Xcel Energy - Agriculture, Schools and Government Incentive Program
This program provides rebates for energy-efficient equipment like HVAC systems, lighting, water heaters, and insulation if you're part of a qualifying sector (agricultural, schools, government, multifamily, or institutional). To apply, contact an Energy Advisor from Focus on Energy who will assess your project and help determine your incentive eligibility; the program will cover up to 50% of energy project assessment costs. Check the Focus on Energy website for specific rebate amounts and application details for your equipment type.
You can help your customers in agricultural, government, school, multifamily, and institutional sectors access rebates for a wide range of equipment including HVAC, lighting, VFDs, compressed air systems, and custom measures. Customers must work with a Focus on Energy Energy Advisor before purchasing equipment to qualify for incentives, and custom projects are evaluated case-by-case based on organization size, type, and energy use. Register as a Trade Ally and coordinate with Focus on Energy specialists to streamline approvals and maximize customer incentive eligibility.
This rebate program incentivizes energy-efficient equipment across commercial, industrial, agricultural, K-12, higher education, government, tribal, and multifamily sectors through prescriptive rebates and custom incentives (up to 50% of project assessment costs). Energy Advisors manage qualification, project approval, and incentive calculation; custom measures are sized based on organization type and energy consumption. The program targets Wisconsin Focus on Energy customers and serves as a comprehensive equipment replacement and facility upgrade platform managed through a network of program specialists and Trade Allies.
Program details
- Program ID
- 5770
- Effective
- 1/1/2015
- Last updated
- 8/1/2024
Eligibility
- Sectors
- commercial industrial local government schools state government federal government tribal government agricultural multifamily residential institutional
- Technologies
- other distributed generation technologies refrigerators/freezers water heaters lighting lighting controls/sensors chillers furnaces boilers air conditioners steam-system upgrades compressed air energy mgmt. systems/building controls building insulation motor vfds agricultural equipment custom/others pending approval other ee commercial cooking equipment led lighting
Program summary
Xcel Energy offers financial incentives toward energy-efficient equipment installations including Lighting, HVAC, Compressed Air, Refrigeration, VFDs, Information Systems, and Renewables.
Incentives are available for Focus On Energy customers including Agricultural Producers, Tribes, Federal, State, County, & Municipal Entities, K-12 Schools, Colleges & Universities, and multifamily properties.
Focus on Energy also offers incentives for specialty energy efficiency measures for the plastics, pulp and paper, and heat-treating industries. Incentives are available for equipment such as radiant heater bands, repulper rotors, and radiant tube inserts.
Custom projects and incentives are calculated on a case-by-case basis for non-standard technologies and projects and are based on size and type of organization and level of energy use.
Before purchasing equipment or proceeding with upgrades, you must be working with an Energy Advisor from Focus on Energy. Your advisor will help you to determine if your project qualifies for a Focus on Energy custom incentive and will help you obtain any necessary approvals. Focus on Energy will pay up to 50% of the cost of an energy project assessment.
View the program website for applications, incentives, and details on how to apply.
Contact & resources
- Additional resources
Please verify current program details with the administering agency before making any financial decisions.
