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Home Performance with ENERGY STAR - MN
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR®
Minnesota homeowners, earn cash rebates on your next home efficiency improvement projects
Overview
As a qualified Minnesota homeowner, you can earn rebates on energy-saving improvements. Our Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program is ideal if you need to make multiple improvements to your home.
Eligible energy-saving improvements include measures such as:
- Adding insulation
- Replacing your old furnace with new high efficiency furnace or
- Even installing an ENERGY STAR certified thermostat
Take a whole-house approach to energy savings and home improvements, and add in the cash back rebates to make your improvements an even better value.
Benefits
You can receive expert home efficiency improvements – and up to $1,200 in rebates.
Details
| Required Energy Conservation Improvements | Rebate1 |
|---|---|
| Air Sealing/Weatherstripping (20% of install cost up to $60.00)2 | 20% |
| Attic Insulation to R44 (20% of install cost up to $350.00) | 20% |
| CFLs2 | $40.00 |
| Optional (choose at least two) | Rebate1 |
| AC 14.5 SEER | $250.00 |
| AC 15 SEER | $350.00 |
| AC 16 SEER | $475.00 |
| Boiler – .84% | $250.00 |
| Clothes Washer2 | $50.00 |
| Dishwasher2 | $15.00 |
| ECM Fan | $100.00 |
| Furnace 90% | $150.00 |
| Furnace 92% | $225.00 |
| Furnace 94% | $300.00 |
| Furnace 96% | $325.00 |
| Occupancy Sensor2 | $60.00 |
| Programmable Thermostat2 | $10.00 |
| Refrigerator2 | $15.00 |
| Refrigerator Recycling | $35.00 |
| Water Heater – Tankless (0.82 EF) | $450.00 |
| Water Heater – (0.62 EF) | $50.00 |
| Water Heater – (0.64 EF) | $70.00 |
| Water Heater – (0.67 EF) | $150.00 |
| Water Heater – (0.80 EF) | $250.00 |
| Water Heater – Tankless (0.82 EF) | $450.00 |
| Wall Insulation (20% of install cost up to $400.00) | 20% |
| 1Certain restrictions and criteria do apply in order to be eligible for these rebates 2Do not require using a Participating Contractor. May use any contractor or self install these measures |
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- Customers are not eligible to receive rebates from Home Performance and other Xcel Energy program for the same improvement;
- Customer invoices/receipts must be dated after their audit date and after the date of sign up for the Homer Performance program;
- The test-out inspection must be satisfactorily completed;
- Customers must meet all program requirements to be eligible for any of the Home Performance rebates;
- All improvements must be completed by an Xcel Energy Participating Installation Contractor (PIC) except those noted with 2;
- Central AC units must be installed by an Xcel Energy Participating Central AC Contractor found on the PIC list. To be eligible for a rebate through this program, the contractor must fill out the 2012 High Efficiency Cooling Rebate form for proper Quality Install information. This paperwork should be turned in with the HPwES application after the test out is complete.
- Program is contingent on availability of funds and could be terminated at any time.
Who Qualifies
To participate, you must:
- Be a combined residential natural gas and electricity customer of Xcel Energy in Minnesota.
- Complete a Standard Audit ($60 fee) or Standard Audit with Infrared ($100 fee).
- Implement at least three required and two optional improvements.
- Rebates are issued after our partner, The Neighborhood Energy Connection (NEC), verifies that the improvements were done properly and then processes your rebate paperwork.
How to Get Started
You must have completed our Home Energy Audit (either the Standard Audit or Standard Audit with Infrared) at your residence in the past three years.
Otherwise, call us at 1-800-895-4999 to schedule an audit and tell us you’re calling to qualify for the Home Performance Rebate program. The Standard Audit costs $60 and the Standard Audit with Infrared is $100. For more information, download the program brochure.
Getting started is as easy as these four steps:
- Sign up for the program by calling our partner, Neighborhood Energy Connection (NEC), TaraBurns, 651-221-4462 x136. You may also sign up through email: tarab@thenec.org.
Note: The program starts with a Home Energy Audit, If you haven’t had one already, please call us at 1-800-895-4999 and submit your request for an audit first. - Choose a participating contractor. Have a participating contractor install your recommended improvements.
Note: All measures must be installed by a participating contractor except those previously noted. - Call NEC at 651-221-4462 ext.136 after the improvements have been installed, and they will come to inspect and verify that the improvements have been completed.
- NEC will collect your receipts and submit your rebate paperwork for you.
