Retro Commissioning (RCx Lite) is designed for facilities that have 20,000 to 100,000 sq ft of air-conditioned space and may not have the time or financial resources to survey an entire facility. RCx Lite focuses on specific areas of the facility and identifies no- and low-cost energy efficiency improvements that can help reduce usage.

Incentives through this option can cover up to 100 percent of the survey cost for tune-up projects that have a simple payback period of up to one year. Measures that may qualify for RCx Lite incentives include:

• Adjustment of lighting and HVAC operating schedules
• Adjustment of HVAC set points
• Redeployment of inoperable HVAC dampers and controls

A typical facility in Ameren Illinois service territory can expect to achieve an energy savings of up to 30 percent as a result of RCx Lite. Retro-commissioning survey work must be performed by an Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program Retro-Commissioning Service Provider (RSP). System adjustments may be performed by an RSP, an in-house resource or a contractor of your choice.

RCx Lite Application

Large facilities with 100,000 sq ft or more in size qualify for Large Facilities RCx. This includes industrial, healthcare, and commercial buildings that can optimize the operation of their existing lighting, HVAC, and energy management systems.

Large facilities retro commissioning incentives can cover up to 90 percent of the discovery phase for tune-up projects that have a simple payback period of up to one year. Measures that may qualify for large facility incentives include:

• Adjustment of lighting and HVAC operating schedules
• Adjustment of HVAC set points
• Redeployment of inoperable HVAC dampers and controls

A large facility in Ameren Illinois service territory can expect to achieve an energy savings of 15 to 30 percent as a result of the retro-commissioning process. Retro-commissioning survey work must be performed by an Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program Retro-Commissioning Service Provider (RSP). System adjustments may be performed by an RSP, an in-house resource or a contractor of your choice.

Large Facility Application

This option provides cash incentives to assist food processing facilities, refrigerated warehouses and process cooling in optimizing the operation of their industrial refrigeration systems.

Industrial refrigeration retro commissioning can cover 90 percent of the discovery phase for tune-up projects that have a simple payback period of up to one year. Measures that may qualify for industrial refrigeration incentives include:

• Lower condensing pressure
• Raise suction pressure
• Evaporator fan control
• Evaporator defrost settings
• Compressor sequencing

Retro-commissioning survey work must be performed by an Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Program Retro-Commissioning Service Provider (RSP). System adjustments may be performed by an RSP, an in-house resource or a contractor of your choice.

Industrial Refrigeration Application

This option is offering support for Monitoring-Based Commissioning of HVAC, industrial and other systems. Eligible Monitoring-Based Commissioning (MBCx) systems will collect and trend key data points, in addition to including an analytic software package capable of identifying energy savings opportunities.

Incentives through this option can cover up to 100% of the installed costs for the software and equipment with a simple payback period.

Monitoring-Based Commissioning must be performed by one of our Monitoring-Based Commissioning Registered Service Providers (RSPs).

Monitoring-Based Commissioning Application

Monitoring-Based Commissioning Registered Service Providers