Existing buildings, larger projects.
Energy Opportunities pays its top lighting rate when most of the lighting runs on a networked system that's commissioned and reports its data. Your utility signs an agreement with you before anything is ordered.
HomeIncentives by StateConnecticut
Connecticut's utilities pay more for lights with controls.
Eversource and UI pay their best lighting rates for fixtures on a networked control system, and less each year for fixtures without. We design it, prepare the paperwork and test every room.
Energize CT programs as of October 2026. We confirm what your building gets before you buy. Sources
Three ways Energize CT pays for controls.
Smaller retrofits.
Express rebates pay more for each fixture with a networked or built-in sensor, set to turn off within 20 minutes and trimmed at the top end. The rebate goes to you, the account holder.
New construction.
Energy Conscious Blueprint pays for a networked system with high-end trim on every fixture. Bring it in during design.
Energize CT is run by Eversource and United Illuminating. Programs as of October 2026; amounts are set each program year.
Upgrading lighting anyway?
Connecticut is on the 2021 IECC. Replace 10% or more of the fixtures in a space and the code calls for occupancy sensors that turn lights off within 20 minutes, continuous dimming near the windows and, in garages, lights that step down when nobody's there. The controls get tested before final inspection.
The code lists a sensor in every fixture as one way to comply, and it's the setup Energize CT pays the most for. A newer code based on the 2024 IECC is waiting on legislative approval, with no date yet.
See how a project runs2021 IECCLighting control rules
- GaragesStep down when a zone sits empty, and dim near open sides in daylightCovered
- DaylightDim near the windows, all the way to 15%Covered
- ShutoffLights off within 20 minutes of a room emptyingCovered
No building energy laws to track.
As of October 2026, Connecticut has no benchmarking or emissions rule for private buildings, and every town uses the state code. Here the reasons to upgrade are the incentive and the lower bill.
We work on site in Connecticut.
We design the controls, ready for your engineer's stamp, and help you pick products from several brands. Every device arrives set up on our bench, labeled and bagged by room. Your electrician installs it, then we test every room and prepare the Energize CT paperwork.
Questions owners ask.
Does Energize CT still pay for LED fixtures without controls?
Less each year. The 2026 program plan cut rebates for fixtures without controls, with further cuts set for 2027. Fixtures with sensors earn more, and fixtures on a networked system earn the most. As of October 2026.
Who gets the incentive?
Express mail-in rebates are paid to the account holder only. Custom and new construction incentives are set in an agreement with your utility before you order equipment. We prepare the paperwork either way.
Does my installer need a Connecticut license?
Yes. Express rebates need the work done by a Connecticut-licensed installer with permits pulled. We supply the design and the hardware and test the system; your electrician installs it.
Is a new energy code coming?
Yes, one based on the 2024 IECC, but the legislature's regulation committee turned it down in December 2025 and again in April 2026. As of October 2026 there's no new date, so the 2022 code applies, decided by the date of your permit application.
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