Electric Equipment Rebates
Daviess-Martin County REMC is offering a 2022 residential rebate for qualifying equipment (water heaters, geothermal heat pumps and air source, ductless mini-split or dual fuel heat pumps). To qualify, you must occupy the home where equipment is installed year-round (12 months) and unit must heat and cool whole home unless otherwise stated.
To apply for a rebate, you will need to submit a 2022 application form.
Along with your application, you will need to provide the following documents:
- AHRI (Air conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute) certificate for validation for all SEER ratings. (This can be obtained from the installing heating and cooling dealer.)
- Proof of purchase (invoice or receipt)
Learn more about available rebates.
- Minimum 40-gallon all-in-one units
- New construction or gas or electric water heater replacement
- $500 rebate
- Desuperheater is recommended but not required
- New construction or replacing electric resistance heat, gas, heat pump or geothermal
- $1,500 rebate
HEAT PUMP REPLACING GAS, EXISTING AC OR HEAT PUMP OR NEW CONSTRUCTION INSTALLATION**
- Dual/Variable/Multi-Speed Compressor ONLY
- $750 rebate
HEAT PUMP REPLACING 100% ELECTRIC RESISTANCE HEAT
(must be replacing primary heat source for entire home)
- Single Speed Compressor ($800 rebate)
- Dual/Variable/Multi-Speed Compressor ($1,500 rebate)
The following DO NOT qualify for 100% electric resistance replacement (Heat pump with electric resistance, space heaters, gas furnace, wood stove, wood pellet stove, AC, back-up heat, generators)
MINIMUM EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS
- Stick built or modular housing SEER ≥ 16, EER ≥ 10
- Mobile/Manufactured Housing* SEER ≥ 14, EER ≥ 10
*Mobile/manufactured homes are defined as factory assembled, transportable, designed for transportation on own chassis, can be placed on temporary or permanent foundation and intended for year-round occupancy. Modular homes must be residential single family homes.
**Units that do not qualify include: window heat pumps and “thru-the-wall” heat pumps (hotel-type machines)
- Single room installations*** ($300 rebate)
- Replacing existing A/C, heat pump or new construction ($750 rebate)
- Replacing electric resistance heat ($1,500 rebate)
SECONDARY REQUIREMENTS
- SEER ≥ 19, EER ≥ 12.5
- Variable/multi-speed compressor required unless noted otherwise
***Single room installations can include room additions or outbuildings. Requirements: located and serviced by member, occupied/used year-round (seasonal occupancy does not qualify).
- Air source and geothermal heat pumps and central air conditioning systems.
- Performed by a licensed contractor.
- Up to $50