Rebates

As of 6/1/22, the RENU Loan Program has effectively migrated to the Colorado Clean Energy Fund. Please direct all RENU inquiries to [email protected]. You can find updated RENU resources & information by visiting www.cocleanenergyfund.com/renu

The Colorado Clean Energy Fund provides loans for home energy upgrades through the Residential Energy Upgrade (RENU) Loan Program. Participants must work with a RENU-approved contractor to identify energy improvements and receive a cost estimate. Customers must then apply for the loan through Elevations Credit Union.  See website above for more information.

Who is Eligible for RENU?

Property owners of existing, single-family homes in Colorado including

Alabama Power Co. is an electric utility that serves 1.4 million customers electricity. Alabama Power Co. offers rebates to customers who make the switch from a gas to a hybrid water heater. To qualify, customers must own their home, townhome, or condo. This rebate will be available for a limited time only. Contact the utility or visit the program website for more information.

Central Georgia EMC offers a loan program to homeowners who wish to pursue energy efficiency improvements. All energy efficiency improvements must meet Energy Star Criteria in order to qualify for the loan program. Loan amounts vary depending on the project. 

If a customer needs help determining what energy efficiency improvements could be made in their home, Central Georgia EMC offers in-home energy audits. To find out more about audits, contact the utility through its website or call (770)-775-7857.

Jackson Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is an electric cooperative that serves 194,000 in 10 northeast Georgia counties. For its residential customers, Jackson EMC offers a low-interest loan for energy efficient improvements. Qualification for the loan program is based on individual creditworthiness as well as the utility's own standards. This is a limited time offer and rates are subject to change. Visit the program website for more information.

Massachusetts Clean Energy Center(MassCEC) provides rebates for the installation of small-scale ground-source heat pump (“GSHP”) systems, as part of MassCEC's Clean Heating & Cooling programs. Through the program, MassCEC supports new and retrofit ground-source heat pump installations by single-family, with incentive adders to low-income families.

Rebate Levels: 

New GSHP installations: 

Residential rebates are limited to the first 5 tons through this program at a base rate of $2,000 per heating ton. Full replacement of an existing GSHP installation may be considered a new GSHP installation. Following adders are available: 

• $1,500 per heating ton to households with income lower than 80%

Efficiency Maine offers a variety of home energy loans to help customers pay for energy upgrades. 

Maine homeowners of any-income can borrow up to max $25,000 over 10 years with interest rates fixed at 7.99% APR. Eligible upgrades include heat pumps, insulation, and air sealing. 

Certain income-eligible households are eligible for up to $7,500 over 10 years with an interest rate fixed at 5.99% APR. Only upgrades eligible for a residential rebate are allowed.

There are no application fees associated with these loans. A late payment is administered that is 5% of the amount due or $10, whichever is less

Under Utah's solar rights law, enacted in 2017, community association governing documents other than declarations and association rules may not prohibit or restrict owners of detached dwellings from installing solar energy systems. The solar rights law does not apply to dwellings where the association has an ownership interest in the roof or to express prohibitions or restrictions on solar energy systems recorded in declarations of created by official association action before January 1, 2017.

An association declaration may prohibit the installation of solar energy systems. Declarations, as well as association rules, may impose a restriction based on system size, location

Delaware Electric Cooperative provides customers with energy saving tips on water heating, kitchen appliances, lighting, HVAC, and more, as well as energy saving programs such as Beat the Peak. Beat the Peak offers customers peak energy price text message alerts, building indicators, and two free LED bulbs.

The State of Delaware offers energy tips and assistance for conserving energy in the workplace. Resources include 100 ways to improve an energy bill, Energy Savers, the Green Energy Program, tax credits, grants, rebates, etc.

Net metering is a policy that allows people and their facilities that generate their own electricity from solar power to get credit for the energy they provide to their communities. Solar energy is pretty powerful and solar systems tend to produce more electricity than any one customer can consume each day. The extra electricity made by the solar system then goes onto the electric grid and is used by the customer’s neighbors. As a result, when one customer in a neighborhood goes solar, the entire neighborhood ends up using solar electricity as well. Net Metering will give you credit for