Battery Energy Storage System Rebates

To be eligible for a Battery Energy Storage System rebate:  

• Submit applications within 90 days of receiving Permission to Operate from LPEA

• The battery system must have gone through LPEA’s interconnection process and have received a Permission to Operate certificate from LPEA. 

• The interconnection application for this system must be submitted after 1/1/2025. Previously submitted and approved interconnection applications are not eligible for this rebate. 

• The battery/power control system must be in the Eligible Systems & Operating Modes table (see next drop-down item) and programmed to operate in the specified operating mode. There are guides for configuring the operating modes of different battery systems linked in the table.   

Eligible Systems and Operating Modes

Operating Mode Requirements 

• The battery system must operate on a schedule designed to minimize demand from the grid between 4 pm - 9 pm. Each manufacturer interface is slightly different, so please consult the guides above OR reach out to LPEA at communitypower@lpea.coop or your installer for help with this.   
• The battery system must have a minimum state-of-charge limit of 30% or lower.  
• The member must agree to provide information about their experience with this program and their battery system’s performance to LPEA when requested so that LPEA can evaluate the value and effectiveness of this rebate program. This may include adding LPEA as an authorized view-only user on the battery account. 
• The member must work with an installer who agrees to provide LPEA with data about the battery system’s performance when requested. 
• Confirm with your installer or reach out to communitypower@lpea.coop to see if they are eligible.  

LPEA members in Interconnection Limited Zones may apply for the Bonus Rebate at any time (even if the system was installed prior to 2025), but are only eligible for the base rebate within 90 days of receiving Permission to Operate from LPEA.

To earn the additional Bonus Rebate in Interconnection Limited Zones, members must: 

• Delay charging until noon in the months of April, May, September, and October and maintain that schedule for the life of their system or until they are informed by LPEA that it is no longer needed. 
• Members may revert to a schedule that charges as soon as possible in all other months. For simplicity, members can consider using a Delayed Charging schedule for April through October and a Minimize-Peak-Demand schedule from November to March.  
• Be approved to export power to LPEA's system. (Non-exporting systems are NOT eligible for the Bonus Rebate. However, if the system is approved to export at a later date and LPEA’s Bonus Rebate is still being offered for the circuit in question, the Bonus Rebate may be applied for at that time.) 
• Be in an Interconnection Limited Zone (Orange or Red Areas) at the time of the application. 
• Submit a picture of the schedule that delays the start of battery charging until noon.

Complete the form below.

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You will also need to upload the following:  

• Permission to Operate from interconnection process.  
• Screenshots of:  
  • Battery operating mode.  
  • Battery schedule.  
  • State-of-charge (depth-of-discharge) limit.  
  • Verification of Weather Backup mode setting, if applicable.  
  • Delayed charging schedule if applying for the bonus rebate.  
• IRS W-9 form completed by the member/rebate recipient. A W-9 is kept on file by LPEA as proof of the allocation of funds. Any tax liability is the responsibility of the rebate recipient. View W-9 Guide here.