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Stretch every capital dollar further.

K-12 districts and higher-ed campuses pair utility incentives with state and federal funding for maximum capital relief. We file every rebate, layer every credit, and turn capital plans into community wins.

$48M+
Rebates secured
60%
Avg. project incentive coverage
200+
Schools & campuses served
0
Up-front cost to your district
Built for schools

Bond dollars go further when rebates and IRA credits land on top.

Every dollar a district recovers is a dollar that stays in the classroom. We help K-12, ISDs, community colleges, and universities stack utility rebates with federal IRA direct-pay credits, MEDC programs, and state energy funds.

We coordinate directly with facilities, business offices, and bond program managers — and present results in language boards and trustees can act on.

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Case snapshot
$1.4M recovered for a Michigan K-12 district — combined utility rebates and IRA direct-pay on a 14-school HVAC and lighting modernization.
What qualifies

Six categories. Every one of them pays.

If your district or campus is upgrading, modernizing, or building new — there's almost certainly a rebate program funding part of it.

Classroom & Campus Lighting

Interior, gymnasium, athletic field, and parking-lot LED retrofits with networked controls — the highest-paying rebate in any school.

HVAC & Boiler Modernization

Boiler replacements, RTU upgrades, geothermal and heat-pump conversions for aging school infrastructure.

Ventilation & IAQ

ERVs, MERV upgrades, and demand-controlled ventilation that improve student health and unlock incentives at the same time.

Building Automation Systems

BAS modernization, advanced scheduling, and analytics platforms qualify under custom incentive programs district-wide.

Building Envelope & Windows

High-performance windows, roof insulation, and envelope sealing programs across older campuses.

Solar, Storage & EV Charging

Direct-pay IRA credits stacked with utility incentives on rooftop solar, battery storage, and bus / fleet electrification.

University building
Summer-window ready

We work around academic calendars and bond timelines — never the other way around.

School construction project
Bond programs & new construction

Bake rebates into the bond. Not the closeout.

The largest education incentives are reserved for projects that exceed code at the design stage. Pull us in alongside your architect and bond program manager and we'll model high-performance specs into the project before voters see the ballot language.

  • Design-assist incentives on new schools and campus buildings
  • Whole-building modeling and code-baseline negotiation
  • Co-funding stacks: utility + IRA direct-pay + MEDC + state energy
  • Pre-approval secured before equipment is ordered
Our process

Five steps. No noise.
Real recovery.

01

Energy Audit & Rebate Discovery

Our engineers walk every square foot, model every measure, and surface every dollar of available incentive.

Step 01
02

Financial Modeling & ROI

CFO-ready projections with payback, NPV and tax treatment baked in.

Step 02
03

Application & Pre-Approval

We prepare, submit and shepherd each application through utility review.

Step 03
04

Contractor Coordination

We manage compliance, documentation and inspections so your team doesn't.

Step 04
05

Rebate Capture & Payment

We pursue the check until it lands in your account — and reconcile every line.

Step 05
Questions, answered

Straight answers.
No fine print.

Most teams have the same handful of questions before they engage. Here's exactly how we work, what it costs, and what to expect.

Still wondering?
Talk to a rebate specialist.
248.224.2128
  1. No. Our discovery audit and rebate analysis are free. We only get paid as a percentage of the rebates we actually recover — if there's no check, there's no fee.

  2. We work across DTE, Consumers Energy, Lansing BWL, and every major Michigan municipal utility, plus federal IRA incentives, MEDC programs, and manufacturer co-op rebates. If a dollar is on the table, we know how to file for it.

  3. Pre-approvals usually clear in 2–6 weeks. Final payment depends on the utility and project size — most checks arrive 30–90 days after post-installation verification. We track every milestone for you.

  4. No. We handle every form, photo, spec sheet, and inspection coordination. Your contractor builds. We document. You sign one approval at the end.

  5. Anything from a single $40K lighting retrofit to a multi-site, multi-million-dollar capital plan. We've recovered six-figure rebates on projects teams assumed didn't qualify.

  6. Call us today. Many programs require pre-approval before equipment is installed — but several allow retroactive filing within 30–90 days. The faster we look, the more we can save.

Get started

Find out what your next project qualifies for.

A 20-minute call. No commitment. We'll tell you if there's recoverable spend on the table — and how much.

Call us248.224.2128
Emailhello@rebatepartners.com
ServingMichigan & the Great Lakes region
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