Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

Residential Heating Systems Rebate Program

Program Overview


Category:
Financial Incentive
Program Type:
Rebate Program
Implementing Sector:
State
State:
Vermont
Eligible Storage Technologies:
Biomass, Furnaces, Boilers, Heat pumps
Website:
https://www.efficiencyvermont.com/rebates/list?cat=Heating%2C+Cooling+%26+Ventilation&type=Residential
Incentive Amount:
Smart Thermostats: $150 rebate
Central Wood Pellet Furnaces and Boilers: $2,000 rebate
Furnaces and Boilers: $250 rebate
Cold Climate Heat Pumps: $600 - $800 discount
High Performance Circulator Pumps: $15 - $50 discount
Maximum Incentive:
Cannot exceed 100% of the equipment purchase price
Equipment Requirements:
Oil Furnaces and Boilers: Minimum 87% efficiency
Propane Furnaces and Boilers: Minimum 95% efficiency
All boiler installations must incorporate high performance circulator pumps (HPCP).
Central wood pellet furnaces and boilers must have at least 1 week fuel-storage and sutomated on/off and fuel feed.
Installation Requirements:
Furnaces and boilers must be installed by an Efficiency Excellence Network residential heating system contractor.
Ownership of Renewable Energy Credits:
Any electric system capacity credits and environmental credits belong to Efficiency Vermont
Administrator:
Efficiency Vermont
Applicable Sectors:
Residential
Last Updated:
08/24/2017
Funding Source
Efficiency Vermont Public Benefits Fund

Eligibility Criteria

EligibilitySectorsTechnologies
$250.0000
Residential
Furnaces
Boilers
$2000.0000
Residential
Biomass
min $600.0000
Residential
Heat pumps
max $800.0000
Residential
Heat pumps

Summary

Efficiency Vermont offers rebates to residential customers installing new, efficient heating equipment. Through this program, Efficiency Vermont offers $250 rebates to homeowners for efficient propane and oil furnaces and boilers, $600 to $800 discounts for cold climate heat pumps purchased from a participating distributor, $15 to $50 discounts for high performance circulator pumps purchased from a participating distributor, and $2,000 rebates for high-efficiency central wood pellet furnaces and boilers.

Rebate application forms, as well as installation and equipment requirement details, can be found here.

These incentives are available to customers of Burlington Electric Department (BED) as well, but rebate forms should be sent to BED directly.