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Ameren Missouri’s BizSavers® Program

and the

The Green Business Challenge

Save money, improve profitability and earn points.

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Program Overview

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• The BizSavers program

provides cash incentives to

offset the cost of energy

efficient upgrades in buildings

• Virtually any cost-effective

energy efficiency project will

qualify

Ameren Missouri’s Energy Efficiency Plan 2016-2019

Our Goals

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Save money

Reduce kWh and Demand

Target more than 570,000 MWh

saved this cycle

Eligibility

Ameren Missouri commercial electric customers are eligible for this program

Government Buildings

Non-profits

Colleges/Universities

Small Businesses

Large Companies

All other non-residential customers

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BizSavers Program Overview

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*Must use an approved Service Provider to participate

6 Incentive Programs – to fit a variety of project types, sizes, and budgets

Standard Custom New

Construction

Retro-

commissioning* Small Business

Direct Install*

EMS Pilot

Standard Incentives

Lighting

Lighting Controls

Refrigeration

Water Heating

Pools

Commercial Cooking

Incentives are a fixed dollar amount

No pre-approval required (unless over $10,000)

Customers have 180 days to submit paperwork 6

Custom Incentives

If your project is not on the Standard list, you can apply for a custom incentive!

And more!

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Cooling Building Shell Ventilation Refrigeration Air Compression

• Must obtain pre-approval

• Calculated per kWh of annual energy

savings of projected use

• Application will calculate incentive amounts

• Customers have 12 months to complete projects

Custom Incentives

Custom Incentives have

increased from the

previous cycle, and now

range from 5-15 cents

per kWh rate!

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Custom Incentive Rates

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Equipment End Use New Incentive Level ($/kWh rate)

Cooling $0.150

Building Shell $0.080

HVAC (Ventilation) $0.080

Cooking $0.080

Water Heating $0.075

Compressed Air $0.070

Motors $0.070

Process $0.070

Refrigeration $0.060

Exterior Lighting $0.050

Retro-commissioning

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The RCx program provides incentives for improving a building's operations and maintenance (O&M) procedures to enhance overall building performance.

The RCx program provides incentives

for upgrading the following systems:

Incentives range from $0.07 to $0.18/kWh!

Incentives are determined by

comparing the projected

savings with the building’s

most recent annual usage

and/or a baseline model

Whole Building

Compressed Air

Refrigeration

New Construction

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Critical First Step: Apply during the design phase!

A Design Team

Meeting is held

during the

preliminary stages of

the process to

establish the design

baseline

4 Incentive Types

Whole Building

Performance

Interior Lighting

Standard

Custom

Incentives are

determined based on

the level of energy

efficiency designed and

installed below the

baseline

Small Business Direct Install (SBDI)

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Small Business Direct Install offers enhanced incentives for interior lighting upgrades for businesses under the Small General Service (2M) rate!

Reduce

your

Investment

Our incentives

And you only pay the

difference in project

cost

No Cost

Assessment

Includes a

To identify additional energy

saving opportunities

$2,500

Incentives are

capped at

You can participate in the

other programs as well!

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Schools, non-profits and tax-exempt organizations can save even more with the

Energy Management System (EMS) Pilot Program through Ameren Missouri.

Reducing Energy Demand

Greater Control Over Usage

Incentives cover 50% of Project

Cost Up to $35,000 per Location

Benefits of EMS Implementation:

EMS Pilot Program

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Benchmarking

Benchmark your building with help from

the BizSavers team

Find out your confidential benchmarking

score and start making improvements to

your before you have to disclose it!

Overall Program Guidelines

$150 Minimum incentive

amount

$3,000,000

Maximum incentive

amount

Standard incentives

less than

$10,000 Do not require

pre-approval

All other incentives require pre-approval

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per customer, per cycle

Application Process

Or…

• Trade Allies are contractors and

service providers that are well-versed

in – and approved by – the BizSavers

program

• Assist with identifying energy

efficiency opportunities

• Conduct energy efficiency analyses

• Assist with the application

Use a Trade Ally!

Click “Find a Contractor”

Download the Application!

AmerenMissouri.com/BizSavers

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Trade Ally Network

There is an expansive list of

approved contractors and

service providers that can

help your energy efficiency

programs come to life.

Trade allies specialize in:

Lighting

Mechanical

Data/IT

Financial

Energy Analysis HVAC

Motors

Refrigeration

Industrial

Compressed Air

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Earn Points for your Scorecard!

✚ Energy Use Tracking

✚ HVAC Strategies

✚ Lighting Audit

✚ Lighting Sensors

✚ Eliminate Incandescents

✚ Exit Lights

✚ Temperature Adjustments

✚ Calculate Company’s Energy Use

✚ Use ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager

✚ Retro Commissioning

✚ Benchmarking

Participate in the BizSavers

Program!

Questions?

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