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Lighting conservation

Minnesota rebate information for upgrades to existing buildings

Lighting can account for 10 to 15 percent of your operating and maintenance costs. 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 $2500 must be pre-approved.

Existing fixture Replacement fixture Rebate
per watt
saved
Low-efficiency incandescent Screw-in compact fluorescent and LED lamps 5¢
High-efficiency fluorescent lamps
and electronic ballasts		 20¢
Hard-wired compact fluorescent 20¢
High-pressure sodium lamps and fixtures 20¢
High-efficiency metal halide lamps and fixtures 20¢
Energy-efficient induction 20¢
Low-efficiency fluorescent High-efficiency fluorescent lamps
and electronic ballasts		 20¢
High-pressure sodium lamps and fixtures 20¢
High-efficiency metal halide lamps and fixtures 20¢
High-efficiency fluorescent lamps, electronic ballasts, and energy-saving reflectors 20¢
Energy-efficient induction 20¢
Mercury-vapor lamps High-efficiency fluorescent lamps and electronic ballasts 20¢
High-pressure sodium lamps and fixtures 20¢
High-efficiency metal halide lamps and fixtures 20¢
High efficiency induction lighting 20¢
Standard HID High-efficiency fluorescent lamps and electronic ballasts 20¢
High-efficiency fluorescent lamps, electronic ballasts, and energy-saving reflectors 20¢
Magnetic or hybrid ballasts Electronic ballasts 20¢
Exit lighting fixtures High-efficiency exit lighting
(Based on maximum demand reduction of 20 watts/fixture)		 20¢
Occupancy sensors
10% of total material cost