Restaurants and Food Service

“By buying new high-efficiency combination ovens and fryers, I was able to triple my food production without increasing my energy costs. We received $3,500 in rebates from SDG&E.”

Phil Pace, Owner Phil’s BBQ

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Installing strip curtains, automated door closers on walk-in refrigerators.

Buy new energy-efficient combination ovens fryers, ice machines, holding cabinets and steamers when replacing kitchen equipment.

Switch to energy-efficient CFL’s or LED lamps and occupancy sensors.

Install programmable thermostats and perform routine equipment maintenance on HVAC equipment.

Do It Yourself Energy Audit
Self-assess your facility to better understand your energy use and opportunities for efficiency.

Demonstration Kitchen
Schedule a free demonstration of the latest  food service equipment.

Energy Efficiency Business Incentives Fact Sheet

Workshops & Training

View/Pay My Bill

kWickview®

Energy Waves

Receive Peak-Time savings incentives with these programs:

Capacity Bidding
- Earn monthly payments by pledging or “bidding” your power reduction levels.

Critical Peak Pricing
- Earn a year-round rate discount by reducing your power usage on hot summer days.

Technical Assistance and Technology Incentives
- Get engineering assistance to reduce your energy demand with SDG&E's demand response or reliability programs.

Summer Saver
- Earn bill credits for cycling your A/C during hot weather.
 

Take an Energy Audit
You should consider taking the ENERGYSTAR® Benchmarking assessment before starting any major projects or upgrades.

Energy Efficiency Business Incentives
- Earn cash incentives and reduce energy use by retrofitting or installing new equipment.

Energy Efficiency Business Rebates
- Offset the the cost of installing energy efficient equipment.

Direct Install Program

- Offers energy-efficient upgrades at no-cost to the customer.

Premium Efficiency Cooling
- Improve energy savings through the replacement of small commercial HVAC systems and commercial motors.

RCx Retrocommissioning Program
- No-cost assessment of building operations and an incentive for installing energy saving improvements.

SaveGas
- Offers a 24/7 monitored system to save natural gas and provide alerts when mechanical or temperature problems occur.

Interest-Free Financing
- Finance the cost of energy-efficient upgrades through your SDG&E bill.

Energy Innovation Center
SDG&E's state-of-the-art center for exploring the use energy-efficient technologies.

Food Service Technology Center

California Restaurant Association

Chef’s de Cuisine Association   

National Restaurant Association

A typical business is on a General Services rate schedule, which is the standard rate for your type of business. There may be optional rate schedules available to help you lower your energy bill.

Call our Business Contact Center at 1-800-336-7343 to review these optional rate schedules.

Learn more about rates