Commercial Energy Services

Electricity is essential to the success of your business, and using electricity efficiently saves your business money while conserving natural resources and preserving our environment.

You can increase your energy efficiency by installing energy-saving equipment and developing ways to reduce power use. The easy-to-use tools on this website offer information on high-efficiency technologies and assistance in understanding your business's energy use.

In the coming months, TVA and local power distributors will be providing information on new energy efficiency products and services for business and industry. Watch this page for periodic updates to learn about opportunities in your area.

Efficiency Advice and Incentives for Commercial Customers

The Efficiency Advice and Incentives Program (EAI) offers commercial customers varying levels of facility energy assessments to help make informed energy-saving investment decisions. Read more. See list of participating distributors.

Online Energy Efficiency Library

The online energy efficiency library is offered by TVA and your local power distributor as a technical resource tool. It is an extensive encyclopedic resource of energy use and equipment covering all common building and business types and the related technologies.

Understanding Demand

Demand charges can be very confusing to the customer. The online "understanding demand" module provides details on how equipment use can affect a facilities demand during each hour of the day. The module offers an intuitive review of how and when most facilities typically use energy, and some suggestions about how you can save the most money on your bills.

Commercial Energy Calculator

The Commercial Energy Calculator provides estimates of energy usage and costs based on your inputs. It also presents a comparison of three efficiency levels for each calculation.

Energy Depot® for Business

Energy Depot for Business is a set of online tools and resources to help you better understand and manage your business energy use and costs. Energy Depot is your one-stop resource for energy information.  You can use Energy Depot to:

• Receive a personalized Business Energy Profile (audit) report online with an estimate of your energy costs for each business energy system or appliance group
• Learn specific things you can do to reduce your business’s energy use and how much you can save
• Calculate the simple payback period for recommended energy efficiency measures
• Consult the Energy Library to answer your energy questions

Geothermal Heat Pumps

Local public power companies and TVA are helping in a number of ways to facilitate the use of this promising technology.

Energy Efficiency Tips

The energy efficiency tips provided are suggested ways you and your company can save money and many of them are common sense suggestion that will require little to no money to implement.  

Preferred Partners Network

The Preferred Partners Network (PPN) is a master list of trade allies and energy services companies. These partners are qualified to supply technologies and equipment that deliver high-quality energy efficiency and demand response results.

Business Incentive Application Package

The Business Incentive Application Package includes pre and post measurement forms required for all jobs. The participant must complete this application for all jobs prior to installation and should be filled out by the Customer and the Trade Ally. Once the application is completed it must be returned to your local Power Distributor for processing. The project should not be installed until the application is processed, your local Power Distributor will contact you once the application is approved.

Measurement Manual and Forms

Detailed information about the measurement and inspection requirements for TVA’s Business and Industry Energy Efficiency Programs.

Fast Cash Incentive-Small Business Customers

The Fast Cash Incentive is a streamlined application enhancement of the Commercial and Industrial Efficiency Advice and Incentives Programs.  The streamlined process reduces the customer’s time and effort required to receive an incentive. Facility must have a demand less than or equal to 50 kW.  
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