Our Commercial New Construction (CNC) program provides free energy design assistance and financial incentives to help offset the cost of implementing energy-efficient strategies. The program is available to Iowa businesses that have new construction, additions or renovation projects not yet in the design phase.
Contact your key account manager or call the Business Resource Center at 1-866-ALLIANT (866-255-4268).
Video: Iowa's Commercial New Construction Program
For buildings over 3,000 square feet (subject to building type limitations)
This program provides time-sensitive energy efficiency consulting through an online tool for simpler projects. By answering a series of questions, the online tool guides the user in selection of energy efficiency strategies and qualifies the project for energy efficiency incentives. Building types over 3,000 square feet are eligible (subject to building type limitations).
For buildings over 5,000 square feet
This program provides consultant-led collaborative design meetings using interactive, live energy modeling to evaluate up to three mechanical systems and dozens of energy efficiency strategies applicable to the building type.
For projects with aggressive energy efficiency goals, typically energy savings of 40% or greater compared to energy code
This consultant-led program evaluates up to three mechanical systems and dozens of energy efficiency strategies. Daylighting analysis, operational carbon analysis and solar PV analysis, and mechanical system life cycle cost analysis are also available.
This service is appropriate for projects seeking to reach net-zero energy or net-zero carbon, or projects that seek certification through a rating system such as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or the Living Building Challenge. We encourage you to apply when your project is in predesign or early schematic design stage to qualify.
We pay construction rebates to the building owner to reduce the initial cost of energy-saving strategies. We will verify the building owner implements the strategy. Rebates are based on the electric savings modeled. The more energy you save, the more money you can earn.
The range is six cents per kilowatt-hour for 5% energy savings up to 17 cents per kilowatt-hour for 40% energy savings above the Iowa Energy Code.
We pay design team incentives to the building designer or architect to help offset the cost of program participation.
Multifamily is defined as more than three units in one building shell, three stories or less, located on one lot. Multifamily new construction or major renovation projects with commercial and residential mixed usage are now eligible to participate in the Commercial New Construction program, subject to screening and approval.
CNC fact sheet [PDF]
K-12 facilities [PDF]
Multifamily [PDF]
Retail [PDF]
Data centers [PDF]
All funding is available on a first-come, first-served basis and is subject to budget restrictions.
