New Construction Performance Lighting

We offer financial incentives for new construction and major renovation projects that use energy-efficient lighting.

Eligibility Requirements

Incentives are available to nonresidential customers in the BGE service territory (rate schedules GL, P and T), regardless of your electricity or gas supplier.

New construction is defined as a new building, or space within a new building, where a licensed professional architect or engineer is preparing and certifying building plans. Major renovation projects, those for which a licensed professional architect or engineer is preparing and certifying building plans for the reconstruction of an existing space, also will be considered under this application.

All projects need to meet the following requirements to qualify for performance-based lighting incentives. Projects must:

• Reduce the lighting power density in watts per square foot from the baseline lighting design that complies with the Interior Power Lighting Allowance obtained from current Maryland code. Wattage reduction must be at least 10% more efficient than the code requirements to qualify for incentives.
• Provide maintained lighting levels in accordance with the recommendations of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America.
• Provide high-quality lighting achieving appropriate levels of glare control, color rendering, lighting uniformity and other lighting quality parameters deemed necessary by BGE.

For questions about eligibility, contact us at 410.290.1202.

Preapproval from BGE is required before design, purchase or installation of equipment.