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How to Participate in the Agricultural Pumping Efficiency Program: EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS Seminars are free -of- charge. Our seminar schedule is on the Events Calendar on our web site (www.pumpefficiency.org) or you can call the main office. Also, all of our educational materials are on the web site and can be downloaded free -of- charge. We are always looking for partners for our seminars and if your organization has an event that we might be able to help with, please give us a call - 1 800 845 -6038. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE We are available to help you interpret a test report, fill out an incentive application, discuss other PG &E energy efficiency programs, or answer general questions regarding design and management of pumps. Please note that we cannot supply site - specific engineering services. SUBSIDIZED PUMP EFFICIENCY TESTS If you are reading this then you already know how to obtain a subsidized test from APEP. Please tell your friends and neighbors about our Program. The pump efficiency test is the first step in maintaining an efficient pumping plant. CASH INCENTIVES FOR PUMP RETROFITS If you are thinking of retrofitting a pumping plant to improve efficiency we may be able to provide a cash incentive (incentives are capped at 50% of the total project cost). Some important eligibility factors include: - we need a copy of a pump test taken within 5 years prior to the project but after June 1, 2002 and a pump test taken within 6 months of project approval by us. These tests do not have have been done by APEP testers but we must feel they are accurate. - eligibile projects are ONLY retrofit or replacement of either or both of the pump bowl or impeller. We can accept an incentive application for a project after the fact (i.e., the project has already been completed before you fill out the application), however the project could not have started before January 1, 2006 and we still need pre- and post- project pump tests. Ineligible projects include: - replacement of the motor only. - installation of a variable frequency drive (although check with your PG &E rep for other applicable energy efficiency programs). - a simple pump impeller adjustment. - construction, rehabilitation, or finishing of a water well (although check with your PG&E rep for other applicable energy efficiency programs). - retrofits intended to change the operational purpose of the pump (e.g., changing a well pump from low pressure flood irrigation to high pressure drip irrigation). - multi -pump projects, unless the system is a booster pump in series with a water well. - projects intended to reduce total dynamic head in the system (e.g., removing a throttling valve. The APEP Policies and Procedures manual that contains all eligibility factors and incentive application forms for either electric or natural gas- powered pumping plants are on the web site. Please call one of the APEP offices to discuss any project you think might be eligibile for the program incentives. PG &E and other utilties and agencies have many energy efficiency programs available. Call your account representative, go to the PG &E web site at www.pge.com, or go to www.califomiaenergyefficiency.com for more information. Again, we appreciate your participation in the Program.