Energy Efficiency Credits

You can receive money back for installing electric water heaters, permanent electric heat and/or energy efficient motors and commerical energy efficiency lighting upgrades. Contact LPEA in Durango at 970.382.3506 or Pagosa at 970.382.7722 for more information.

Water Heaters

Equipment Requirements for Eligible Credits:

  • Minimum 30-gallon capacity and 6-year tank warranty.
  • Must meet minimum energy factor rating.
  • Installations must be in LPEA’s service area.
  • Customer must provide LPEA with proof of purchase.
  • LPEA reserves the right to inspect installations

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Permanent Electric Heaters

Air/Ground Source Heat Pump Credits

  • Contact LPEA for information

Program Requirements for Eligible Credits:

  • New or replacement installation
  • Minimum 1 kiloWatt (1,000 watts) capacity heater.
  • Timing device required for use of off-peak hours.
  • Installations must be in LPEA’s service area.
  • Customer must provide LPEA with proof of purchase.
  • LPEA reserves the right to inspect installations.

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Electric Motors

  • $9/hp for Premium Efficiency Motors
  • $1.50/hp for wiring assistance if replacing a fossil-fueled engine, or is a new installation.

Program Requirements for Eligible Credits:

  • Limited to irrigation motors
  • Minimum 10 horsepower motor
  • Must operate at a minimum of 15% load factor for a minimum of 3 months each year
  • Installations must be in LPEA’s service area.
  • Customer must provide LPEA with proof of purchase.
  • LPEA reserves the right to inspect installations.

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LED Light Bulb Rebate

  • Receive money back for purchasing energy-efficient LED light bulbs.
  • LPEA customers will receive up to a $10 rebate, credited to the member's active LPEA account, for each qualifying LED light bulb purchased. (Up to 50% of materials cost.)
  • LED Rebate flyer

Bulb Eligibilty Requirements:

Application Requirements:

  • Must be member/customers of LPEA
  • Complete application form
  • Submit to LPEA within 180 days of purchase
  • Include with application ORIGINAL receipt and bulb packaging
  • 50 bulb limit per year

Commercial Energy Efficiency Lighting

Receive money back for retrofitting overhead fluorescent/area lighting, refrigerated case lighting and street/parking lighting.

Lighting Retrofit Credits

Refrigerated Case Lighting Retrofit Credits

Parking Lot/Street Lighting Retrofit Credits

Contact your electrical contractor as well as LPEA before  initiating the aforementioned projects for a pre-inspection and inventory of lights, as well as determination of baseline kilowatt usage. LPEA will monitor usage for commercial customers for one year following the retrofit, and provide a cost analysis of the  savings.

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