 Save Energy and $$$ With SMU and ENERGY STAR
Spencer Municipal Utilities is now an official ENERGY STAR Partner! We're working with the US Department of Energy and the EPA to encourage customers to look for the ENERGY STAR label when shopping for appliances, heating and air conditioning, and lighting! And to make it even easier for customers to choose efficiency, SMU offers rebates for saving energy!
Tax Credits of Energy Efficiency Improvements
There are a number of generous Federal tax credits now available for home improvements that help you save energy. Combined with SMU's energy efficiency rebates, the tax credits can cut the cost of installing select energy efficient measures by up to half! To find out more, visit the following website: http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits.
A printed copy of these credits is also available at the SMU Customer Service Center.
2009 Rebate Program Important Notice
Spencer Municipal Utilities offers its customers rebates for the purchase and installation of several energy efficient appliances, heating and air conditioning devices, motors, and lighting.
To apply for an Energy Efficiency Rebate, fill out an application form and return it to our office. You can pick up a form at our office, or download and print the form using one of the links below. A copy of the receipt must accompany your application.
Appliance/HVAC
Rebates |
Device
|
Size/Efficiency/Qualifications
|
Customer Rebate |
Residential Central
Air Conditioner1
|
ENERGY STAR rated
|
$300.00 |
Commercial Central
Air Conditioner1
|
ENERGY STAR rated
|
$100.00
per ton |
Air
Source Heat Pump1 |
ENERGY STAR rated
|
$300.00
per ton |
Ground
Source (Geothermal) Heat Pump1 |
ENERGY STAR rated
|
$600.00
per ton |
| Window Air Conditioner (limit 3 per account) |
ENERGY STAR rated
|
$25.00 |
Electric Heat (permanently wired installation-ONLY WITH HEAT PUMP INSTALLATION) |
>
1 kW (1,000 watts) |
$25.00
per kW |
Programmable
(Set-back) Thermostat |
Any |
$25.00 |
Electric
Water Heater (40 gallon minimum) |
EF > 93 |
$75.00 |
Dishwasher |
EnergyStar rated |
$25.00 |
Refrigerator2 |
EnergyStar rated |
$25.00 |
Clothes
Washer (EnergyStar rated) |
EnergyStar rated |
$100.00 |
Compact Fluorescent
Light Bulbs |
> 13 watts |
$2.00 per bulb |
1) For both air conditioners and heat pumps, SMU will pre-authorize the rebate to help both the customer and the contractor with planning. A pre-authorization form is available from SMU. The installation must be completed and operational by the end of the calendar year.
2) In order to receive a rebate for an Energy Star rated refrigerator, applicant must provide written proof of disposal of their old refrigerator. Proof of disposal can be provided by your appliance dealer or a receipt for disposal from the City of Spencer Solid Waste Department.
Commercial Rebates
SMU commercial customers are eligible for any of the items listed in the Residential Rebates table above. In addition, SMU offers rebates for lighting retrofit projects or new construction that utilizes efficient metal halide, high pressure sodium, T8, Super T8, T5, or LED lighting, as well as for electric motors. For information on rebate amounts and qualifications for commercial lighting rebates, download the complete 2009 rebate program, or contact Curtis Dean at SMU.
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