Residential Heating and Cooling Equipment Eligibility

Smart Thermostat

• Limit of one rebate per heating system, and two per household.
• Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility.
• Home heating source must be provided by a participating utility. Verify your utility. Homes heated by LP (liquid propane), oil, electric resistance, or wood are not eligible for the smart thermostat rebate.
• Does not qualify if thermostat services a water heater, ground source heat pump (geothermal), or electric resistance heater.
• Thermostat must be certified as an ENERGY STAR® Connected Thermostat, or meet the following requirements:
  • Must be Wi-Fi capable.
  • Must be capable of internet connection.
  • Must feature occupancy sensing, via geolocation and/or motion sensing.
  • The above features must be built-in and not require add-on devices or services.
  • The application and connectivity service must be free after thermostat purchase.
  • Thermostat default behavior must be to set back temperature when house is unoccupied
• Smart thermostat must be installed to use with the home's primary heating source for the home's living space.
• Only homes heated by a natural gas furnace, natural gas boiler or an air source heat pump are eligible for the smart thermostat rebate.
• Smart thermostat must replace an existing thermostat that does not qualify for program rebates.
• The customer must establish the Wi-Fi connection for program-qualified smart thermostats.
• Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment list.

Electronically Commutated Motor (ECM)

ECM Replacement

• Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility.
• Must replace a permanent split capacitor (PSC) blower motor in an existing furnace or air handler.
• Existing furnace must have an annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE) of 90 percent or greater.
• Existing furnace must be a sealed combustion unit.
• Furnace must be the primary heating source for the home's living space.
• Be sure to check our pre-qualified equipment list.

Single Package Vertical Unit

• Must be a customer of a participating electric utility and a participating natural gas utility. Verify your utility.
• Single package vertical unit must meet the minimum efficiency requirements listed.
  • > 90%+ Thermal Efficiency, NG, > 11.0 EER Cooling
  • > 90%+ Thermal Efficiency, NG
• Efficiency ratings will be verified using the AHRI database.
• Required features must be documented on a specification sheet.

Package Terminal Heat Pump (PTHP)

• Must be a customer of a participating electric utility. Verify your utility.
• Unit must be AHRI listed as a Commercial PTHP.
• Must replace a Packaged Terminal Air Conditioner (PTAC). Replacement of existing PTHP does NOT qualify.
• Window and through-the-wall air conditioners/heat pumps do not qualify.
• The equipment size category (BTUh) is the cooling capacity value of the unit.
• Must meet both heating and cooling specifications for the equipment size category.
  • < 8,000 BTUh, > 10.7 EER and > 3.1 COP
  • 8,000 - 9,999 BTUh, > 10.4 EER and > 3.0 COP
  • 10,000 - 12,999 BTUh, > 9.9 EER and > 2.9 COP
  • > 13,000 BTUh, > 9.3 EER and > 2.9 COP
• All efficiency ratings will be verified using the AHRI database.