Cooling Tower Rebates

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Cooling Tower Equipment Rebates

A water-cooled cooling tower is a type of heat exchanger that uses water to expel building heat into the atmosphere. The cooling towers’ role is to receive warm water from the chiller and cool it down so it can return to the chiller to pick up more heat. Cooling towers lose water via evaporation and blowdown. Blowdown occurs when water is dumped out of the cooling tower basin to prevent scaling.

Operators can save up to 584,000 gallons of water, and $5000 in water and sewer costs per year by purchasing and installing a conductivity controller, overflow alarm, and flow meter on their cooling tower.

 

Equipment Rebates (Cooling Tower): 

Conductivity Controllers: 

• Conductivity controllers are a technology that receives water quality data from sensors and are programmed to automatically control cooling tower operation. New, efficient equipment allows the cooling tower system to be recalibrated and reduce blowdown frequency. You will begin to see significant water savings and improved cooling tower system performance upon installation of the rebated devices.
   
• Rebate Amount: 25% of the cost of the project (controller and install) Up to $1,000. 
  Any conductivity controller, must be installed to automate blowdown based on conductivitiy.

Flow Meter: 

• Flow meters measure the amount of water flowing through a pipe. This provides benchmarking of water usage and measurement of water savings(or waste) over time. 
   
• Rebate Amount: 25% of the cost of the project (controller and install) Up to $1,000.
  Flow meter must be on this approved list: 
  • Sensus USA: SR, SRII, Omni R2, Omni T2
  • Neptune: T-10
  • Badger Meter: LP, 25, 35, 55, 70, 120, 170
  • Master Meter: Multi-jet​

Overflow Alarm: 

• Overflow Alarms alert the building facility manager and/or vendor that the cooling tower is overflowing water, allowing a quick response to fix the issue and prevent additional loss of water.
   
• Rebate Amount: 25% off of the cost of the project (flow meter, register, and install) Up to $500.
  Must alert the operations manager, building maintenance or vendor when there is an overflow so they can troubleshoot. (Alert options include audible alarm, flashing light, or cell phone alert).

Equipment	Rebate Amount	Criteria
Conductivity Controller	25% of the cost of the project (controller and install). Up to $1000	Any conductivity controller, must be installed to automate blowdown based on conductivity.
Flow meter	25% of the cost of the project (flow meter and install). Up to $1000	Flow meter must be on this approved list: Sensus USA: SR, SRII, Omni R2, Omni T2 Neptune: T-10 Badger Meter: LP, 25, 35, 55, 70, 120,170 Master Meter: Multi-jet
Overflow Alarm	25% of the cost of the project (alarm and install). Up to $500	Must alert the operations manager, building maintenance or vendor when there is an overflow so they can troubleshoot. (Alert options include audible alarm, flashing light, or cell phone alert)
Bundle (all three)	Summation of other equipment rebates plus $250 bonus	Must meet all criteria for each individual equipment

*Calculations based on 200-ton tower that increases cycles of concentration by installing new conductivity
controller. Savings will vary based on system size and preventative maintenance triggered by overflow alarm
and data collected from flow meter.

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How to Redeem:

 
Download the Rebate Form  (includes Terms and Conditions)