Business Energy Audits & Rebates
Save energy, save money - it makes good business sense!

Click HERE to learn about the Geothermal Heat Pump Systems IGSHPA Accredited Installer Training - April 29 - May 1st, 2008

	2008 Commercial Rebate Program: Overview & Information
	2008 Commercial Rebate Form (Room & Central Air Conditioners, Heat Pumps, and Compact Flouorescent Bulbs)

Did you know that up to 40 percent of commercial electric costs might be attributed to lighting? If you are a school, church, or a business owner, we’re interested in helping you conserve energy and cut costs. MP&W offers rebates to commercial customers who upgrade to new, more energy-efficient lighting. To learn more about compact fluorescent lighting, click here. For a demonstration of how the savings can add up for fluorescent lighting, click here.

Learn More About Energy Efficient Products
Not sure where to start when it comes to purchasing and implementing energy efficient products? Click here for a handy collection of links—everything you need to learn more about energy efficient windows, air conditioners, thermostats, lighting, motors, water coolers, appliances, and more!

Arrange a Lighting Audit
To help you learn how you can conserve energy and cut costs, simply call MP&W Energy Services Advisor John Root at (563) 262-3354 to set up your free business lighting evaluation. We will explain our rebate program, help you inventory your existing lighting, examine and recommend energy efficiency lighting alternatives for your business, and calculate potential savings, the internal rate of return, and the net present value. Once you install new lighting, we will verify the new fixtures, and process your rebate.

Click HERE to open lighting evaluation spreadsheet.

Purchase and Install More Efficient Electric Motors
If your company uses motors, we can help you identify inefficient or oversized facility motors and compute the energy and demand savings associated with the selection of a replacement energy-efficient model. Simply download the U.S. Office of Industrial Technologies’ MotorMaster software by clicking here.

	Click HERE to download a motors presentation by Toshiba International given at the 2008 Fans, Pumps, Motors, & Lighting Workshop.
	Click HERE to download an excellent book on Energy Efficient Motors.

2008 Fans, Pumps, Motors & Lighting Workshop Documentation

	Click HERE to download a motors presentation by Toshiba International given at the 2008 Fans, Pumps, Motors, & Lighting Workshop.
	Click HERE to download a fan fundamentals presentation by The New York Blower Company given at the 2008 Fans, Pumps, Motors, & Lighting Workshop.
	Click HERE to download a pumps presentation by Power Process Equipment given at the 2008 Fans, Pumps, Motors, & Lighting Workshop.
	Click HERE to download a sourcebook on Improving Pumping System Performance.

Be Sure to Recycle Your Fluorescent Lamps—It's the Law!
For decades, fluorescent lamps containing mercury have ended up in our wells, rivers, streams, lakes, and food chain. The EPA has ruled that companies are now responsible for recycling fluorescent lamps and other products containing mercury. Businesses are required by Iowa law to treat fluorescent bulbs as hazardous waste. Even if your fluorescent tubes have green end caps, or are low-mercury, they still contain mercury and must be recycled.

Geoexchange - Ground Source Heat Pump (GSHP)
Recently, Muscatine Power and Water (MP&W) increased its energy saving incentive program to include larger rebates for residents and business owners who install Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) or geoexchange heating units.

Geoexchange heating/cooling uses the earth's geothermal heat. In the winter, it transfers usable heat from the ground or groundwater into the home. In the summer, it cools by reversing the process.
Homeowners who install a ground source heat pump enjoy 30% to 60% lower utility bills, lower maintenance costs and higher levels of comfort, year-round. Even though the cost of installation is greater for GSHP, the return on the investment can be realized within 5-10 years.

MP&W's GSHP incentive helps defray some of the cost of installation making geoexchange energy a more economical heating choice. Consider a home with a calculated load 24,000 BTUs cooling and 50,000 BTUs heating. For a two speed system the maximum installed tonnage allowed would be four tons. MP&W's incentive is $300 per ton for 2-stage units and $150 per ton for 1-stage units.(for residential and commercial closed loop systems)

For more information on Ground Source Heat Pumps and rebates call MP&W's Energy Services Advisor, John Root at 563-262-3354.

Click HERE for more information on MP&W's Geoexchange rebate program.