AGRICULTURE REBATES
Eligible equipment and requirements are listed here:
Rebate when installing new engine block heater with a timer. Rebate per new engine block heater with a timer is $20 per engine block heater with timer and may not exceed 50% of equipment cost.
Rebate when installing new properly sized HVLS fan in place of numerous small fans in an open barn or similar setting. Rebate calculated at $30 per foot of HVLS fan diameter, and may not exceed 50% of equipment cost.
Rebate when installing new well-water milk pre-cooling system (plate cooler) prior to the refrigeration/cooling process on a dairy farm. Rebate per new well-water milk pre-cooling system (plate cooler) is $500 per pre-cooling unit/exchanger and may not exceed 50% of equipment cost.
Rebate when installing a variable speed drive (VSD) milk vacuum pump in the milking process. A milk pre-cooling system (plate cooler) must be present to receive VSD vacuum pump rebate. Rebate calculated at $40 per horsepower (HP) of VSD vacuum pump and may not exceed 50% of equipment cost.
Rebate when installing new variable speed drive (VSD) milk transfer pump in the milking process. Rebate calculated at $40 per horsepower (HP) of transfer pump and may not exceed 50% of equipment cost.
Rebate when installing new swine farrowing electric heat mat in place of higher wattage heat lamps. Rebate calculated at $50 per unit/mat for a single mat or $75 per unit/mat for a double (two stall shared) mat and may not exceed 50% of equipment cost.
This program is applicable for agricultural business facility only. Residential applications are not eligible.
Purchase and installation must be between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. All equipment must be new. Used or rebuilt equipment is not eligible.
Labor and/or installation costs are not eligible for rebate, and are not to be included as part of equipment cost submitted.
All projects must comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and building codes.