Building Electrification Rebates – City and County of Denver

Multifamily affordable housing:

These are defined as multifamily buildings where at least 2/3 of the units are classified as deed-restricted affordable housing. In order to verify that your building falls into this category, your application must include:

• A copy of the regulatory agreement OR affordable housing covenant that specifies the number of units in the building that are deed-restricted affordable housing.

Affordable apartment buildings:

These are apartment buildings where at least 2/3 of residential units have rents at or below 80% of the HOST rent limits. In order to verify that your building falls into this category, your application must include:

• A rent roll (in Excel spreadsheet format) that lists the following for all rental units:
  • Unit number
  • Monthly rent
  • Number of bedrooms
  • End-date of current lease

Income Qualified Residential Condos:

These include individual condo unit owners who meet certain income requirements and are installing equipment in their individual condo unit OR whole residential condominium buildings where at least 2/3 of unit owners meet one of the following criteria:

• A household income at or below 80% of Denver’s area median income
• Enrollment in a public assistance program

In order to confirm that the building falls into this category, one of the following is required for each unit owner that meets the above criteria:

• Cover page of the previous year’s Form 1040, line 9
• Your Form SSA-1099
• Proof of enrollment in Xcel Energy income-qualified demand side management program
• Proof of enrollment in Xcel Energy’s income-qualified Community Solar Gardens program
• Proof of enrollment in the Denver Property Tax Relief Program
• Proof of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
• Proof of Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Proof of Old Age Pension (OAP)
• Proof of Support from any of the following:
  • Aid to the Blind (AB)
  • Aid to the Needy Disabled (AND)
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  • Section 8 Housing
  • Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
  • Temporary Aid to Needy Families (TANF)
  • LEAP (Utility Bill Assistance)

Nonprofit organizations

Nonprofits must meet both of the following criteria:

• Have a 501c(3) Letter of Determination from the Internal Revenue Service OR IRS Form W-9 including an Employer Identification Number (EIN) that can be verified as tax-exempt using the IRS tax-exempt organization search tool
• Offer critical services in the City and County of Denver, such as, but not limited to:
  • Advocacy organizations (such as Community Advocacy, Social Service Advocacy, or similar)
  • Affordable housing or housing service providers
  • After-school providers, childcare centers, or family support organizations
  • Community financial institutions (like credit unions, non-profit lenders, etc)
  • Disability service providers
  • Domestic violence centers, women’s centers, or children’s centers
  • Emergency service organizations
  • Food pantries
  • Homeless shelters, transitional housing, or supportive housing
  • Hospitals, healthcare facilities, mental or behavioral health facilities, clinics
  • Immigration service providers
  • Job training and workforce development services
  • Law/legal centers (non-profit and pro-bono services to income-qualified communities)
  • Libraries (not owned by the City and County of Denver) or community centers
  • Places of worship
  • Rehabilitation providers
  • Senior centers (not owned by the City and County of Denver)

In order to verify that your building falls into this category, your application must include:

• Your 501c(3) Letter of Determination from the Internal Revenue Service OR IRS Form W-9 including EIN
• A written description of what your nonprofit organization does. Narratives should include:
  • Number of people served annually
  • Types of critical services offered
  • Neighborhoods you serve

Commercial Buildings

We will consider commercial buildings with operating revenues less than $800,000 in the previous tax year.

In order to verify that your building meets this criteria, your application must include a copy of the previous year’s tax return that details the building owner’s total operating revenues, typically a Form 1040 Schedule C. Personal info such as social security number should be redacted.