The Electrification Feasibility Report (EFR) helps assess the costs and benefits of switching to heat pumps. Buildings that want to install a like-for-like gas heating system can no longer use quick permits. Instead, they must submit more information with their permit application. The EFR is It is one option to meet these permitting requirements.
Denver is offering funding to make these EFRs more affordable.
Eligible Participants will Receive:
- Up to $1,000 for an EFR completed by an eligible contractor.
- Facilitation services, which include but are not limited to:
- Technical support in selecting contractors for Electrification Feasibility Report services
- Translation and interpretation support
- Help with program processes and documents
- Program navigation support
- Help identifying other incentives and rebates
- Facilitation service support is capped at:
- 30 hours for Equity Priority Buildings
- 15 hours for Standard Buildings
Start Your Application
If you know you want to electrify your space or water heating equipment, you do not have to complete an EFR.
Applicants that prefer to apply using a Spanish language application can find one here: Spanish Application(PDF, 360KB). Complete the application and send it via email to DenverElectrification@michaelsenergy.com. You can also send it by mail to Michaels Energy, Attn: Denver Building Electrification Pilot, 400 Main Street, Suite 200, La Crosse, WI, 54601. If you need help completing the application, please give us a call at (720) 782-7661.
Please ensure that your building is eligible for the rebate. Contractors must also meet eligibility requirements to participate.
Participant Eligibility
To qualify for the EFR rebate, you must meet the following requirements:
- The building must be subject to Denver's Electrification requirements. These requirements apply to all existing commercial and multifamily buildings.
- The requirements apply to all buildings regulated by the Denver Energy Code Commercial Provisions:
- Commercial buildings
- Multifamily apartment buildings
- Multifamily condominium buildings
- Single family dwellings, two-family dwellings, and townhomes are not subject to electrification requirements.
- Not sure what kind of building you're in? Contact Denver Community Planning and Development at archstruc.review@denvergov.org.
- New construction is not eligible.
- Buildings or spaces undergoing major rehab are not eligible.
- The building must be within the City and County of Denver.
- Building must not be owned by the City and County of Denver.
- The EFR must be studying a piece of equipment regulated by section C503 of the Denver Energy Code.
- For example, gas-fired boilers are not regulated by section C503 at this time, so are not eligible for EFR rebates.
- The applicant must be responsible for their own space heating, cooling, or water heating equipment.
- The building must have at least one of the following:
- Gas-fired HVAC (space heating or cooling)
- Gas-fired water heating
- Electric cooling-only equipment
You must also agree to follow the:
- Program rules
- Program processes
- Program terms, including working with an eligible contractor.
Program procedures, requirements, and rebate levels are subject to change or cancellation without notice and are subject to available program funds.
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Contractor Eligibility
Contractors must be on our list of eligible contractors to get this rebate. To get on this list, you must have attended an Electrification Feasibility Report training. You also need to have passed the comprehension quiz.
You can take the training and the quiz online. The quiz is a required part of this process. It is the only way we can confirm that you have completed the training.
After you pass the comprehension quiz, we will add you to the list of eligible contractors. We check quiz results weekly. Please allow up to two weeks to see your name on the list.
- Fill out an application indicating one piece of equipment to look at with an EFR.
- Michaels Energy, the program administrator, will review your application. You should receive a preapproval within 10 business days.
- Select a contractor who has completed the EFR training.
- Work with your contractor to complete and submit the EFR.
- The program administrator will review and approve the completed EFR. This should take about 10 business days.
- The contractor will invoice for the cost of the EFR.
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The program will pay up to $1,000 to cover the cost of the EFR.
Building owners are not required to follow the recommendations that come from an EFR. There may be changes to the building code coming in 2025 and 2027. These changes may require the electrification of systems at the end of system life. You may want to electrify early.
Start Your Application
- You must get preapproval to receive a rebate. EFRs submitted without preapproval are not eligible for a rebate.
- An Electrification Feasibility Report looks at one type of equipment at a time. You will need to complete a separate EFR for each type of equipment.
- Only eligible buildings can receive a rebate for an EFR.
- Each building may submit up to three applications for EFR rebates per calendar year. These will cover three different types of equipment. If you would like to submit more than three applications, contact us.
- Only one contractor will receive the rebate for any single piece of equipment. Two or more different contractors cannot receive a rebate for the same equipment.
- Contractors can invoice the building owner or Michaels Energy for the cost of the EFR.
- Your contractor has 120 days to complete the Electrification Feasibility Report and submit an invoice. The 120 days starts once your application has been processed and preapproved. After 120 days, you will have to reapply.
- Contractors must have an IRS W9 on file or submit an IRS W9 to receive the rebate.
Contractors can invoice the building owner or Michaels Energy for the cost of the Electrification Feasibility Report. The invoice must include the following:
- Contractor Business Name, Address, and Phone Number
- Customer Name and Address
- Quantity of Electrification Feasibility Reports you are completing
- Equipment Type the Electrification Feasibility Report will be completed for
- Hours – only provide hours for completing Electrification Feasibility Report. Do not include repairs or other services, sales calls, etc.
- Hourly Rate
- Costs
You may find it helpful to check out a sample invoice(PDF, 77KB). Contractor invoices do not have to follow this exact format, but the required information must be included or it may delay or prevent rebates from being issued.