Residential Energy Optimization Programs & Incentives

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Efficiency Smart is an energy efficiency program that assists individuals and businesses in lowering their power bills by providing technical assistance and financial incentives for equipment and systems that improve electrical efficiency.

What does Efficiency Smart Offer?

Efficiency Smart provides technical assistance and financial incentives (including rebates) directly to customers of participating utilities to help them reduce the cost of making energy-efficient improvements.

Efficiency Smart has a staff of energy specialists, engineers, market specialists and customer service representatives ready to provide assistance in identifying energy efficiency opportunities. Efficiency Smart also works with vendors, suppliers and contractors to make it easier for you to find and install products that will reduce your energy usage and lower your power bills.

How does Efficiency Smart Work?

Communities that subscribe to Efficiency Smart’s services help to fund the program in return for a specific energy savings target based on the characteristics of their community. The savings achieved through energy efficiency are more cost-effective than purchasing additional power supply. Efficiency Smart tracks and reports these savings in every participating community, which are later verified by a third-party evaluator.

All residential, commercial and industrial electric utility customers of the communities that have subscribed to the Efficiency Smart program are eligible for its services. Look for Efficiency Smart promotions on this site, in the mail, in your local newspapers and other places where you find community news.

CBPU Offering Home Energy Check-ups to Residential Customers

The Home Energy Check-up is a fast, easy way to increase the energy efficiency of a home and can help customers start saving immediately.  When a customer schedules a Home Energy Check-up, a energy efficiency professional will perform a one hour walk-through of their home assessing the condition of its insulation, heating and cooling systems, water heating equipment, windows, doors, lighting, appliances and air leakage.  After the Home Energy Check-up, customers will receive a report summarizing important findings, recommended improvements, and opportunities to reduce their energy use and costs, while improving the comfort of their home.

The cost of the Home Energy Check-up is a nominal fee of $40. However, if the customer allows the energy efficiency professional to install at least three of the recommended energy-saving measures, the CBPU will waive the Home Energy Check-up fee and the cost of the installed energy-saving measures.  Recommended energy savings may include compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), water saving faucet aerators, efficient-flow showerheads, water heater pipe insulation, and water heater tank wrap (electric water heaters only).

CBPU customers interested in the Home Energy Check-up can e-mail an Home Energy Application to bgranger@coldwater.org or contact Bob Granger at 279-9531 x 6910.

CBPU Customers Can REAP Big Savings

REAP is a Residential Energy Assistance Program designed to help low income customers that at times may have difficulty paying their utility bills.  REAP was designed specifically for CBPU customers whose household income falls under 200 percent of the poverty income, based on family size.

A basic audit of the qualified applicant’s home will be performed followed with energy education and a review of their current utility billing. Energy saving measures selected for their home. Future electrical and water usage will be monitored and results reviewed with the applicant.

CBPU customers interested in more information on the REAP program can contact Bob Granger at 279-9531 x 6910.

Make Sure You're Finding ALL the Incentives and Rebates Offered in Your State with DSIRE

DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility and federal incentives and policies that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. Established in 1995 and funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, DSIRE is an ongoing project of the N.C. Solar Center and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council.

Below are the appliances that qualify for energy rebates.  To apply for the rebate incentives, download the appropriate application found under 'Related Documents' on the right of the page.  If you'd like, we can mail you copy or you can stop by our office and pick one up too.

If you are not upgrading or replacing a refrigerator or freezer, but would like to have one removed and properly disposed of from your property, follow the Refrigerator / Freezer (Removal Only) link.

Appliance Rebate Incentives

Appliance	# Purchased	Rebate
Refrigerator / Freezer (Removal Only)	Limit 1	$30
Refrigerator / Freezer (w/ Proof of Recycling) **	Limit 1	$50
Clothes Washer	Limit 1	$50
Room Air Conditioner	Limit 1	$15
Dehumidifier	Limit 1	$15
Ceiling Fan	Limit 1	$15
Programmable Thermostat	Limit 1	$10
Low-Flow Showerhead	Limit 2	$5

**Refrigerator and Freezer rebates require proof of pick up and proper recycling of existing appliance.  Refrigerators and stand alone freezers must be in working condition and must be between 10 and 30 cubic feet using inside measurements.

Below are the heating and cooling units that qualify for energy rebates.  To apply for the rebate incentives, download a Residential Application for High Efficiency HVAC Equipment Incentives.  Please feel free to contact us if you need a copy mailed to you.

HVAC Rebate Incentives

HVAC Unit	# Purchased	Rebate
Central AC - 14 SEER	Limit 1	$100
Central AC - 15 SEER	Limit 1	$250
Central AC - 16 SEER	Limit 1	$350
Furnace w/ ECM Motor	Limit 1	$150

Must be a CBPU electric customer to be eligible for energy efficiency rebate incentives.