Help Your Customers Save Money

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Find trade ally-focused incentives that can help you sell more projects, such as project bonuses, point of sale rebates, and custom incentives. See below for the latest incentive highlights:

Featured Incentives

Our Lighting to Go program offers instant discounts on qualified commercial LED products to help your business enjoy energy savings and high-quality lighting for years to come.

Contractors can receive instant discounts on qualified heat pumps under 5.4 tons, heat pump water heaters less than 120 gallons, and small ECM circulator pumps.

Discount on Level 2 Chargers Installed at Single-Family Homes

***This discount is no longer available as of Feb. 28, 2025.***

The purchase of a qualified Level 2 EV charger from a participating distributor branch is eligible for an instant discount up to a $400 from City Light through the Seattle City Light Residential Midstream Charger Program.

Contractors can access these rebates for City Light residential customers from a participating distributor branch. You will then pass those savings on to your customer in their bid.

Discount Requirements

  • Purchase equipment through a participating distributor branch.
  • Chargers must be installed at a single-family property (1 – 4 dwellings) within City Light’s service area.
  • Contractor and resident information must be provided. Purchases made by consumers must include the name of the electrical contractor that completed the electrical work.
  • Equipment must be an ENERGY STAR certified Level 2 charger with a maximum Output Power of 12 kW (50 amps) or less. Visit ENERGY STAR to learn more and look up product eligibility.
  • Limit one electric vehicle charger per dwelling unit.
  • The discount cannot exceed 80% of the product’s regular retail cost.
  • Rebate runs through Feb. 28, 2025

Additional Incentive Programs

If you're looking for ways to make your building systems work smarter, Existing Building Commissioning (EBCx) might be right for you. By making improvements to existing equipment and systems, you can save energy and reduce operational costs while creating a better environment for occupants. Incentives are available for Retro-Commissioning (RCx) or Monitoring Based Commissioning (MBCx) efforts.

Review the commissioning fact sheet, program requirements, and FAQ to learn more.

Ready to get started? Submit your commissioning incentive application.

Connect with our Trade Ally Manager

If you have additional questions or feedback, reach out to our Trade Ally Manager at SCL_Trade_Ally@seattle.gov.

City Light

Dawn Lindell, General Manager and CEO
Address: 700 5th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98104
Mailing Address: PO Box 34023, Seattle, WA, 98124-4023
Phone: (206) 684-3000
SCL_ExternalComms@seattle.gov

Seattle City Light was created by the citizens of Seattle in 1902 to provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally responsible electric power to the City of Seattle and neighboring suburbs.