2024 Agribusiness Catalog

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS

VARIABLE TORQUE VFD Requirements: • Complete Tables D1 and D2 of the "Agribusiness Incentive Catalog Supplemental Data Sheet" for this measure. • For the "VFD Application" column, enter "Irrigation Well Pump." • For the "Controls Before VFD" column, enter "Outlet Control Valve," "Bypass Valve," "On/Off," or "Other" and then describe. • Indicate how often your well pump operates to irrigate crops during peak demand hours from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. during June, July, August, and September. • VFD must be installed on a centrifugal or axial flow pump used to control the irrigation system on your crop farm. • Redundant or back-up units do not qualify. Routine replacement of existing VFDs do not qualify. • The equipment controlled by the VFD must operate a minimum of 500 hours annual and individual motors controlled by a VFD may not exceed 500 horsepower. VFDs controlling motors larger than 500 HP or that run <500 hours annually may be eligible for a custom incentive. • Incentive is based on motor HP controlled by VFD. • VFD speed must be automatically controlled by differential pressure, flow, temperature, or other variable signal. Units installed only to allow soft starts are not eligible. • The system controlled must have significant load diversity that will result in savings through motor speed variation. • VFDs may not be beneficial in pump systems where static head makes up a large portion of the total system head. It is also important that the load on the system vary over time to take advantage of the savings that a VFD can provide. Be sure to understand these aspects of your system and discuss them with the equipment vendor in advance of applying VFD technology. EQUIPMENT UPGRADES AND RETROFITS Measure Description Code Incentive Unit VFD, Irrigation Well Pump (≥500 Annual Operating Hours) AG4949* $50 HP * Supplemental Data Sheet needed NEW CONSTRUCTION AND MAJOR RENOVATIONS Measure Description Code Incentive Unit VFD, Irrigation Well Pump (≥500 Annual Operating Hours) N-AG4949* $30 HP * Supplemental Data Sheet needed IRRIGATION WELL PUMP MOTOR HORSEPOWER REDUCTION Requirements: • Complete Tables B1 and B2 of the "Agribusiness Incentive Catalog Supplemental Data Sheet" for this measure. • For the "Existing Motor Load Factor" column, enter determined motor load factor rating (measured motor amperage at normal pump operation/motor nameplate full load amperage rating). • For the "Existing Motor Efficiency" column, enter existing motor nameplate efficiency rating. • For the "Proposed Motor Load Factor" column, enter determined motor load factor rating (measured motor amperage at normal pump operation/motor nameplate full load amperage rating). • For the "Proposed Motor Efficiency" column, enter the proposed motor nameplate efficiency rating. • Indicate how often your well pump operates to irrigate crops during peak demand hours from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. during June, July, August, and September. • Project cost includes materials and labor to install new nozzle package and new motor. • To qualify, horsepower reduction projects must consist of both re-nozzling the existing irrigation system and reducing the well pump motor horsepower. • Must replace all the nozzles on the entire system. • Must install nozzles that require at least 10% less horsepower at the well pump than the original nozzle package. • Must replace pump motor and reduce motor horsepower by 10% or more. • Well pump must be electrically powered, with energy provided by a participating electricity provider. • This measure does not include the use of VFD control to reduce motor horsepower. See page 32 for VFD measures. EQUIPMENT UPGRADES AND RETROFITS Measure Description Code Incentive Unit Pump Motor Horsepower Reduction AG2434* $65 Reduced HP * Supplemental Data Sheet needed CUSTOM PROJECT IDEA Additional incentives available for pump assessments and resulting projects. Visit focusonenergy.com/assessments for details.