Businesses in the State of Oregon that have power supplied to them by either PGE or Pacific Power and pay a public service charge have available funds to help them upgrade their current Compressed air System to more efficient equipment. This is known as an Energy Efficient Measure in both the "Production Efficiency" and "Building Efficiency" programs that are in place and ready to use.

Available from the "Energy Trust of Oregon" is either 50% Cash Incentive or a $0.15 kWh saved cap from the total eligible Production Efficiency project cost. Either 35% Cash Incentive or a $0.15 kWh saved cap from the total Building Efficiency project cost. The project's savings by itself must have a payback period of greater than one year and less than ten years for either the Production or Building Efficiency programs.

Also available is the Oregon Department of Energy's "OBETC", also known as the Oregon Business Energy Tax Credit. A business will receive a 35% tax credit of all eligible project costs. To qualify a company must meet or beat 10% improved efficiency and there must be a greater than 1 year and less than 15 year simple payback.

Pacific Air Compressors has a 100% perfect record of our Energy Trust and OBETC applicants achieving actual kWh savings that exceed estimates. If we provide you with a report that claims savings of X number of annual dollars saved, you can be confident that figure is conservative and your actual savings will be higher.

What's involved with our Free Energy Audit? First we insure that your current system is operating at a reasonable efficient level and evaluate the appropriateness of your equipment for your type of operation. Next we install Kilowatt and PSI Loggers to record one week's worth of power consumed by your compressed air system. This data is then collected, analyzed and charted. We compare the current system to the proposed energy efficient system.

The energy consumption of both the existing system and the proposed energy efficient system is compared in a report showing you the kWh savings and dollar savings. We will show you how fast the project will pay for itself a Return on Investment with the proposed Energy Trust cash incentive and the OBETC incentive.

Pacific Air Compressors will always perform the audit free of charge and submit all of the applicable applications for you to the Energy Trust of Oregon and the Oregon Department of Energy's OBETC less any submittal fees.

As attractive as the Incentives may be, it is important to remember that the greatest savings come from your reduced power consumption over many years to come. Also, other benefits are often realized, such as improved reliability and improved air quality.