Efficient and effective lighting is a must for any business – especially when it comes to site safety. The Lighting program offers rebates for upgrading the permanent lighting at your facility. Conditioned or non-conditioned space lighting systems, along with hardwired compact fluorescent fixtures may qualify. New construction projects do not qualify for this rebate.

How the program works

Conditioned Space
Earn a rebate of $250 per kilowatt (kW) reduction* when you install energy-efficient lighting technology and systems that help reduce your demand for electricity.

Non-Conditioned Space
Earn a rebate of $200 per kilowatt (kW) reduction* when you install energy-efficient lighting technology and systems that help reduce your demand for electricity. Please note that stadium lighting, sports field lighting, and landscape lighting are not eligible for this rebate.

*The rebate amount cannot exceed 50 percent of the total project cost.

Please complete and submit the appropriate lighting retrofit proposal:

• Proposal for conditioned space 
• Proposal for non-conditioned space 

Delamping (removing unnecessary lamps or fixtures) within conditioned space at your facility may qualify for a rebate when the following conditions are met.

• The lighting levels recommended by the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA) for that space type must be met.
• The post-retrofit lighting levels as measured at the working surface by a foot-candle meter must be equal to or greater than the pre-retrofit lighting levels.
• All unused fixtures, lamp holders and ballasts must be removed from the space.

Pre-approval is required

Before work begins, please submit the following information to Tampa Electric using the appropriate application:

• Rebate application for conditioned space 
• Rebate application for non-conditioned space 

After you submit the application, you will receive an enrollment/confirmation number that you can use to access your application. Be sure to write down and save the enrollment/confirmation number.

• Tampa Electric customer account number
• Contractor license number
• Contractor license number expiration date

The application will prompt you to upload the following information:

• Specification sheets
• Detailed worksheet showing total light count (if available)
• Detailed contractor proposal
• Lighting retrofit proposal

Once your application is received, a Tampa Electric representative will review the information and contact you if additional information is required or your application is approved.

Acquiring your rebate

Once work is complete, you must submit a paid receipt/invoice (proof of purchase) to Tampa Electric. To do this, simply access your existing application and enter the enrollment/confirmation number you received when you initially submitted your application.

• Existing application for conditioned space 
• Existing application for non-conditioned space 

If you have questions, please email comconreq@tecoenergy.com or call 813-275-3909 on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.