reserves the right to withhold incentive funds and apply to past-due account balance.2. This measure is available for retrofits only. Lodging, 24/7 occupancy, semi-conditioned spaces, and new construction are not eligible.
3. The heating fuel type of system to be controlled by new thermostat may be electric or gas.
4. The existing thermostat must not be web-enabled.
5. The installed thermostat must control an existing HVAC supply fan and serves a single zone. “Invisible zones” are permitted (e.g., separate RTUs serving different portions of a large retail space).
6. The installed connected thermostat must be listed on BPA’s Connected Thermostat Qualified Products List (QPL).
7. The thermostat must be programmed as follows:
• Thermostat is connected to the web.
• Temperature setback is used for unoccupied hours (heating and/or cooling, as applicable).
• Fan schedule uses auto mode for unoccupied hours (e.g., during unoccupied hours or holidays, the fan will only run when there is a demand for heating or cooling). Override duration set to three hours or less.
• For heat pumps, auxiliary resistance heat lock-out is enabled with appropriate temperature set point. In cases where two or more systems serve spaces that are not separated by physical barriers (e.g., “invisible zones”), simultaneous heating and cooling is eliminated (i.e., by having identical temperature setpoints and schedules with appropriate dead-bands, or through having network-coordinated controls)
8. Program requirements and available incentives are subject to change without prior notice.