Commercial and Industrial
Electric Prescriptive Rebates

Program Description
This program provides rebates of pre-determined amounts, also known as prescriptive rebates, to commercial and industrial customers to replace similar, less energy-efficient equipment.

Eligible Measures

  • Lighting - Various Incentives
  • Variable Speed Drives
  • Motors - TEFC and ODP
  • High Efficiency Heat Pumps
  • High Efficiency Water Heaters (Residential Type)

To get started, download and fill out the application below to start the approval process.

Electric Prescriptive Application

Lighting

Fluorescent T8 Lamps with Electronic Ballasts

Replace incandescent or T12 systems with T8 systems.

4’ or less

1-2lps

$5

per system

3-4lps

$9

per system

5’ to 8’

1-2lps

$8

per system

High Performance T8

Lamps must have mean lumens of ≥ 90 and be matched with selected instant start or programmed start electronic ballast.

1-2lps

$9

per system

3-4lps

$18

per system

Low-Wattage Fluorescent T8 Lamps

4’, lamp less than or equal to 28w 

 

T8

$0.50

per lamp

Fluorescent w/specular reflectors

Each unit shall have a minimum reflectivity of 87%.

4’

$12

per fixture

2 – 4’ tandem wired

$12

per fixture

8’

$16

per fixture

2 – 8’ tandem wired

$16

per fixture

High-bay Fluorescent Lamps with Electronic Ballasts

Replace 400W HID systems with 6-8 lamp T8 or 4-5 lamp T5HO systems.

T8, 4’

6-8 lamps

$75

per fixture

T5HO, 4’ or less

4-5 lamps

Replace 100W HID systems with 12 - 18 lamp T8 or 8 - 14 lamp T5HO systems.

T8, 4'

12-18 lamps

$125

per fixture

T5HO, 4’ or less

8-14 lamps

Hardwired or Modular Compact Fluorescent Fixtures

Replace incandescent systems with hardwired or modular CFL systems.  Does NOT include screw-base CFLs.

18w or less

$8

per fixture

 

 

 

 

19w to 32w

$18

per fixture

 

 

 

 

33w or greater

$24

per fixture

 

 

 

 

Industrial Multi-CFL Fixtures

Replace fluorescent T12 or HID systems with Multi-CFL systems.

 

$25

per fixture

 

 

 

 

Pendant & Wall Mt. Indirect

 Fixture efficiency must meet or exceed 80% and contain no more than 3lps with an indirect or direct/indirect distribution.

T8 or T5

$24

per 4' sect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recessed Indirect

 Fixture efficiency must meet or exceed 80% and contain no more than 3lps with an indirect or direct/indirect distribution.

T8 or T5

$16

per fixture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High-Efficiency Fluorescent

Fixture efficiency shall meet or exceed 75% for parabolic and 83% for prismatic and shall contain no more than 3lps.

1lp

$4

per fixture

 

 

 

 

2lp

$8

per fixture

 

 

 

 

3lp

$8

per fixture

 

 

 

 

Pulse-Start Metal Halide Fixtures

Replace incandescent, mercury vapor, high pressure sodium, or metal halide systems with pulse-start metal halide systems.

 

175w or less

$25

per fixture

 

 

 

176w to 319w

$40

per fixture

 

 

 

320w to 749w

$55

per fixture

 

 

 

750w or greater

$65

per fixture

 

 

Fluorescent Controls

Passive infrared and/or ultrasonic detector. Units with manual “ON” overrides are not eligible.

Ceiling Mtd

$30

per control

 

 

 

 

Wall Mtd

$12

per control

 

 

 

 

Daylight Controlled On/Off.

Photo sensor

$12

per control

 

 

 

 

Unit shall be mounted on fixture with an On/Off control.

Fixture Mtd

$28

per control

 

 

 

 

HID Controls

Each unit shall control HID Lamps.  Fixtures controlled On/Off are not eligible.

Occupancy controlled Hi-Low

$35

per fixture

 

 

 

 

Daylight controlled Dimming

$35

per fixture

 

 

 

 

 

 

Variable Frequency Drives

Commercial/Industrial - VFD Incentives

Variable Frequency Drives (for new or existing customers)

VFD Rebates used for HVAC fans, pumps, cooling towers, process equipment and industrial fans and operate in excess of 2,000 hours/yr. will qualify.

1hp to 200hp

$30 per hp

 

Premium Efficient Motors

NEMA Premium Efficient Motor rebates are eligible for existing buildings only and must replace older inefficient but working motors.

Commercial/Industrial - TOTALLY ENCLOSED FAN-COOLED (TEFC) motor Incentives

Motor Size (HP)

Speed (RPM)

Incentive ($/Motor)

1200

1800

3600

NEMA Nominal Efficiency

1

82.5%

85.5%

77.0%

$10

1.5

87.5%

86.5%

84.0%

$15

2

88.5%

86.5%

85.5%

$20

3

89.5%

89.5%

86.5%

$25

5

89.5%

89.5%

88.5%

$35

7.5

91.0%

91.7%

89.5%

$50

10

91.0%

91.7%

90.2%

$65

15

91.7%

92.4%

91.0%

$75

20

91.7%

93.0%

91.0%

$100

25

93.0%

93.6%

91.7%

$125

30

93.0%

93.6%

91.7%

$150

40

94.1%

94.1%

92.4%

$200

50

94.1%

94.5%

93.0%

$250

60

94.5%

95.0%

93.6%

$300

75

94.5%

95.4%

93.6%

$350

100

95.0%

95.4%

94.1%

$450

125

95.0%

95.4%

95.0%

$500

150

95.8%

95.8%

95.0%

$550

200

95.8%

96.2%

95.4%

$600

 

Commercial/Industrial - OPEN DRIP-PROOF (ODP) Incentives

Motor Size (HP)

Speed (RPM)

Incentive ($/Motor)

1200

1800

3600

NEMA Nominal Efficiency

1

82.5%

85.5%

77.0%

$10

1.5

86.5%

86.5%

84.0%

$15

2

87.5%

86.5%

85.5%

$20

3

88.5%

89.5%

85.5%

$25

5

89.5%

89.5%

86.5%

$35

7.5

90.2%

91.0%

88.5%

$50

10

91.7%

91.7%

89.5%

$65

15

91.7%

93.0%

90.2%

$75

20

92.4%

93.0%

91.0%

$100

25

93.0%

93.6%

91.7%

$125

30

93.6%

94.1%

91.7%

$150

40

94.1%

94.1%

92.4%

$200

50

94.1%

94.5%

93.0%

$250

60

94.5%

95.0%

93.6%

$300

75

94.5%

95.0%

93.6%

$350

100

95.0%

95.4%

93.6%

$450

125

95.0%

95.4%

94.1%

$500

150

95.4%

95.8%

94.1%

$550

200

95.4%

95.8%

95.0%

$600

 

You must be a Black Hills Power customer to be eligible
for any applicable Black Hills Power rebates.

Residential

Electric Heat Pumps
Electric Water Heaters
Refrigerator Pick-Up Program
Home Energy Audit

Commercial/Industrial

Electric Prescriptive Rebates
• Heat Pumps
• Lighting
• Motors
• Variable Frequency Drives
• Electric Water Heaters
• Refrigerator Pick-Up Program

Electric Custom Rebates

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