Cooling Efficiency

Reduce your energy bills by installing high-efficiency cooling equipment. Our Cooling Efficiency rebates will lower your up-front costs and shorten payback periods when you purchase qualifying systems, including:

• Anti-sweat heater controls
• Chillers: air cooled, scroll or rotary screw, water-cooled centrifugal
• Custom cooling projects (preapproval is required)
• DX units (rooftop, split systems and condensing units)
• Packaged terminal air conditioners (PTAC)
• Rooftop unit economizers
• VFD retrofits on chillers
• Water source heat pumps
• Zero-loss energy doors
• Electronically commutated (EC) motors

By upgrading your cooling equipment, you:

• Can earn prescriptive rebates which typically cover up to 50% of any additional up-front costs, and can shorten your payback period to as low as nine months.
• Benefit from at least a 20% increase in cooling efficiency compared to older units.
• Save money on your cooling energy costs over time while increasing comfort in your facility.

We offer several options to help you save energy and earn cash incentives:

Prescriptive rebates

Earn fixed rebates for purchasing qualifying energy-efficient equipment. For a complete listing of qualifying equipment and rebate rules and requirements, see the Cooling Efficiency rebate application link under the How to Get Started section.

Custom rebates

Cooling equipment upgrades which do not qualify under our prescriptive program may still qualify for a custom rebate. Preapproval is required, and eligible projects can earn up to $400/kW saved. Examples of projects which have qualified for custom rebates include:

• Energy recovery
• Cooling towers
• Ground or air source heat pumps

See our Custom Efficiency page for more information.

To be eligible, you:

• Must be an Xcel Energy business electric customer in Minnesota.
• Must purchase new qualifying cooling systems. (Equipment purchased must be new.)

For prescriptive rebates

1. Purchase and install new qualifying cooling equipment. You have 12 months from the equipment invoice date to apply for a Cooling Efficiency rebate.
2. After the equipment has been installed, complete and submit the Cooling Efficiency rebate application below, per the requirements and instructions listed on the form. All information needs to be supplied before a rebate check can be issued; incomplete applications will delay processing.
3. Mail or fax completed rebate application along with the original paid invoices to:

For details on how to apply for custom rebates see our Custom Efficiency page.

For any questions on our Cooling Efficiency rebates, call our Business Solutions Center at 1-800-481-4700 or email energyefficiency@xcelenergy.com.