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Til CUSTOMER QUALIFICATIONS • One -Stop Efficiency Shop Lighting Efficiency Program rebates apply only to lighting retrofits for Xcel Energy electric business customers in Minnesota. • This program applies only to lighting systems (equipment) operating during normal business hours or peak demand periods. REBATE PROGRAM GUIDELINES • Xcel Energy offers cash rebates to customers who purchase and install qualifying energy - efficient lighting products in existing buildings. The rebate check will be sent to the contractor listed on the retrofit invoice. Maximum rebate amount is 60% of installation and equipment costs. The rebates are based on calculated electric demand (KW) savings. • Energy - efficient equipment must result in load reduction. • One -Stop Efficiency Shop recommends Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) light levels. C &I Lighting incentives cover: • Fluorescent T12s to T8 or T5 with electronic ballasts • Mercury vapor to metal halide or high pressure sodium • Incandescent to fluorescent, T8, T5, MH, BPS or CFL • Incandescent exit signs to LED exit signs • Metal halide or T12 strips to industrial multi -CFL fixture • Metal halide or high - pressure sodium to pulse -start metal halide (must result in lamp wattage reduction) • HID sources to fluorescent C &I Lighting incentives do not cover • Incandescent to tungsten halogen • Conversions to energy saving T12 fluorescent products • Incandescent exit signs to compact fluorescent exit signs • Compact fluorescent exit signs to LED exit signs • See your One -Stop Efficiency Shop representative to determine qualification of custom or specialty lighting projects. • Energy- efficient electronic and cathode - disconnect ballasts must meet the following minimum performance criteria: • Power factor greater than 90% • Class `A' sound rating • Current Crest Factor (CCF) less than 1.7 • Three -year warranty • U.L. — approved Class `P' • Ballast factor greater than 0.7 • Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) less than 20% • Reflectors must be installed permanently in the fixture, have a minimum 4 -year manufacturer's product warranty, be U.L.- approved and result in the permanent removal of fluorescent lamps from the existing fixture and permanent repositioning of remaining lamps, when required for optimum lighting performance. • Compact fluorescent lamps must meet the following minimum criteria: • Power factor > 90% • Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) < 35% WARRANTY INFORMATION Warrantees are between customer and equipment manufacturer(s) and lighting retrofit vendors. Xcel Energy and the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) make no warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to equipment operation, material, workmanship or manufacturing. Xcel Energy and CEE do not guarantee that a specific level of energy or cost savings will result from the implementation of energy conservation measures or the use of products funded under this program. In no event shall Xcel Energy or CEE be liable for any incidental or consequential damages. Xcel Energy and CEE are not responsible for the disposal of lamps and/or ballasts replaced as a result of this program, when required for optimum lighting performance. OTHER IMPORTANT REBATE PROGRAM RULES • Installation must be complete before submitting rebate. • Xcel Energy will issue rebates in the form of checks, not utility bill credits. Rebate and financing checks will be sent directly to the lighting contractor that submits an invoice. The minimum rebate is $5. • Customers and vendors must submit itemized equipment invoices along with rebate applications. To ensure that the equipment installed meets One -Stop Efficiency Shop's performance standards, these invoices must itemize labor charges, quantity and price of the equipment installed, and information regarding the manufacturer and model numbers for all lamps, ballasts and fixtures included in the rebate. • Xcel Energy and CEE reserve the right to conduct random inspections of installations. Retain one sample of each type of old lamp or ballast for at least 90 days. • Customers must apply for rebates within one year of the purchase date shown on the equipment invoice. One -Stop Efficiency Shop's conservation rebate programs are subject to 60 days' notice of cancellation. The customer is responsible for checking with a One -Stop Efficiency Shop representative to ask whether or not the program is still in effect and to verify program parameters. RFBATF C11FCKS WILL 131: SENT TO YOUR ('0NTRACT0R IN 6 -8 N'FEKS Page 5 Customer Report 07/29/2010 0• .. 1 -37756 18