Four-County EMC offers its customers $50 rebates for purchasing certain Energy Star appliances. Eligible appliances include refrigerators, dishwashers, clothes washers, freezers and dryers. The rebates are available to residential customers who are replacing older appliances or buying new appliances for the first time. In order to qualify for the rebate, Energy Star documentation and a proof of purchase receipt are required. 

Four-County EMC also provides rebates for heat pump water heaters and heat pumps. The rebate amounts are $300 and $100/ton, respectively.

Four-County EMC offers the Comfort Loan Program to residential customers. This program offers financing for energy efficiency upgrades and replacements to existing equipment. The cooperative offers low fixed rates and up 100% purchase price financing, including taxes and installation. Members can receive a loan of up to $35,000.

Eligible technologies include:

• Electric Heat Pumps
• Weather Stripping
• Electric/Solar Water Heaters
• Insulation
• Windows
• Doors
• Generators
• Other EE
  

For more information and to apply to the program, click here.

In March 2009, Snohomish County PUD introduced the Solar Express Program. This program provides rebates to support residential and commercial installations of solar photovoltaics (PV) and solar water heating (SWH). 

This rebate program provides $300 per kilowatt (kW) of installed PV, up to a cap of $2,000 for residential premises and $8,000 for commercial premises (as determined by the PUD rate class). A flat rebate of $500 per system is provided for solar water heating. 

Interested customers must get a site assessment and bid from an approved installer, and get PUD approval prior to installation.The PUD will conduct a pre-

Dominion Energy provides incentives for residential customers to purchase and install solar water heating systems (both for domestic and pool heating uses) in their newly-constructed homes. Rebates of $750 per system are provided to customers of Dominion Energy who install solar panels backed up by gas water heaters. 

To be eligible, customer must include with their applications an invoice or receipt that shows purchase date, price, and a description of the equipment, and submit that application within six (6) months of installation. The six (6) month requirement is retroactive for all systems prior to the rule change, which took effect

The Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (GVEC) offers rebates to its member customers for the installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems, solar water heaters and solar water wells  within its service territory. Rebate amounts and limitations vary by technology.

In order to qualify for a rebate, systems must be new and meet a variety of equipment, warranty, and installation requirements that vary by technology. All units must be installed by a program approved contractor according to the manufacturer's specified procedures and codes.

Grid-connected renewable electricity systems must meet the standards of the National Electric Code (NEC) as well as the GVEC's own

Since January 2010, El Paso Electric has purchased renewable energy certificates (RECs) from its New Mexico customers who install small photovoltaic (PV) systems and wind systems. The RECs that El Paso Electric purchases will help the utility comply with New Mexico's renewable portfolio standard (RPS) in exchange for a financial incentive to homeowners and businesses who install PV and wind energy systems.

Only systems connected to the utility's grid and net-metered are eligible. RECs will be measured by a separate REC meter and purchased by El Paso Electric on a monthly basis. For contracts signed on or after January 1

Minnesota Energy Resources provides rebates to residential customers for the purchase of energy efficient equipment. Rebates are available for a variety of energy efficiency measures, including furnaces, boilers, integrated space and water heating systems, programmable thermostats, water heaters (tank and tankless), clothes washers, and drain water heat recovery devices. All equipment must meet certain efficiency standards listed on the program website. Purchases qualify for both new homes and renovations. The rebate application can be downloaded from the program web site. Applications are processed on a first- come, first-served basis until funds are depleted. Contact Minnesota Energy Resources for more information

Colorado Natural Gas offers the Excess is Out Program for residential and commercial customers in Colorado.

Residential Customers

For residential customers, begin by requesting a free energy audit from Colorado Natural Gas. This service offers a complete evaluation of your home's energy efficiency. The auditor will install natural gas conservation measures at no cost to you. To be eligible for an audit customers must meet the following criteria:

• You are a residential customer of Colorado Natural Gas
• Your home is heated with natural gas
• Your home is at least 10 years old
• You have not received an audit from this

Atmos Energy offers a variety of rebates to its residential and small commercial customers. All equipment must meet certain energy efficiency standards listed on the program website. Applications must be submitted with a copy of the receipt/invoice and equipment must be purchased in accordance with Atmos Energy guidelines.

Atmos Energy also offers a custom rebate program for large commercial and industrial customers. Contact the utility for more information on this program.

GreyStone Power, an electricity cooperative in Georgia, offers a rebate for solar photovoltaic (PV) systems to members. The one-time rebate is offered for PV installations that are interconnected and net-metered. The rebate is equal to $450 per kilowatt (kW) AC for systems up to 10 kilowatts (kW) in capacity.

Contact the cooperative for more information on the PV rebate program process.