Direct Install Programs – Midwest

Direct Install Programs for Lighting, Refrigeration, HVAC, and Controls

Many states make cash incentives available to business owners for improving their facilities with more energy efficient equipment. These measures include a wide variety of indoor and outdoor LED lighting, along with refrigeration, controls, and HVAC measures. These Direct Install (DI) programs typically begin with a free energy assessment that help determine how much money could be saved by implementing these upgrades.

Wisconsin Business Program

In Wisconsin, Staples Energy is a Platinum-level trade ally for the Focus on Energy DI Program. We’ve helped hundreds of business owners across the state realize significant energy savings, lowering their monthly utility bills and adding to their bottom line. Our Energy Advisors conduct free energy assessments, discuss results and make recommendations, then file all necessary forms on a customer's behalf. Then our own trained and certified technicians handle installation at an agreed-upon day & time, whether inside or outside "normal" business hours.

Key incentives available through Focus on Energy include hundreds of interior and exterior LED lamps and fixtures, energy efficient cooler motors, cold case lighting, and anti-sweat door heater controls.

To date, Staples Energy technicians have installed:

• 7,657 EC motors
• 6,942 evaporator fan controls
• 9,388 anti-sweat door heater controls

In addition to the savings on their monthly utility bills, Staples Energy has helped Wisconsin business owners save nearly $1.6 million in installation costs with incentives available through Focus on Energy.

Northern Illinois Small Business Program

Staples Energy has trained more than 250 service providers on installation of lighting, refrigeration, compressed air and HVAC measures available through their utility's small business DI programs. We've conducted more than 3,200 quality assurance inspections since 2016.

Southern Illinois Small Business Program

Since 2017, Staples Energy has trained more than 90 Program Allies on how to participate in their utility's small business direct install program. We've conducted more than 2,000 quality assurance inspections on completed installation projects. Those projects help southern Illinois save more than 115,000,000 kWh of energy annually.