Why Buy High-Efficiency Equipment?
Whether you are a large-scale catering operation, a hospital, a school or a small restaurant, operating a commercial kitchen has some unique challenges—but saving energy doesn’t have to be one of them.
Major cooking appliances account for almost 35% of the average restaurant’s energy expenditures. High-efficiency equipment can decrease these energy costs by as much as 75%. Investing in high-efficiency commercial food equipment can significantly reduce long-term energy costs and improve production.
Incentives of up to $3,000 on qualifying equipment are available.
NHSaves® utility partners Eversource, Liberty, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative and Unitil offer a point-of-sale rebate for electric and natural gas commercial kitchen equipment through participating distributors. This is a simplified program with no application or paperwork to complete, and you are able to receive an instant rebate on your qualifying high-efficiency equipment.
*Liberty and Unitil customers, see below.
How Do I Get the Rebate?
- Find a Participating Dealer
For foodservice equipment, please refer to this list to locate participating dealers in your area. - Choose Qualified Equipment
Provide your sales representative with your active, non-residential natural gas or electric account number. - Receive Instant Rebate on Qualified Equipment
Your rebate will be automatically applied at the register as a deduction from your invoice after tax. Install the equipment at your facility and enjoy the cost savings of high-efficiency equipment!
Qualified Equipment
- Broilers
- Dishwashers
- Freezers
- Ice Machinges
- Ovens
- Refrigerators
- And more
For More Information
Please contact the program implementer at 617-440-5466 or InstantRebates-NE@energy-solution.com for more details or to enroll in the program.
- **Energy consumption for commercial kitchens based on ENERGY STAR® study: https://www.energystar.gov/ia/business/small_business/restaurants_guide.pdf.
- **Energy consumption savings are based on a comparison of annual gas consumption for high-efficiency and standard-efficiency units of equivalent size and capacity. Actual savings obtained in each instance may vary and will depend on various factors, including geographic location, weather conditions, equipment installed, usage rates and so forth. Completing multiple energy-saving measures will not necessarily result in cumulative savings.
*Liberty and Unitil Customers & Contractors:
Liberty and Unitil customers and contractors, please note that these instant rebates are offered by Liberty and Unitil. Liberty and Unitil also offer similar foodservice equipment incentives directly to customers or contractors. Liberty and Unitil business customers and contractors looking for more information on this mail in rebate, please contact NHSaves@FranklinEnergy.com or call (603) 637-4346 for details.
For Dealers
Benefits
- Rebates paid at the point of sale motivates the purchase of efficient equipment that will save customers money and energy.
- Increases customer satisfaction with the instant rebate.
- Sales incentives are paid to dealers for each eligible high-efficiency product sold.
- Sales incentive and full rebate repayment are provided to dealer within two weeks of application approval.
- Online system provides streamlined application submission.
Enrollment
- Dealers who sell rebate-qualified energy-efficient commercial foodservice equipment to non-residential Eversource, Liberty, New Hampshire Electric Cooperative and Unitil customers are eligible for this program.
- Rebates and sales incentives are paid to the dealer for qualifying equipment discounted to customer at the point of sale.
- By enrolling and participating in the program, dealers will gain access to resources, market information and ongoing support.
