Become a Participating Supplier
How does my company benefit from this offering?
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Stand out from competition and sell more equipment
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Help customers save money in their energy-intensive kitchens through instant discounts
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Receive support from our team with outreach and marketing
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Get more leads with your name listed on our website
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Earn a cash sales incentive for every piece of eligible equipment sold
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There is no cost to participate
How does the offering work?
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Participating suppliers provide customers a point-of-sale discount and list it on the invoice,
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Participating suppliers submit the invoice for reimbursement using the online application
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Rebate reimbursement and sales incentives are paid within three weeks of approval
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Sales incentives vary based on the type of equipment sold, with no cap on sales incentives
Customer rebate amount
Your sales incentive
< $100
$5
≥ $100 and < $500
$25
≥ $500 and < $1,000
$50
≥ $1,000
$100
What resources are provided?
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Easy-to-use online tool to submit rebate applications and track payments
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Marketing materials for your showroom – a banner, stickers for rebated equipment, and flyers
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Online marketing resources
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Training for you and your staff
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Support from our team to help answer your questions
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A Qualified Products List of equipment models, with associated rebate and sales incentive amounts, is available here.
Who can become a participating supplier?
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Foodservice equipment dealers and equipment suppliers who sell rebate-qualifying energy-efficient commercial foodservice equipment directly to eligible customers are eligible to participate in this offering.
How do I participate?
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Sell qualifying, energy-efficient commercial foodservice equipment to customers who are served by Ameren Illinois, ComEd®, Nicor Gas, Peoples Gas and/or North Shore Gas.
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Provide a W-9.
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Complete a mandatory one-hour training (scheduled at your availability) to discuss:
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Offering rules and requirements
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Eligible equipment you may already sell
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Marketing the instant discount to your customers
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Understanding the participating supplier sales incentive
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Submitting rebate applications using the online tool
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Tracking rebate applications and payments
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Are inspections required?
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To ensure that qualifying equipment is installed at eligible locations within the sponsoring utilities’ service territories, Frontier Energy, the program implementer, will conduct visual inspections after the rebate has been issued.
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The inspection will consist of a representative collecting the serial number and taking a photograph of the installed equipment for which the customer has received a rebate.
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The inspection will be scheduled directly with the customer, at the customer’s convenience, and should take about 5 minutes.
Ready to learn more? Please contact the Frontier Energy team for more details or to enroll in the offering.