Decrease Your Upfront Costs on Solar, Batteries, and Heat Pumps by Stacking Incentives

Ready to electrify your home while saving as much money as possible? Find local incentives and rebates for solar panels, batteries, and heat pumps with Sandbox+.

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Don’t Leave Money On The Table

With the world getting more expensive every day, it’s important for us to save money wherever we can, especially when it comes to completely electrifying a property in Northern Colorado. Solar, backup batteries, and heat pump installations are quite the upfront investment but it is worth it in the long run. But how do you even find deals if you don’t know where to start? At Sandbox+, we stay up to date on all things energy efficiency to ensure you can capitalize on your home improvement investment! Because why would you want to miss out on thousands of dollars in savings simply due to the fact you didn’t know about the options available to you. Our team of local solar experts will work closely with you to give you the best possible deal with the incentives you qualify for.

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Our In-House Discounts

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Prepay Discount

Get a 5% discount on your contract price (after any other rebates or discounts). For those with Third-Party Ownership (TPO) installations, you can get a 2% discount on your contract price. In return, you prepay the total contract amount upfront. Keep in mind this program is voluntary and available to cash customers. Simply opt-in by letting your project consultant know prior to signing your contract.

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Voluntary Referral Program

Get $500 off your final contract price for all residential customers when you provide Sandbox+ with three qualified referrals after your project is complete. All referrals should:

Be within our service area (most of the Front Range)
Consent to your providing us their information
Be aware our team will be contacting them

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Grid Independence Bundle

Get a 2% discount on Solar + Battery installations before October 1st. This discount is stackable with our prepay and referral discounts. Reach out to us to lock in maximum solar savings and secure total peace of mind with a battery backup before peak grid strain hits. Don’t get caught in a power outage! Keep your home protected by contacting us today.

Solar Incentives

Fort Collins Utilities: offers the Residential Solar Rebate Program for a rebate of up to $1,500 for the installation of solar panels.
The City of Boulder: offers Solar Tax Rebates up to 15% of the city sales and use tax paid on materials for solar installations.
Colorado Tax Exemptions:
- Solar Sales Tax Exemption: When you get a new solar array installed in Colorado, you don’t have to pay sales tax to get your system. This can take off a substantial amount of money from the initial cost of solar panels.
- Solar Property Tax Exemption: Typically when you make home improvements that increase the value, you would pay more in property taxes. But with a solar panel investment, you don’t need to pay additional taxes on the value the arrays add to your property.

Battery Incentives

Fort Collins Utilities: offers the Residential Battery Storage Program for a rebate of up to $6,000 for the installation of a battery when paired with solar panels.
The State of Colorado: offers the Residential Energy Storage Credit incentive for a tax credit of up to 10% of the purchase price of a battery. Homeowners are responsible for submitting the application for this tax credit.
Xcel Energy: offers a Colorado PSPS Battery Rebate Program with a rebate of up to $10,000 for a battery for Colorado residential customers enrolled in the medical certification program and living in Tier 2 or Tier 3 wildfire risk zones.
Xcel Energy: just relaunched the Renewable Battery Connect (RBC) incentive program. These funds will go quickly and might not be available to you depending on your sign up date.

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Heat Pump Incentives

Boulder County: offers EnergySmart Income-Qualified (IQ) Rebates for up to $4,000 for households at or below 100% of the Area Median Income.
The State of Colorado: offers a Heat Pump Tax Credit in 2026 for all Energy Star certified air source systems that are installed after January 1st, 2026. This is a contractor tax credit where Sandbox+ passes off at least 33% of it to customers as a discount.
Efficiency Works: offers a variety of rebates for heat pumps including:
- Tier 1: $1,500 per unit for an air source heat pump that is ducted or partially ducted
- Tier 2: $2,000 per unit for an air source heat pump that is ducted or partially ducted $500 per ton for air source cold-climate heat pumps that are non-ducted
Poudre Valley REA: offers a couple of different rebates depending on the system you have:
- Air Source Heat Pump equal or less than 1.5 tons can receive a $800 rebate
- Air Source Heat Pump greater than 1.5 tons can receive a $1,800 rebate

Xcel Energy: offers Colorado homeowners Heat Pump Rebates for installing a new heat pump system in 2026 including:
- Air Source Heat Pump, ducted: $900/cooling ton at 95°F
- Air Source Heat Pump, non-ducted: $900/cooling ton at 95°F
- Air Source Heat Pump, mixed ducted or non-ducted: $900/cooling ton at 95°F
- Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump, ducted: $2,250/heating ton at 5°F
- Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump, non-ducted: $2,250/heating ton at 5°F
- Cold Climate Air Source Heat Pump, mixed ducted and non-ducted: $2,250/heating ton at 5°F
- Gas Furnace: $225
Xcel Energy: offers a Whole Home Efficiency Rebate if you make three qualified upgrades within two years of enrolling in the program. You can get up to a 25% bonus on your rebate for completing three of the recommendations after your home energy audit. To qualify:
- You must get a BPI Certified energy audit within the program
- You must use contractors approved in the Whole Home Efficiency Program
- Recommended upgrades include air sealing, insulation, and cold-climate heat pumps for heating and cooling.

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The Power of Stacking Your Savings

Did you know? Depending on what you are eligible for, you can stack our in-house discounts with other local rebates and incentives for renewable energy upgrades. Whether you’re looking into just getting a residential PV system or getting a whole energy ecosystem with a backup battery and heat pump, you could claim multiple discounts to save money upfront and in the long term.

Plus, we do the heavy lifting! The energy incentive landscape changes fast, but our team stays updated on active deals to keep your new system as affordable as possible. After reviewing your property, we will evaluate a setup that works best for your needs and calculate how you can get the most savings.

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Smart Financing Options

Financing Options That Work for You

Although we do have the prepay discount for all of our residential customers, we also understand that some homeowners may need to finance their system even after other incentives. But don’t let the idea of solar financing scare you. Instead, you can simply use it as another tool in your belt to keep your energy-efficient home improvement projects moving forward.

A notable option for financing is with the Colorado Renewable Energy Upgrade (RENU) loan. This loan is sponsored by Colorado Clean Energy Fund to help homeowners receive no-money down loans on up to 20-year terms with low, fixed interest rates to ensure you can invest in renewable energy upgrades more easily.

Curious what this could look like for your situation? Get in touch with our team today to start discussing the logistics of your project.

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More Than Savings: This is Self-Sufficiency

At Sandbox+, we want to help you own your power through self-sufficiency. It doesn’t just mean getting an affordable solar panel installation. That means creating a lasting renewable energy ecosystem that you can rely on. No more worrying about utility rate hikes or blackouts disrupting your property. Plus, you can increase your property’s value! If you’re ready to match the switch, reach out to our team today.

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Your Lifetime Partner

There’s nothing better than working with a partner you can trust long-term after a system installation. We are here to provide reliable maintenance services for your solar, battery storage, or HVAC system. Our service technicians can diagnose a variety of issues quickly to keep your property operating at its best year round. We aren’t just a fly by night company; we have decades of experience and work hard to build a meaningful connection with our community.

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Lock In Your 2026 Savings Today

Ready to see what’s possible for your property in Northern Colorado? You don’t have to figure this all out on your own. Sandbox+ is here to make your clean energy transition simple and stress-free. Let’s connect so we can talk about your project and answer any questions you may have. We’d be happy to give you a free quote so you can move forward with total confidence.

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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Sandbox Solar installed a heat pump and new gas furnace (dual-fuel setup) in our 80-year-old home. The installers, Tyler and Rowan, treated our home like it was their own. They were conscientious and professional and walked us through key decision points. We also needed significant electrical upgrades, and the electrical team, Wyatt and Alex, did an outstanding job working with the challenges of our older home. We are now considering the installation of a tankless water heater and intend to work with Sandbox Solar again.
  
 
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. The team from sandbox that did our solar panel installation was great. Wyatt let us know everything that was going to happen, and did the electric work on the ground. Tony and his team on the roof were fantastic. Tony even painted the conduit on the roof and the wall to match. It looks great.
  
 
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Sandbox did a detach and reset for us in Boulder when we had our roof replaced (our original solar installer was no longer in business), they did a great job. Really nice group of people, professional, courteous, left everything in good shape. Showed us some squirrel damage we weren’t aware of that had taken a few panels out of service, we added critter guard as a result so we are less likely to have the issue going forward.  Happy to recommend their work.
  
 
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 Trustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. So grateful for Sanbox Solar and their team for helping me with my solar panels! I needed new inverters and a critter guard installed, and they fit me in quickly as a new customer! It's obvious how much pride they take in their work. The customer service is fantastic, and their technicians are amazing. Highly recommend!
  
 
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