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Lighting conservation

Minnesota rebate information for upgrades to existing buildings

Lighting can account for 40 percent of electricity costs in commercial buildings. Switching to high-efficiency lighting, following an analysis of your lighting needs, could reduce those costs significantly.

When you reduce your wattage by at least 12 percent by switching to high-efficiency lighting, you can qualify for valuable retrofit rebates.

All Minnesota commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers are eligible. Qualifying fixtures include T8 lamps, compact fluorescents, efficient HID lighting, induction lighting, electronic ballasts, and occupancy sensors. All rebates exceeding $4500 must be pre-approved.

Existing fixture Replacement fixture Rebate
per watt
saved
Low-efficiency incandescent Screw-in compact fluorescent and LED lamps 10¢
High-efficiency fluorescent lamps, electronic ballasts, and reflectors. 40¢
Hard-wired compact fluorescent 40¢
High-pressure sodium lamps and fixtures 40¢
High-efficiency metal halide lamps and fixtures 40¢
Energy-efficient induction 40¢
Low-efficiency fluorescent High-efficiency fluorescent lamps
and electronic ballasts		 40¢
High-pressure sodium lamps and fixtures 40¢
High-efficiency metal halide lamps and fixtures 40¢
High-efficiency fluorescent lamps, electronic ballasts, and energy-saving reflectors 40¢
Energy-efficient induction 40¢
Mercury-vapor lamps High-efficiency fluorescent lamps and electronic ballasts 40¢
High-pressure sodium lamps and fixtures 40¢
High-efficiency pulse-start metal halide lamps and fixtures 40¢
High efficiency induction lighting 40¢
Standard HID High-efficiency fluorescent lamps and electronic ballasts 40¢
High-efficiency fluorescent lamps, electronic ballasts, and energy-saving reflectors 40¢
High-efficiency pulse-start metal halide lamps and fixtures 40¢
High efficiency induction lighting 40¢
Magnetic or hybrid ballasts Electronic ballasts 40¢
Exit lighting fixtures High-efficiency exit lighting
(Based on maximum demand reduction of 20 watts/fixture)		 40¢
Occupancy sensors
10% of total material cost