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HVAC Control in the New Millenniummillion investment. This included refrigeration and defrosting equipment,lighting installation and monitoring equipment.Georgia Power has its Good Cents building program for commercialcustomers with HVAC and lighting rebates, along with energy audits.Georgia Power has also developed an indoor lighting efficiencyprogram.Besides rebates there are low- or no-interest equipment loans, financing,leasing and installation assistance and assured payback programs.Wisconsin Electric Power Company offers rebates of up to 50%of the project cost and loans with multiple rates and terms for 3 to 7years. These programs are available to building owners and managerswho install energy-efficient lighting, HVAC systems, window glazing,high-efficiency motors or building automation systems.Direct Digital Control ProgramsAbout a third of all utilities offer rebates for controls. These controlsinclude time clocks, lighting controls and Energy Management Systems.An Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) survey found that thesavings from these systems were 15% of the building energy use. Paybacksranged between 1.5 and 3 years for control system projects includingDDC systems.Commonwealth Edison Company in Chicago offers its Least CostPlanning load reduction program. In this program, businesses cooperateto curtail or reduce their electricity consumption to prescribed limitswhen the utility requests it. They are compensated with a special electricityrate that is performance-based. The worst performance duringany curtailment period becomes the base for electricity charges.DSM TrendsIncreasing competition among electric utilities may curtail DSMprograms in the United States. A number of utilities are cutting back onDSM program budgets while others are shifting the focus of their DSMprograms to minimize the impact on electric rates.According to the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), DSM programsgrew from 134 in 1977 to nearly 1,300 by 1992. These DSM programs©2001 by The Fairmont Press, Inc. All rights reserved.