To be eligible for the Savings By Design Program, projects must be: 

• At a point in the design development process where the customer can be influenced by the program’s offerings to implement energy efficient design alternatives in place of their current or conceived designs. 
• Located in the service territory of a participating Utility and subject to payment of PPPC for electric service and/or the gas surcharge for gas service. 
• Within the definition of new construction. 
• Project must be 10% or better than Title 24 or another appropriate baseline. 

The Savings By Design Program provides a variety of offerings to encourage the design of energy efficient buildings. The Program offers design assistance on a project-appropriate level and financial incentives to both the building Owner and Design Team.

Technical assistance may be as simple as providing plan review and recommendations or may be as involved as energy modeling with financial analysis on multiple options for energy efficient systems. Receiving design assistance does not obligate the Owner to implement the design recommendations.

The Program offers financial assistance to help offset the increased costs associated with designing and constructing energy efficient buildings. Owner and Design Team Incentives are based upon the projects estimated annual energy and demand savings (kW, kWh and therms) and are calculated according to the rates and program entry levels. Incentive payments are issued after construction completion is verified and when all other required documentation has been received. The final incentive amount is calculated based on the installed features.