Colorado electric commercial rebates

Black Hills Energy offers Colorado Commercial and Industrial electric customer rebates for some of the most commonly installed efficiency projects.

Products include:

• LED Lighting & Controls
• Non-LED Lighting
• Heating & Cooling Systems
• Refrigeration & Water Heaters 
• Motors & VFD’s

See the applications for more information. If your efficiency upgrade is not on the Qualifying Equipment list on the application, you still may be eligible for a rebate under our Custom or Self-Direct Custom rebate programs.

Download and complete the lighting inventory workbook if your project includes lighting.

Black Hills Energy is encouraging commercial and industrial facilities to optimize building energy systems and facility operations. Rebates are available for retrocommissioning studies to have an energy advisor assess building energy systems and facility operations and recommend improvements. The study must be pre-approved.

If the project does not fit the Retrocommissioning Program criteria, you still may be eligible for a rebate under our Prescriptive Program or Custom Program.

Black Hills Energy offers incentives, coaching, and energy savings verification to commercial and industrial electric customers for installing energy management systems to control and monitor energy consuming devices, such as lighting and HVAC equipment.

If the project does not fit the Energy Management System Program criteria, you still may be eligible for a rebate under our Prescriptive Program or Custom Program.

Black Hills Energy offers Colorado customers with commercial indoor-agricultural and cannabis-related businesses rebates for energy efficient equipment and projects. Qualifying customers will receive a technical energy assessment and a customized proposal on potential energy savings through eligible measure upgrades.

Examples Include:

• HVAC commissioning and replacement
• Commercial insulation upgrades
• High efficiency fans replacement
• Dehumidification system installations
• Pump system upgrades
• Motor replacements

Rebates are the lesser of:

• 50% of the incremental project cost OR
• $ per kWh saved based on project size

Incentives are capped at one-third of he total program incentives per facility for a given program year. Funding for these rebates is limited. Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information call our toll-free help line at 888-567-0799.

Black Hills Energy is encouraging commercial and industrial facilities utilizing compressed air equipment to minimize energy use associated with these systems. The Compressed Air Audit Program helps customers address inefficiencies in compressed air systems by encouraging the repair of existing systems and purchase of efficient options for new and replacement systems.

The program has two components:

• Prescriptive Rebates are available for the most common high-efficiency options. Pre-approval is not required.
• Compressed Air Study Rebates are available for compressed air system studies to analyze the customer’s compressed air system and identify opportunities to reduce leaks and redesign or replace system components. The electric driven compressed air system must have a combined minimum of 10 HP (not including back-up). The customer must repair at least 50% of the air loss due to leaks as identified by the study. The study must be pre-approved.

If the project does not fit the Compressed Air Audit Program criteria, you still may be eligible for a rebate under our Custom Program.

The Black Hills Energy Commercial New Construction Program can help identify and implement strategies to make your business energy efficient. When beginning to design a building, incorporating energy efficient options makes excellent business sense. Being efficient gives your business a competitive advantage by helping to lower operating costs; allowing you to save money that might otherwise go towards energy bills. In addition, employees will enjoy a more comfortable work environment.

The program has two incentive offerings:

• Design Incentives - Black Hills Energy contracts with an independent energy design consultant to facilitate design team planning of various energy-saving strategies. A design team incentive is provided to the owner’s team of professionals assisting in the Commercial New Construction program to help offset expenses associates with program participation. The design team payment is a one-time lump sum amount paid to the design team lead and is based on the program track.
• Construction Incentives - Construction incentives are paid to the building owner based on the electric savings modeled and verified as installed by Black Hills Energy. A minimum energy savings of 15 percent better than IECC 2009 and ASHRAE 90.1-2007 are required for construction incentives to be awarded. Incentives are paid to the owner/developer upon receipt of the final energy verification report.

Black Hills Energy encourages Colorado small commercial customers with less than 50,000 square feet to purchase and install energy efficient lighting, HVAC, and refrigeration measures. Qualifying customers will receive an energy evaluation identifying potential energy savings, direct installation of low-cost measures, and a customized proposal on potential energy savings through eligible measure upgrades.

Examples include:

• HVAC equipment
• Smart thermostat
• Refrigeration
• Lighting
• Compressed air equipment
• Motors / variable frequency drives

REBATE AMOUNT - 70% of the equipment and installation costs. Incentives are capped at one-third of the total program incentives per facility for a given program year. Funding for these rebates is limited. Customers are served on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Black Hills Energy offers Colorado Commercial and Industrial electric customer rebates for equipment and projects that do not qualify for a prescriptive rebate.

Custom rebates are the lesser of:

• 50% of the incremental project cost OR
• $ per kWh saved based on project size

Incentives are capped at one-third of the total program incentives per facility for a given program year.

Are you trying to reduce your nonprofit’s monthly expenses and become more efficient? The Nonprofit Energy Efficiency Program is here to help. It all starts with a free energy assessment of your facility, where we can outline your best opportunities for savings. 

Your organization may also be eligible for free energy-saving products and rebates for qualifying improvements. To learn more and to see if your nonprofit qualifies, please contact us at 888-391-8702 or BlackHillsIQ@FranklinEnergy.com.

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