Your Benefits

• Rebates help offset the initial cost of insulation and air sealing upgrades
• By sealing uncontrolled air leaks with insulation you can expect to
  • See savings of 10 to 20% on your heating and cooling bills
  • Experience improved comfort, especially during the summer and winter
  • Reduce drafty cold spots in your home in the winter
  • Reduce noise from the outside
  • Have less pollen, dust, and insects entering your home
  • Maintain better humidity control

Your Average Savings

These rebates help you cut down on the cost of your insulation improvements, so you can make sure you're getting the right upgrade for your home and not just the one you can afford. You are also expected to save 10 to 20% on heating and cooling bills just by sealing uncontrolled air leaks. Here is an example of the kind of savings that can be realized:

To be eligible for these rebates:

• A participating insulation/air sealing contractor must complete all air sealing and insulation upgrades.
• You must be a residential, natural gas customer or electric heating customer in Colorado.
• You may choose to do one or all of the upgrades. Insulation and/or air sealing measures must be installed according to the program requirements.

Not eligible for these rebates:

• New residential construction
• New residential additions
• Garages
• Sheds
• Workshops
• Below-ground basements
• Insulated doors
• Mobile homes
• Unit properties with more than four units

Rental properties are also eligible for rebates. If you are the person who receives the energy bill and a tenant of the rental property, the property owner will likely be paying for the project and will want the rebate. That is accomplished by you signing the rebate over to the property owner on the rebate application form in the Alternate Rebate Recipient section. 

Why Do We Require Registered Contractors?

High efficiency solutions for your home are often only as “highly efficient” as the quality installation techniques used by your contractor. There is no state-wide licensing program in Colorado for residential contractors, so BPI certification is required to ensure some common technical knowledge is in-house for each contractor. Once they meet the program requirements, they are added to the participating contractor list and given the rebate application. For questions you should ask your contractor, download our PDF.

1. A participating Insulation/Air Sealing contractor must complete all air sealing and insulation upgrades.
2. Complete air sealing and attic insulation upgrades.
3. Get the rebate application from your installing contractor and complete it. Learn more about the rebate process.
4. Expect your rebate check in eight weeks or less. Make sure your rebate application reaches us by the deadline - July 31 of the year after your new system was installed.

If you have natural gas heating with AC cooling, you can expect to see costs similar to the figures in the table below:

Information to Print

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Sealing and Insulating brochure (External PDF)
• Program Brochure: Insulation and Air Sealing Your Home (PDF)
• Looking for residential energy efficiency financing options?
• Insulation Case Study (PDF)
• Rebate Rules - Insulation and Air Sealing (PDF)
• Questions for your contractor (PDF)

Who to Contact

For more information, please contact your contractor or call us at 800-895-4999.

Cellular Shades Rebate

To be eligible for these rebates:

• You must:
  • Be a Colorado residential, Xcel Energy natural gas customer and electric customer, or,
  • Be a Colorado residential electric customer heating primarily with electric heat
  • Have central air-conditioning in your residence
  • Install shades that meet the energy efficiency requirements

Refer to the matrix below for eligibility:

Rental properties are eligible for rebates. If you are the tenant of the rental property and receive the energy bill you can apply for a rebate. If the property owner will be paying for the project you can sign the rebate over to the property owner on the rebate application form in the Alternate Rebate Recipient section.

Qualifying Equipment

Only shades with an Attachments Energy Rating Council (AERC) of:

• Cool Climate Rating of at least 5
• Warm Climate Rating of at least 35

Visit AERC's website to check shade efficiency ratings.

Rebate applications can be found here.

Expect your rebate check in eight weeks or less. Your rebate application must be received at Xcel Energy by the deadline - September 30 of the year after your shades were installed.