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Heat Pump Rebates

Receive rebates  when you upgrade your old electric heating & cooling system. Through our power supplier (Wabash Valley Power Association), Corn Belt Energy is offering an incentive to residential members for upgrading to a new, more efficient electric air source or ground source heat pump heating and cooling system.  Refer to the form below for details and don't forget to take advantage of the federal tax credit worth up to 30% of your new system’s cost.

Heat Pump Rebate Form

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Clothes Washer Rebates

 Corn Belt Energy members with electric water heaters may qualify for a $50 rebate if they purchased an ENERGY STAR clothes washer before 12/31/11. See the form below for eligibility requirements and additional details:

Clothes Washer Rebate Form

 

Lighting Upgrade Grants from Illinois Clean Energy

This grant program provides an incentive for lighting upgrade projects of ICECF qualifying entities served with electricity by a cooperative. Facilities such as schools, local government buildings and other 501c3 not-for-profit entities qualify for ICECF incentives. Through this program, up to $20,000 is provided to applicants not covered by ICECF’s current lighting programs or the investor-owned utilities’ Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (EEPS) programs. Click to learn more.

 

Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Incentives

Designed to encourage commercial and industrial members to install energy efficiency projects,these incentives are being offered through Corn Belt Energy's power supplier, Wabash Valley Power Association. These competitive incentives allow companies to install products at their facilities aimed at improving energy efficiency.  Click here to view applications for the Lighting Incentive and the HVAC Incentive being offered.

 

Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency

If you purchase an energy-efficient product or renewable energy system for your home, you may be eligible for a federal tax credit. Click here for a complete list of qualifying upgrades and purchases.

 

Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP)

Funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Energy and the State of Illinois, IHWAP helps low-income families in Illinois who live at or below 150% of the federal poverty level. Weatherization program operators employ a wide array of testing devices to determine how the most energy can be saved and install energy-saving materials such as efficient furnaces, insulation, etc.

The average IHWAP participant is able to lower their annual energy bill by more than $300 per year. To learn more, contact your local community action agency.

 

On-Farm Energy Audit /Implementation Initiative

Offered through the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), which provides technical and financial assistance for this purpose through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the goal is to help farmers and ranchers conduct energy audits and improve their overall energy efficiency. This initiative builds on the existing energy audit initiative to also help producers implement the energy conservation and efficiency recommendations that result from an energy audit. The on-farm energy audits, which are offered as EQIP Agricultural Energy Management Plans, must be conducted by certified technical service providers. Producers who have had an on-farm energy audit conducted that meets or exceeds the criteria of an EQIP Agricultural Energy Management Plan may apply for technical and financial assistance to implement the audit’s recommendations. Interested producers should contact their local NRCS office immediately to determine their State’s specific deadline and payment schedule. Application deadlines may be no later than February 25, 2011. Click here for contact information.