Motors and drives

Motors and drives help keep many businesses running smoothly.

Your business can save money with cash incentives and technical expertise for green motor rewinds, variable frequency drives and electronically commutated motors.

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HVAC variable frequency drives (VFDs)

  1. Obtain an HVAC VFD incentive application package from us or a Wattsmart® Business Vendor.
  2. Purchase and install a qualifying unit at an eligible location.
  3. Submit your incentive application package with IRS Form W-9.
  4. Receive incentive check within 45 days of completion of step 3.

 

Electronically commutated motors (ECM)

  1. Obtain an ECM incentive application package from us or a Wattsmart Business Vendor.
  2. Purchase and install a qualifying unit at an eligible location.
  3. Submit your incentive application package with IRS Form W-9.
  4. Receive incentive check within 45 days of completion of step 3.

Green motor rewinds

  1. Contact a participating motor service center and arrange to have your motor rewound in accordance with procedures established by the Green Motors Practices Group™ (GMPG)
  2. Install your rewound motor or place it in inventory for future use at an eligible facility.
  3. Receive an incentive credited on the motor service center invoice. (The service center receives a $2/hp incentive payment from us. A minimum of $1/hp is paid by the service center to the customer as a credit on the motor rewind invoice.)

Rocky Mountain Power does not warrant or guarantee the work performed by these participating vendors. 

Rocky Mountain Power is planning a change to the Wattsmart Business program in Idaho, effective September 1, 2024. As summarized in the table below, green motor rewind incentive offerings will be discontinued. Any incentive amounts for current Program offerings not mentioned in the table below will remain unchanged. Existing incentive terms and conditions still apply. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact us.

 

 

Motor Incentives

 

 

 

 

Equipment Type

 

 

 

 

Current Offered Partner Incentive 

 

 

 

 

Current Offered Customer Incentive

 

 

 

 

Offered Partner

 

 

Incentive effective 9/1/2024

 

 

 

 

Offered Customer 

 

 

Incentive effective 9/1/2024

 

 

 

 

Green Motor Rewinds

 

 

 

 

$1/horsepower

 

 

 

 

$1/horsepower 

 

 

 

 

$0

 

 

 

 

$0

 

 

 

It is the Company’s intent to make ongoing adjustments to the incentives for certain measures in response to market conditions (changes in material costs, product availability, price competition, etc.), and stay in alignment with the Company’s defined savings targets, incentive budget, and cost effectiveness requirements.

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