Program Profiles
Platte
River Power Authority
2000 East Horsetooth Road
Fort Collins, CO 80525
970-226-4000
www.prpa.org
The Platte River Power Authority provides electricity to its four member
communities through their municipal utilities, including Estes Park Light and
Power, Fort Collins Utilities, Longmont Power and Communications, and Loveland
Water and Power Department. The programs described below are generally available
for all customers served by these four utilities.
The Electric Efficiency Program (EEP)
EEP provides incentives for commercial customers to upgrade to more
energy-efficient equipment. Incentives are based on the project electric energy
or demand savings, the project cost, and the annual electric savings. Customers
may receive incentives for any energy efficiency measure as long as it produces
verifiable energy savings or summer demand reduction; achieves savings due to
installation of more efficient equipment or systems; and has a minimum useful
life of ten years. Measures may be installed in either new construction or in
retrofit applications. More info is at
www.prpa.org/productservices/eepoverview.htm.
LIGHTENUP
The LIGHTENUP program provides rebates to commercial and industrial
customers for retrofitting lighting with more energy-efficient fixtures. The
program pays $500/kW to re-lamp and re-ballast, $500/kW for new ballasts,
$550/kW for high-performance T8 systems, and $600/kW for 8-foot fluorescent
retrofits. New construction receives $0.05 per 0.01 watt per square foot
reduction. The maximum incentive available is $100,000 per customer per year,
though funding beyond this maximum may be available on a case-by-case basis.
More info is at
www.prpa.org/productservices/lightenup.htm.
Cooling Rebate Program
Cooling rebates are available for new and replacement equipment. Rebate
amounts are outlined in the table below.
|
Size Range |
Minimum Efficiency |
Rebate Amount |
Bonus Rebate |
|
Unitary Air Conditioners or Heat Pumps |
|
<64,999 Btu/h |
13.0 SEER |
$50/ton |
$4 per ton for each 0.1 EER above 11.0 |
|
65,000 Btu/h - 134,999 Btu/h |
11.0 SEER |
$50/ton |
$4 per ton for each 0.1 EER above 11.0 |
|
135,000 Btu/h - 239,999 Btu/h |
10.8 SEER |
$50/ton |
$4 per ton for each 0.1 EER above 11.0 |
|
>240,000 Btu/h |
10.0 SEER |
$50/ton |
$4 per ton for each 0.1 EER above 11.0 |
|
Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner or Heat Pump |
|
All sizes |
11.0 SEER |
$50/ton |
$4 per ton for each 0.1 EER above 11.0 |
|