Home Performance Rebates

Receive up to $1,200 in rebates for participating in Columbia Water & Light’s Home Performance with Energy Star program. This national program is designed to bring homes up to Energy Star standards.

Follow the steps outlined in Columbia Water & Light’s Steps for Participating in the Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program. You must work with one of our Certified Home Performance Contractors to determine your rebate eligibility. Before the rebates are issued both a post assessment test and a final inspection by a  Columbia Water & Light staff member must be completed.

You will receive a FREE energy efficiency score certificate for participating in the program!

General Guidelines

• Rebates are only available for qualified Columbia Water & Light residential electric customers and are not available for newly constructed homes.
• Customers are eligible for Home Performance Rebates if a Comprehensive Home Assessment is performed by an approved contractor and submitted to the utility. Utility usage data must be supplied by the customer.
• Qualifying improvements must be listed on the summary reporting form supplied to you by the Home Performance contractor. Improvements completed before the initial assessment are not eligible for a rebate.
• Invoices must be provided for each improvement.
• Window receipts must be accompanied by National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) stickers for each window.
• Rebates are subject to availability of funds. Please read all rules for each rebate before purchasing and installing any materials.
• The total rebate amount to one customer can not exceed $1,200.

Home Performance Rebate Amounts

IMPROVEMENT	REQUIREMENT	INCENTIVE	MAXIMUM
Insulation
Option 1: Attic insulation, currently have less than R-27	R-38 min (R-50 max)	1 cent/R-value per sq ft	$500
Option 2: Attic insulation, currently have more than R-27	R-38 min (R-50 max)	½ cent/R-value per sq ft	$500
Option 3: Encapsulated attic slope	R-10 (R-19 max)	3 cent/R-value per sq ft	$500
Wall insulation	R-13 min (R-19 max)	3 cent/R-value per sq ft	$500
Wall insulation in crawl space*	Add R-10 with vapor barrier over ground	5 cent/R-value per sq ft	$500*
Floor insulation over unconditioned space*	R-19 min & max	1½ cent/R-value per sq ft	$500*
Rim joist insulation	R-13 minimum	$20	$20
Duct insulation in unconditioned space	R-13 minimum	Prorated by %  outside envelope	$300
Air Sealing
Building envelope	Minimum 0.5 ACH reduction	Prorated $84 per ACH reduction	$420
Duct sealing	Duct blaster test with minimum 50 cfm reduction	Prorated $50 per 100 cfm reduction	$300
HVAC
Heat pump	Home Performance	$200 (plus rebate below)	$200
AC or heat pump**	Above SEER 14	$50 to $1,600**	$1,600
Windows or Doors
windows or doors	Low E & 0.30 U-value	$100/window or door	$500

 

*A household is only eligible for one of these rebates.
**The Home Performance rebate is for ground source or air source heat pumps. In addition to the Home Performance rebate, you can also receive our Energy Efficiency Rebate for an air source heat pump. See chart below for the rebate amount.

Air Conditioner & Air Source Heat Pump Rebate

SEER	1 TON	1.5 TON	2 TON	2.5 TON	3 TON	3.5 TON	4 TON	5 TON
14	$50	$75	$100	$100	$100	$150	$200	$300
14.5	$75	$125	$150	$175	$200	$250	$300	$450
15	$100	$150	$200	$250	$300	$350	$400	$600
15.5	$125	$175	$250	$325	$400	$450	$500	$700
16	$150	$225	$300	$400	$500	$550	$600	$800
16.5	$175	$250	$350	$450	$550	$625	$700	$900
17	$200	$300	$400	$500	$600	$700	$800	$1000
17.5	$225	$325	$450	$550	$650	$775	$900	$1100
18	$250	$375	$500	$600	$700	$850	$1000	$1200
18.5	$275	$400	$550	$650	$750	$900	$1050	$1300
19	$300	$450	$600	$700	$800	$950	$1100	$1400
19.5	$325	$475	$650	$750	$850	$1000	$1150	$1500
20	$350	$500	$700	$800	$900	$1050	$1200	$1600

This program is outlined in Columbia Ordinance - Chapter 27, Section 27-164

	The Environmental Protection Agency sponsors the Home Performance program with Energy Star program.
	The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is the state sponsor of the program.