Great Plains is committed to helping customers save energy and money. Great Plains offers its Minnesota customers incentives through a variety of Conservation Improvement Programs (CIP). Not only will customers receive money for investing energy saving equipment, they will also save money into the future through reduced energy bills. These programs are approved on an annual basis and are in effect from January 1, 2010- December 31, 2010. Great Plains offers the following commercial CIP rebates:

Great Plains commercial natural gas customers who purchase and install the following high-efficiency natural gas equipment may be eligible for a rebate:

Commercial Water Heating Program:

To apply for a Natural Gas Water Heating Rebate, fill out the following form and send it to Great Plains.

Commercial Water Heating Rebate Application Form (pdf)

Remember to include a copy of the dealer sales invoice or receipt.   A complete listing of the qualifications, application requirements and instructions are on page two of the form.

Commercial Heating Program:

To apply for the Commercial Heating Rebate, fill out the following form and send it to Great Plains.

Commercial Heating Rebate Application Form (pdf)

Remember to include a copy of the contractor sales invoice.  A complete listing of the qualifications, application requirements and instructions are on page two of the form.

Commercial Steam Boiler Heating Program:

To apply for the Commercial Steam Boiler Heating Rebate, fill out the following form and send it to Great Plains.

Commercial Steam Boiler Rebate Application Form (pdf)

Remember to include a copy of the contractor sales invoice.  A complete listing of the qualifications, application requirements and instructions are on page two of the form.

Commercial Boiler Upgrade Program:

To apply for the Commercial Boiler Upgrade Rebate, fill out the following form and send it to Great Plains.

Commercial Boiler Upgrade Rebate Application Form (pdf)

Remember to include a copy of the contractor sales invoice.  A complete listing of the qualifications, application requirements and instructions are on page two of the form.

Commercial Heating System Steam Trap Program:

Commercial customers who use natural gas from Great Plains as their primary source of heating and replace existing steam traps with higher efficiency steam traps may qualify for a rebate of up to 50% of the equipment cost. This rebate is based on the amount of energy savings calculated by Great Plains. To apply for the rebate, fill out the Commercial Steam Trap Rebate Application Form (pdf) and send it to Great Plains. A complete listing of the qualifications, application requirements and instructions are on page two of the form.

Commercial Food Service Program:

The commercial food service program is available to new or existing customers for natural gas equipment that is used for food service operations.  The following equipment is eligible under this program.

To apply for the Commercial Food Service Rebate, fill out the following form and send it to Great Plains.

Commercial Food Service Rebate Application Form (pdf)

Remember to include a copy of the contractor sales invoice.  A complete listing of the qualifications, application requirements and instructions are on page two of the form.

Commercial Building Certification Program:

This program is designed to encourage new or existing commercial customers to obtain certification for thier buildings from ENERGY STAR, Leadership in Energy Efficiency Design (LEED) or Green Globes.

ENERGY STAR Labeled Buildings: Buildings and plants that rate in the top 25% of facilities in the nation for energy performance may qualify for the ENERGY STAR label with professional engineering verification that they meet current indoor air quality standards.  Under this program, Great Plains will rebate 50% of the cost of professional engineering services (with a maximun rebate of $3,000/facility).  This rebate is available to new and existing commercial or industrial buildings that meet the eligibilty requirements as set by ENERGY STAR and that use natural gas, supplied by Great Plains, as the primary heating source.

To qualify for the rebate, the customer must complete a Commercial Building Certification Rebate Application form (pdf) and attach a copy of the complete application as submitted to ENERGY STAR and an invoice for the professional engineering services.

LEED Building Certification: LEED is a third-party certification program and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.  Commercial buildings as defined by standard building codes are eligible for certification uner the LEED for Noew Construction, LEED for Existing Buildings, LEED For Commercial Interiors, LEED for Retail, LEED for Schools and LEED for Core & Shell rating systems.  Building types include - but are not limited to - offices, retail and service establishments, institutional buildings (e.g. libraries, schools, museums and religious institutions), hotels and residential buildings of four or more habitable stories.  Under this program Great Plains will rebate 50% of the cost of application fees and/or professional engineering services (with a maximum of $5,000/facility).  This rebate is available to new and existing buildings that are eligible under the requirements and the LEED rating systems and use natural gas supplied by Great Plains as the primary heating source.

To qualify for the rebate, the customer must complete a Commercial Building Certification Rebate Application form (pdf) and attach a copy of the completed LEED application, copy of final LEED ratings report and an invoice for the professional engineering services.

Green Globes Certified Buildings: Green Globes offers opportunities for recognition and certification in the design, construction or operation of commercial buildings via a formal Green Globes rating and certification system.  Buildint projects that have completed either the New Construction self assessment or the Continual Improvement for Existing Buildings assessment, and scored a minimum threshold of 35% of the 1,000 available points are eligible to schedule an independent third-party review and site assessment that leads to a formal Green Globes rating.  Based on the points scored after the independent third-party assessment, buildings are assigned a Green Globes rating of one to four and are awarded a plaque recognizing their environmental achievements.  Great Plains will rebate 50% of the cost of the independent third-party assessment (with a maximum of $2,500/facility).  This rebate is available to new and existing commercial or industrial buildings that meet the minimum 35% threshold of the Nex Construction self assessment or the Continual Improvement for Existing Buildings assessment and use natural gas supplied by Great Plains as the primary heating source.

To qualify for the rebate, the customer must complete a Commercial Building Certification Rebate Application form (pdf) and attach a copy of the self assessment showing that the project meets the 35% minimum threshold, a completed copy of the fianl rating report and a copy of the invoice for the cost of the independent third-party review services.

Commercial Custom Project:

Commercial customers who use natural gas from Great Plains as their primary source of heating qualify for this program. Proposed commercial energy saving projects must be submitted to Great Plains for pre-approval. Great Plains will calculate the rebate based on the amount of energy savings and project economics. Measurement and verification of energy saving may be required and rebate estimates may be reduced based on the actual amount of verified energy savings. To apply for this rebate, fill out the Commercial Custom Project Rebate Application Form (pdf) and send it to Great Plains. A complete listing of the qualifications, application requirements and instructions are on page two of the form.