Home Performance Rebates
You must participate in Columbia Water & Light’s Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program to receive the rebates listed below. Some of the improvements you make could also be eligible for a Federal Tax Credit.
To see if this program could help you, complete the Home Energy Yardstick assessment at www.EnergyStar.gov. If you have a score of 5 or less, your home could benefit from the Home Performance program.
Watch a Home Performance video feature online about the improvements made to a newer home in Columbia.
Be a certified Home Performance Contractor: upcoming training dates in Columbia.
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 approved contractors to determine your rebate eligibility. Before the rebates are issued both a post assessment test must be done by the Home Performance contractors and a final inspection by a Columbia Water & Light staff member.
General Guidelines
- Newly constructed homes are not eligible for Home Performance rebates.
- Rebates are only available for qualified Columbia Water & Light residential electric customers.
- Customers are eligible for Home Performance Rebates if a Comprehensive Home Assessment is performed by an approved contractor.
- The Comprehensive Home Assessment must completed by your contractor and submitted to the utility.
- Qualifying improvements must be listed on the summary reporting form supplied to you by the Home Performance contractor.
- 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.
- Total rebate amount to one customer can not exceed $1,200.
Home Performance Rebate Amounts
*A household is only eligible for one of these rebates.
Improvement Requirement Incentive Maximum
INSULATION
Attic Insulation: Option 1
currently have less than R-27Adding R-38 (R-50 max) 1 cent/R-value per sq ft $500
Attic Insulation: Option 2
currently have more than R-27Adding R-38 (R-50 max) 1/2 cent/R-value sq ft $500
Wall Insulation R-13 (R19 max) 3 cents/R-value per sq ft $500
Wall of Crawl Space* Add R-10 with vapor barrier over ground 5 cents/R-value per sq ft $500*
Floor Insulation over unconditioned space* R-19 min & max 1.5 cents/R-value per sq ft $500*
Rim Joist Insulation R-13 min $20 $20
Duct Insulation in unconditioned space R-13 min Prorated by % of outside envelope $300
BUILDING ENVELOPE
Air Sealing Minimum 0.5 ACH reduction Prorated $84 per ACH reduction $420
Duct Sealing Duct blaster test with min 50cfm reduction Prorated $50 per 100 cfm reduction $300
Windows/Doors Low E & 0.30 U-value $100/window or door $500
HVAC
Air Source Heat Pump** Home Performance & min SEER 14 $200 (plus regular efficiency rebate**) $200
**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 & Heat Pump Rebate
1 TON 1.5 TON 2 TON 2.5 TON 3 TON 3.5 TON 4 TON 5 TON
SEER 14 $50 $75 $100 $100 $100 $150 $200 $300
SEER 14.5 $75 $125 $150 $175 $200 $250 $300 $450
SEER 15 $100 $150 $200 $250 $300 $350 $400 $600
SEER 15.5 $125 $175 $250 $325 $400 $450 $500 $700
SEER 16 $150 $225 $300 $400 $500 $550 $600 $800
SEER 16.5 $175 $250 $350 $450 $550 $625 $700 $900
SEER 17 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 $800 $1,000
SEER 17.5 $225 $325 $450 $550 $650 $775 $900 $1,100
SEER 18 $250 $375 $500 $600 $700 $850 $1,000 $1,200
SEER 18.5 $275 $400 $550 $650 $750 $900 $1,050 $1,300
SEER 19 $300 $450 $600 $700 $800 $950 $1,100 $1,400
SEER 19.5 $325 $475 $650 $750 $850 $1,000 $1,150 $1,500
SEER 20 $350 $500 $700 $800 $900 $1,050 $1,200 $1,600
The Environmental Protection Agency sponsors this program through Energy Star.
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is the state sponsor of the program.
