Savings up to $3000!

Boulder County residents who are installing solar hot water systems for their existing homes or incorporating the systems as they construct new homes can now participate in a pilot program that offers rebates of up to $3,000 for the renewable energy-powered systems.  Boulder County, the Center for ReSource Conservation and the City of Boulder are piloting a new rebate program from the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) Residential Solar Program for Solar Domestic Hot Water systems.

The Center for ReSource Conservation is administering the program. Existing homes will be required to receive an energy audit from the Residential Energy Audit Program (REAP) to be eligible for the rebate. New construction in the jurisdiction of Boulder’s Green Points or the County’s BuildSmart program will meet efficiency performance requirements through those regulations.

Rebates will be offered in a lottery format. The first 15 applications drawn will receive a confirmation letter that guarantees them a rebate payment so long as their system is installed by the end of 2008. A signed contract with an installer must be submitted to the Center for ReSource Conservation within 60 days of winning the lottery, and installation must be completed by December 1.

To be included in the lottery, send your name, address, phone number and email address to reap@conservationcenter.org starting on Monday, July 14th.  The title of the email must state Solar Thermal Rebate Lottery.  The lottery will be Monday, July 28, at noon. 

Click here to check out our website for a list of approved installers and additional rebate requirements.

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