Harrison REMC’s incentive program will be changing in 2017. The REMC will continue to offer rebates on heat pump water heaters and heating and cooling equipment but some of the specifications have changed.

Air source heat pump, dual fuel, mini-split heat pump

• Must provide 100 percent heating and cooling to the home
• Units that do not qualify include:
  Window heat pumps
  “Through-the-wall” heat pumps (hotel-type machines)
  MSHPs for only sunrooms, room additions or other small areas
• Traditional stick-built and modular housing — minimum 16 SEER rating
• Manufactured housing* — minimum 14 SEER rating
• Single speed compressor: no incentive
• Dual/variable speed compressor: $700 rebate

Heat pump, mini-split heat pump or dual fuel replacing heating systems that used 100 percent electric resistance heat

• Examples: electric furnace, electric baseboard, electric ceiling cable
• Must provide 100 percent heating and cooling to home
• Harrison REMC will verify unit is replacing whole-house electric resistance that used no supplemental heat
• Traditional stick-built and modular housing — minimum 16 SEER
• Manufactured housing* — minimum 14 SEER rating
• Single speed compressor heat pump: $750 rebate
• Dual/variable speed compressor heat pump: $1,450 rebate

*Mobile/manufactured homes are defined as factory assembled, transportable, designed for transportation on own chassis, can be placed on temporary or permanent foundation, intended for year-round occupancy

Note: Modular homes do not meet these requirements. Modular homes are considered residential single family homes. Mini-split systems in manufactured homes must be a minimum of 16 SEER.

Dual fuel (fossil fuel furnace with heat pump)

• Traditional stick-built and modular housing — minimum 16 SEER rating
• Manufactured housing* — minimum 14 SEER rating
• Dual/variable speed compressor: $1,000 rebate

Geothermal heat pump

• Geothermal incentive: $1,450 rebate
  Incentive requires a desuperheater installation in addition to geothermal systems only

Water heating

• Heat pump or hybrid water heaters (all in one units) with a minimum 40-gallon size: $400 rebate
• No incentives for electric resistance tank water heaters or tankless water heaters.

Incentives are available for residential single family homes. This includes condominiums. Heating/cooling incentives are limited to two per home. Multi-family buildings are not considered single family homes. Rebates will be approved for residences that are occupied and only after the installation/completion of the eligible equipment/service. Harrison REMC reserves the right to determine eligibility of all rebate requests.

Go to www.harrisonremc.com to print a rebate form.