Overview
4d affordable housing energy efficiency
You can apply for up to $50,000 in funds to reduce energy use in your 4d building.
Eligible properties
Your property must:
- Be located in the City of Minneapolis
- Be enrolled in the 4d affordable housing incentive program
Read about the 4d affordable housing incentive program
Incentive amount and criteria
You can receive a match of 70% of your project cost up to a maximum match of $50,000. The 70% match will be made up of your utility rebates plus your City match.
Grants, matches and rebates cannot exceed your total project cost.
Equipment must meet the recommended minimum efficiency guidelines. The Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) may recommend an exception to the guidelines.
Eligible projects
You can apply if your project does one of the following.
- Qualifies for an Xcel or CenterPoint utility rebate
- Facilitates an energy efficiency upgrade for:
- Ventilation
- Knob and tube wiring
- Furnace room
- Asbestos removal
- Switches from gas to electric
- Appliances
- Cold climate heat pump
- Water heater heat pump
Recommended minimum energy efficiency guidelines
Terms
- AFUE - Annual fuel utilization efficiency
- ECM - Electronically commutated motor
- EER - Energy efficiency ratio
- EF - Energy factor
- HSFP - Heating seasonal performance factor
- IEER - Integrated energy efficiency ratio
- SEER - Seasonal energy efficiency rating
- UEF - Uniform energy factor
| Boiler | 91% AFUE |
| Furnace | 96% AFUE or higher ECM motor |
| Gas water heater tank < 75,000 BTU | .68 UEF |
| Gas water heater tank > 75,000 BTU | 88% efficient |
| Gas water heater tankless | .87 UEF |
| Heat pump water heater | 3.5 EF |
| Attic/roof insulation - pitch roof | R-49 and air sealing |
| Attic/roof insulation - flat roof | Evaluated case by case |
| Wall insulation | Minimum of R-11 |
| Attic joist insulation | Minimum of R-10 |
| Ventilation - bathroom exhaust | Multispeed with ECM motor |
|
Air source heat pumps (SEER, EER, HSFP) |
Central: 16 SEER (10.5 EER), HSFP 9.5 Non-ducted: 16 SEER (9.0 EER), HSFP 10.6 |
|
Air source heat pumps (SEER2, EER2, HSFP2) |
Central: 15.2 SEER2 (10 EER2), HSFP2 8.1 Non-ducted: 16 SEER2 (9.0 EER2), HSFP2 9.5 |
| Rooftop Unit |
<5.4 Tons: 15 SEER or greater >5.4 Tons: 12 EER and 13 IEER or greater |
How to get started
The first thing you should do is schedule an energy audit.
We recommend scheduling the audit at least one month before the application is due.
Contact the Center for Energy and Environment (CEE) to get started.
Contact us
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Public Service Building505 Fourth Ave. S., Room 520Minneapolis, MN 55415