VMware has a page useful for looking for Energy Efficiency incentives from Utilities. This list is good to use even if you don’t use VMware.
Help Pay for Virtualization with Energy Efficiency Incentives
Virtualization is a proven solution for increasing energy efficiency, and many major utility providers now offer financial incentives for virtualization projects that result in the reduction of physical servers in the datacenter. By participating in these incentive programs, you can achieve even greater financial savings with VMware virtualization solutions while significantly reducing the carbon footprint of your IT infrastructure
Several major utility providers in the United States and Canada currently offer such incentives, including:
- Alameda Municipal Power
- Alliant Energy Corporation
- Arizona Public Service
- Austin Energy PowerSaver Program
- BC Hydro Power Smart for Business
- Chelan County Public Utility Counties
- City of Palo Alto Utilities
- ComEd
- Efficiency Vermont
- Energy Trust of Oregon
- Fort Collins Utilities
- Hawaiian Electric Company
- Idaho Power
- Kansas City Power and Light (KCPL)
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
- Long Island Power Authority
- Madison Gas & Electric Company
- Nevada Power
- NYSERDA
- Oncor Electric Delivery
- Pacific Corp
- PG&E High Tech Energy Efficiency
- Portland General Electric
- Puget Sound Energy
- Salt River Project
- SDG&E Energy Savings Center
- Seattle City Light
- Sierra Pacific Power
- Silicon Valley Power
- SoCal Edison Standard Performance Contract
- Wisconsin Electric Power Company
- Xcel Energy (Colorado and MN)
Many other utility companies are investigating similar programs; contact your local utility provider for more information.
Energy efficiency incentives are typically paid following the completion of a qualifying server consolidation project. These incentives cover direct energy savings (cooling costs are excluded) and can result in incentives as high as $400 per server..