The Simplest of Rebates
SDGE manages its rebates on package and split air conditioning units for commercial businesses through a program called the Premium Efficiency Cooling Program. This program is administered by a third party called Conservation Services Group (CSG). Systems Operation Services has joined forces with CSG to provide rebates to commercial customers.
This is a simple process that we at S.O.S. can take care of for you. For instance, you’ve spent a lot on repairs to the office air conditioner over the last couple of years. You remember how uncomfortable everyone in the office was last August and September. What should you do? If the unit is old enough, then you qualify for a rebate by replacing the unit with a new hi-efficiency unit. Your comfort level goes up. Your worry goes down, Your utility bill goes down and your savings go up! I call that a win win win win!
How is the rebate calculated? It is a simple $100 per ton of air conditioning. If you have a five ton unit on the roof, then you get a $500 check from SDGE. How cool is that, literally and figuratively. I once had a customer ask, “If it was safe to put five tons on the roof.” I’m not talking five tons of weight, but five tons of cooling. Air conditioners are rated in tons and one ton equals 12,000 BTU’s per hour of cooling. You don’t need to worry about the roof caving in.



