Multifamily programs · Central and southern Illinois
Funded energy upgrades for multifamily properties in central and southern Illinois.
Multifamily properties and apartment buildings in Springfield, Peoria, Champaign and across central and southern Illinois can start with a free property assessment and qualify for funded efficiency measures and incentives through participating utilities, with more available to income-qualified properties. ONPEAK identifies what each of your properties qualifies for, manages enrollment, and you pay our fee only once the upgrades are approved.
Territory
Central and southern Illinois
Applies to properties served by participating utilities in this territory. Your scan confirms which programs apply.
Central and southern Illinois run on different utility programs from the Chicago area, with their own offers and rules. What a property receives depends on the building and its residents, and income-qualified properties can receive the most.
Cities and areas we cover
- Springfield
- Champaign
- Urbana
- Peoria
- Decatur
- Bloomington
- Normal
- Belleville
- Edwardsville
- Granite City
- Alton
How it works
From address list to installed upgrades.
Eligibility scan
Send your property addresses and recent water, gas and electricity bills. Within 48 hours you see which properties qualify and which measures and incentives each could receive.
Enrollment
We prepare the applications, coordinate approvals and resident notices, and schedule around your team.
Assessment and installation
The program assesses the property and installs the approved measures. We check that nothing eligible is left out.
Owner report
Approved measures and projected savings, split between your operating budget and your residents, plus an upgrade roadmap.
What is typically included
Upgrades that cut water and energy bills.
What qualifies varies by utility and changes each program year. Your scan shows what applies to each property.
- Free property assessment
- LED lighting in units and common areas, where eligible
- Advanced power strips and smart thermostats, where eligible
- Showerheads, aerators and hot water pipe insulation, where eligible
- Incentives for air sealing and attic insulation
Why owners use ONPEAK
The program funds the upgrades. We make sure you get all of them.
Utility programs are open to any owner. What they do not do is run your portfolio for you.
- One partner for every property, utility and program in your portfolio, handled together.
- Every eligible measure checked against the program's list, so nothing is left out.
- Applications, signatures, resident notices and scheduling prepared for your team.
- An owner report that separates your savings from your residents' and maps the next upgrades and incentives.
Who it is for
Owners and operators, not condo associations.
- Multifamily properties in central and southern Illinois with 50 units or more
- Properties where the owner pays water and sewer, or runs central hot water
- Income-qualified and affordable properties, which can receive more
Owner guides
Can central Illinois apartment buildings get funded energy upgrades?
Apartment buildings in Springfield, Peoria, Champaign and across central and southern Illinois can get a free assessment and funded upgrades. What to expect.
Which energy savings reach the owner in a multifamily property?
In a multifamily property, savings reach whoever pays each bill. Water, sewer, central hot water and common areas usually reach the owner. Here is how to tell.
Free eligibility scan
See what your properties qualify for.
All we need are your property addresses. We then ask for recent water, gas and electricity bills and return your scan within 48 hours of receiving them.
Received
Thank you. We will email you within one business day to collect your bills.
Your scan follows within 48 hours of receiving them. Anything urgent: infoonpeakenergy.com.
FAQ
What owners ask us.
Does my central or southern Illinois property qualify?
Utility programs here typically cover buildings with three or more units. ONPEAK works with properties of 50 units or more. Send the address and we will confirm.
Is there really no capital cost?
The assessment is free, and low-cost and no-cost measures are funded where a property is eligible. Larger projects such as air sealing and insulation earn incentives that reduce your cost. Your scan shows which measures apply to each property.
Do income-qualified properties receive more?
Yes. The program has an income-qualified track with additional support. Tell us about the residents and we will check which track applies.
Which savings reach the owner?
Water, sewer, central hot water and common areas usually reach the owner. In-unit electricity usually reaches residents. Our report separates the two.
How is this different from the Chicago area program?
The utilities in the Chicago area and in central and southern Illinois run separate programs with their own offers and rules. If you own properties in both, we handle both and report them together.