Lighting, Fixtures and Ceiling Fan Rewards

For residential electric customers in Minnesota

Did you know that the average Midwest home has approximately 55 lights? By replacing the bulbs in the five most frequently used lights in your home with ENERGY STAR® qualified lighting, you can save more than $65 each year in energy costs.

ENERGY STAR lighting creates bright, warm light while using two-thirds less energy, generating 70 percent less heat and lasting up to 10 times longer than standard lighting. Not only will you save on energy costs, but IPL offers you cash back on the purchase price.

Download the 2010 Minnesota Residential Cash-Back Rewards booklet [PDF]

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Eligible equipment and reward amounts:

Compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)

Replace one incandescent light bulb with an energy-efficient CFL and you’ll save $30 in energy costs over the bulb’s lifetime. That’s just one bulb – imagine the impact if every time an incandescent bulb burned out, you replaced it with a CFL.

Today’s CFLs are available in a variety of shapes, sizes, and applications, including dimmable three-way and other speciality bulbs. CFLs are a smart choice, because they shed the same amount of light (lumens) as standard incandescent bulbs, but use much less energy. Always refer to the lumen or light output guide on the bulb packaging for guidance. For example, when replacing a 60-watt incandescent bulb, choose a 13-15 watt CFL (both shed about 800 lumens of light).

2010 Minnesota CFL Reward claim form [PDF]

Just how much money can you save with compact fluorescent light bulbs? Find out now with our CFL calculator.  

Light Fixtures

ENERGY STAR lighting fixtures combine high performance, attractive design and the highest levels of energy efficiency, which helps you save energy and money. These fixtures are available in hundreds of popular styles, including hardwired fixtures such as cabinet-mount, furniture-mount, indoor ceiling-mount, indoor recessed canister, indoor suspended downlight, wall-mount, and
ceiling fan light kits.

2010 Minnesota Indoor Light Fixtures & Ceiling Fans claim form [PDF]

Ceiling Fans

ENERGY STAR ceiling fans can save you $10 per year on your electricity bill with operating costs alone because they move air more efficiently. This is above and beyond the money you’ll save on reduced air conditioning and heating bills. ENERGY STAR ceiling fans with lighting use 50 percent less energy than a traditional ceiling fan with lights.

2010 Minnesota Indoor Light Fixtures & Ceiling Fans claim form [PDF]

How do I qualify?

• IPL must supply your lighting electricity.
• You must purchase new ENERGY STAR qualified equipment.
• Complete the reward form and include the sales receipt, model number(s), UPC code(s), and ENERGY STAR logo cut out from each box and return to IPL within 90 days of installation.