City and County of Denver - Building Electrification Rebates

December 20, 2024

Summary

The City and County of Denver offers incentives for building electrification projects. The municipality offers an Equipment Rebate program, an Electrification Feasibility Report Rebate, and an Electrification Pilot Program. The Equipment Rebate program offers standard rebates for electrification measures. The Electrification Feasibility Report Rebate offers a rebate for the cost of an assessment to determine the feasibility of electrification measures. The Electrification Pilot Program covers the cost of electrification for an entire building.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Local
Category: Financial Incentive
State: Colorado
Incentive Type: Rebate Program
Web Site: https://denvergov.org/Government/Agencies-Departments-Offices/Agencies-Departments-Offices-Directory/Climate-Action-Sustainability-and-Resiliency/Cutting-Denvers-Carbon-Pollution/High-Performance-Buildings-and-Homes/Existing-Building-Electrification/Rebat
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Water Heaters
  • Heat pumps
  • HVAC
Incentive Amount: Equipment Rebates - (note: all rebates are doubled for Equity Priority customers)
Dual Fuel Heat Pump Rooftop Unit: $2,250-$3,000 per cooling tonnage
High Efficiency Heat Pump Rooftop Unit ENERGY STAR adder: $500 per cooling tonnage
All-Electric Heat Pump Rooftop Unit adder: $1,000 per cooling tonnage
Ducted Split Air Source Heat Pump: $3,000 per condensing unit
Ducted Cold Climate Split Air Source Heat Pump: $5,500 per condensing unit
Non-Ducted Mini-Split/Multi-Split Heat Pump: $3,000 per condensing unit
Non-Ducted Cold Climate Mini-Split/Multi-Split Heat Pump: $5,500 per condensing unit
Light Commercial Heat Pump Water Heater: $5,500-$6,500 per water heater
Smart Heat Pump Water Heater Adder: $200 per water heater
Variable Refrigerant Flow Heat Pump: $2,000 per cooling tonnage
Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps: $200 per packaged unit
Cold Climate Packaged Terminal Heat Pumps: $500 per packaged unit
Single Package Vertical Heat Pumps: $400 per unit
Cold Climate Single Package Vertical Heat Pumps: $1,000 per unit
Water Source Heat Pumps: $3,600 per cooling tonnage
Ground Source Heat Pumps: $3,600 per cooling tonnage
Electrification Feasibility Report Rebate: $2,500
Electrification Pilot Program: Cost difference between electric and non-electric equipment
Maximum Incentive: Equipment Rebates: $100,000 per calendar year (may be exceeded for Equity Priority buildings)
Electrification Pilot Program: $75,000 or $120,000 for Equity Priority Buildings
Equipment Requirements: See Website
Installation Requirements: See Website

Contact

Name: Michaels Energy
Address: Michaels Energy, Attn: Denver Building Electrification Pilot, 400 Main Street, Suite 200
La Crosse WI 54601
Phone: (720) 782-7661
Email: DenverElectrification@michaelsenergy.com

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.