Special Offerings

Business Customer Competitive Incentive Request for Proposals

Now accepting proposals for Business Customers as part of a Competitive Incentive Request for Proposals (RFP). This RFP is available to customers seeking additional financial support above standard Focus on Energy incentives to complete energy-saving projects by November 30, 2027. Applicants should work directly with Focus on Energy Advisor to submit a response to this RFP. To be connected to an Energy Advisor, please send an email to business@focusonenergy.com.

Minimum project size is at least 50,000 Life Cycle MMBtu. Work with your Energy Advisor to confirm the LC MMBtu for your application. Submissions due 3/13/2026.

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Save on Roadway Lighting

Improve the lighting in your community by converting to LEDs. Focus on Energy is offering a 50% bonus on roadway lights located in municipalities with rural zip codes.

Municipal Roadway Bonus Rural Zip Code List

123 Energy Audit

Collaborate with your Energy Advisor to identify and prioritize your facility’s top three energy-saving upgrades. After completing the audit, you will be eligible for the Project Planning Bonus to save even more. This offering is exclusively available to school and government customers.

Energy Audit Overview [PDF]

Be Rewarded for Developing Your Energy Plan

Developing energy-saving priorities and strategic energy goals can have powerful long-term benefits for school and government organizations. Include Focus on Energy in your planning process and you not only benefit from having energy expert support, but you'll be eligible to receive a 10% bonus on projects.

Project Planning Bonus [PDF]

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Rural Electric Reduction Accelerator

Start minimizing electricity consumption before transitioning to renewable energy sources and electrifying buildings. School and government entities are eligible to assess and optimize their current electric infrastructure and will receive financial incentives for decreasing their energy usage. Participation and funding are limited and reserved for customers in rural zip codes.

Application Zip Codes

Unlock $2,500 For Your Capital Planning Efforts

Include Focus on Energy in your capital planning process and gain access to expert energy support at no cost and receive $2,500 for your time. Plus, your business may qualify for up to $400,000 in incentives per year to support your capital plan. For Large Industrial customers only, contact your Energy Advisor to get started today.

Guidelines [PDF]

Utility Bill Verified Savings

Receive financial support to reduce energy usage in your buildings throughout 2025. Focus on Energy will support you throughout the process with regular check-ins, training support, and strategies for energy savings. Incentives will also be awarded for the energy you save throughout the calendar year.
Enrollment is competitive. Become one of five buildings selected. Sign up today!

Enrollment Application Case Study: Wauwatosa School District

Pump Assessments

Are you struggling with an inefficient pumping system? Focus on Energy is offering municipal water/wastewater and agriculture customers a comprehensive assessment to identify performance issues and provide opportunities for improvement. Pumps of 40HP or greater and operating at least 500 hours a year qualify for an incentive of $500 per pump assessed, up to 100% of the assessment cost.

Already completed a pump assessment? Take your savings further with a bonus for installing a variable speed drive on your pump system.

Pump Assessment Application [PDF] Variable Speed Drive Bonus [PDF]

Related Success Stories

Wisconsin Farm Sows Energy Efficiency and Reaps Early Benefits

New Richmond, Wis. – Ter-Rae Farms, Inc., a dairy and crop farm operating in St. Croix County since 1949, made the decision to embark on the energy efficiency path and is already milking some of the benefits that come with it. The farm collaborated with FOCUS ON ENERGY®, Wisconsin’s energy efficiency and renewable energy program, and Trade Ally contractor Lodermeier’s, Inc. to purchase and install a more energy-efficient grain dryer.

Creating and Sustaining a Better Future for Future Farmers

The moment you step onto Marty Mellenthin’s Eau Galle farm, you feel what Thoreau would describe as “youthful exuberance!” while sitting at Walden Pond. Marty Mellenthin surrounds himself with family and wouldn’t want it any other way.

Prairie Farm School District

Prairie Farm School District's participation in Focus on Energy will save them an estimated 100,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually and reduce the demand on the power grid during the peak summer months. The upgrades will reduce the school district’s energy bills by approximately $7,000 each year. The Prairie Farm School District took advantage of incentives through Focus on Energy’s Lighting programs, as well as cost savings of the new Exterior Lighting Optimization program, where Focus on Energy covers the labor costs of the participating trade ally for installation of cost-effective exterior lighting.