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The Home Energy Solutions (HES) program not only provides you with a home energy assessment—with many on-the-spot efficiency upgrades—but it also provides you with rebates, like the Double-Your-Savings rebate incentive (many that are only offered through this program).
HES Programs and Rebates* (sponsored by CEEF)
Double-Your-Savings Program: If you purchase HVAC, Heat Pumps or Appliance within 45 days of your HES assessment you will receive DOUBLE REBATE ON EACH ITEM!
- Insulation Rebate: Now available to oil customers for the first time!
The program pays for 50% of the total cost of the job – materials and labor.. Funded from a Federal Stimulus Block Grant for a limited time. - Furnace and Boiler Replacement Rebate: for gas, oil or propane – up to $500. – expires 6/2017.
- HVAC Upgrade: Qualifying equipment will receive $500.
- High-efficiency Indirect Water Heater: $300.
- High-efficiency On-demand Natural Gas Hot Water Tankless Heater: $300
- Heat Pump: $150.
- Appliances Rebates:
a. Energy Star Clothes Washer – $50
(Now available to Oil customers for the first time through Stimulus Grant monies).
b. Energy Star Refrigerator – $50
c. Energy Star Dehumidifier – $25
d. Energy Star Freezer – $25
NEW! Solar Thermal Rebate
Hot water costs up to 15% of your energy bill. A solar hot water system can supply up to 80% of your hot water needs. Funding for this new program comes from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act 2009 and is sponsored by the CT Clean Energy Fund. It offers rebates of up to $4,800 per solar thermal system. You may also be entitled to the 30% federal renewable energy tax credit.
Federal Tax Rebates
On February 17, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009. This bill extends and modifies the tax credits for windows, doors, and skylights established in the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
The following guidance is not intended as legal advice, and you should consult a tax professional with specific questions. You can also visit www.energystar.gov or call the Energy Star Hotline at 888 (782-7937) for further information.
- Residential Energy Efficiency: Tax credits are available at 30% of the cost, up to $1,500, in 2009 & 2010 (for existing homes only) for windows and doors, insulation, roofs (metal and asphalt), HVAC, water heaters (non-solar), biomass stoves, etc.
- Renewable Energy: Tax credits are available at 30% of the cost, with no upper limit through 2016 (for existing homes & new construction) for geothermal heat pumps, solar panels, solar water heaters, small wind energy systems, fuel cells, etc.
Town Rebate Programs and Stimulus Grants
Check with your town hall to see if they are offering any additional rebates or incentive programs. Towns like Fairfield have programs made possible through stimulus grant money. Other towns may offer their own programs.
Example: Fairfield is currently offering a program using funds from the EECBG – along with other like programs with rebates for boilers, etc. Fairfield is offering a reimbursement program that pays back residents and small business owners 50 percent of their cost, up to a maximum of $200 per household or business, for a number of things, including a home energy audit, HES/small business audit, Energy Star appliances, power strips, caulking and weather stripping, compact fluorescent light bulbs, motion sensors for outdoor lighting, low flow shower heads and insulation for water heater or water pipes. The allocation of funds will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis and will last over an 18-month period. (NOTE: Fairfield residents can apply this rebate to the $75 HES co-pay.)
