I work for GE Healthcare and we recently introduced a new CT (Cat-Scan) Scanner to the market that is 60% more electrically efficient. We are the first and only company to come out with a scanner approved by the FDA as an energy-efficient unit. The vast improvement in energy savings & efficiency is due to the integration of a new "sleep-mode" feature.

As you know, medical equipment (especially CT & MRI) represents a significant percentage of energy loads in healthcare facilities annually. It has been said that large medical equipment is, on average, only "in-use" (meaning with a patient being scanned) about 70% of the time; the other 30% of the time the machines, although not "in-use," have to still be "up & running" due to the elongated ramp-up/ start up time and the necessary internal cooling of certain parts. With this unique FDA-cleared CT Scanner developed by our GRC team, we have now circumvented that 30% extra up-&-running time, allowing for 60% decrease in energy consumption.

With that said, I am curious as to whether there are any incentive programs or tax credits (possibly Pilot Credit 3 or others I am unaware of) that this new scanner may align with so that customers are monetarily or LEED-point incentivized to make a slightly more expensive capital investment for a more efficient system. Would a product like this qualify for any: Tax credits? LEED points? LEED Pilot Credit 3? Incentive Programs?

I apologize for the long explanation, but any guidance you can provide would be much appreciated as I have been unsuccessful in finding any information on this matter.

Thank you,
Catherine