Energy Rebates and Tax Incentive Programs

The Federal Government, some states and utilities, and quasi public institutions offer rebates and tax incentives to commercial and industrial facilities for energy-efficient upgrades. Cash rebates will lower your costs when purchasing high efficiency building equipment such as burners, boilers, and other building-wide equipment.

Rebate programs are most common for energy intensive appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioning equipment, and clothes washers. However, utilities and quasi state agencies also offer cash rebates for large items including rebates for high-efficiency furnaces, sump pumps and water pumps while water utilities may offer rebates for water-saving clothes washers.

A number of states have introduced tax incentives, typically income tax credits or elimination of state sales tax for the purchase of high-efficiency appliances (lighting, etc).