Why not improve your comfort, save on energy bills, and get a rebate at the same time? If you want to improve your home’s energy efficiency, either to save money on winter heating bills or summer cooling costs, it’s worth checking into rebates available. The easiest place to start is by going to the website for your energy provider.
Your energy provider should be able to tell you what rebates are currently available in your area. There may be rebates available for energy saving appliances, heaters, and air conditioners. If you want to add better insulation, there may be a rebate to help with the cost of that as well.
Another place to check for rebates is by going to the energystar.gov website. They have listings of rebates available as tax credits for improving the energy efficiency of your home. The rebates you are after usually have specified dates and other requirements that must be followed in order to get the rebate.
Tax rebates might be available for biomass stoves, heating, ventilating and air conditioning units. There may be a rebate for adding insulation to an existing dwelling. If you need a new water heater, a rebate on a more energy efficient model may be just what you need.
There could also be rebates on windows and doors, solar energy units, roofs, wind turbines, geothermal heat pumps, and hydrogen fuel cells. If you want to add a whole house fan, there just might be a rebate for that as well. Any time you want to upgrade your home to make it more energy efficient, it never hurts to check out the rebates to see if you can get a little extra help paying for the project.
