Upgrading to LEDs or other high-efficiency lighting can enhance the comfort, safety, productivity and visual appeal of your facility—in addition to significant long-term energy and maintenance cost savings. With a variety of incentives and industry resources to help get you started, your light bulb moment could come sooner than you think.

Easy Upgrades

• Replace fluorescent tubes with comparable LEDs or LED retrofit kits
• Replace incandescent bulbs with comparable LEDs
• Remove inefficient lighting entirely
• Replace High Intensity Discharge (HID) exterior lighting with LEDs
• Install lighting controls to ensure lights are off when no one’s in the room

Benefits

• Uses far less energy
• Lasts years longer
• Offers exceptional quality compared to outdated or less efficient options
• Often these upgrades pay for themselves within a year

Eligibility

Incentives are available for upgrades to the existing facilities of any current Evergy commercial customer located in Missouri. Some projects (i.e. new construction) may require pre-approval, so reach out prior to starting your project to confirm eligibility.

With commercial kitchens using 2–3 times more energy per square foot than other commercial building types, swapping out your inefficient models for ENERGY STAR^® rated models could save you thousands of dollars every year. With a variety of incentives and industry resources to help get you started, you could be cooking up some serious savings sooner than you think.

Easy Upgrades

• Replace inefficient steam cookers with ENERGY STAR rated models.
• Swap out inefficient hot holding cabinets with ENERGY STAR rated models.
• Install kitchen ventilation controls to automatically vary the speed of the exhaust fan based on cooking condition need.

Benefits

• Reduced water consumption.
• Better temperature regulation.
• ENERGY STAR ventilating fans use half the energy of standard models.

Eligibility

Incentives are available for upgrades to the existing facilities of any current Evergy commercial customer located in Missouri. Some projects (i.e. new construction) may require pre-approval, so reach out prior to starting your project to confirm eligibility.

Compared to traditional cooling systems, modern, high-efficiency unitary HVAC units use 30–50% less energy while providing greater comfort and control. They also feature advanced technology like variable frequency drives, carbon dioxide sensors, and enthalpy economizers that automatically optimize cooling output to ensure your system only uses as much energy as it needs.

Easy Upgrades

• Install programmable thermostats to ensure your HVAC units aren’t working harder than they need to.
• Install an economizer with CO₂ sensors to ensure a healthier work environment and to maximize efficiency.
• Install economizers to optimize cooling output
• Replace inefficient rooftop units with energy efficient models
• Install a Variable Frequency Drive (VFD) to smartly control the speed (and therefore power usage) of your motors

Benefits

• Uses 30–50% less energy than older systems 
• Can last 20 years or more
• Lower energy and maintenance costs
• Greater employee comfort and productivity
• Does not use phased-out refrigerants

Eligibility

Incentives are available for upgrades to the existing facilities of any current Evergy commercial customer located in Missouri. Some projects (i.e. new construction) may require pre-approval, so reach out prior to starting your project to confirm eligibility.

If you’re a restaurant or print shop, or any other type of business that uses specialized equipment, there’s a good chance motors and drives power your operations. Upgrading your equipment with high efficiency motors and drives that use variable speed drives can dramatically reduce operating costs, improve production and boost your bottom line. Rather than operating at constant speed, VSDs automatically adjust motor speed to match the power needed for specific tasks, that way you use only the energy you need, and save what you don’t. Equipment using VSDs can cut the energy demand of your equipment in half!

Easy upgrades

• Install kitchen ventilation controls to automatically vary the speed of the exhaust fan based on cooking condition need
• Replace ceiling fans with High Volume Low Speed fans to move air with less energy
• Install Electrically Commutated Motors (ECMs) to increase efficiency
• Upgrade your specialized equipment with high efficiency models that use VSDs

Eligibility

Incentives are available for upgrades to the existing facilities of any current Evergy commercial customer located in Missouri. Some projects (i.e. new construction) may require pre-approval, so reach out prior to starting your project to confirm eligibility.