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Rebates and Incentives

TopRebate Programs

Rebate and Loan Programs Offered by Austin Energy:

• Power Saver™ Program - for Commercial and Residential Rebates and Incentives

TopResidential/Home Rebates

Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® Rebate - Up to $1575 in rebates for air conditioning, attic insulation, solar screens, caulking and weather stripping. Bonus rebates up to $650.

• Air Conditioning - Replace air conditioner, window unit, heat pump, or water heater
• Solar Photovoltaic - Purchase and install solar photovoltaic electric systems
• Solar Water Heater - Install a cost-effective alternative to conventional heating

TopCommercial/Business Rebates

• Commercial Energy Management Program - Small and large customers; rebates up to $100,000
• Data Center Efficiency Rebate - For a variety of efficient equipment choices used in data facilities, rebates up to $200,000
• Small Business - Rebates and incentives for small-to-midsize and not-for-profit businesses
• Energy Misers - Power management of cold beverages and snack vending machines
• Power Partner Thermostats - Free programmable thermostat
• Solar Photovoltaic - Purchase and install solar electric power systems
• Solar Water Heater - Install a cost-effective alternative to conventional heating
• Thermal Energy Storage - Financial incentives to offset your initial investments in Feasibility Studies ad project implementation.
• Load Co-op - Cash incentive for curtailing unnecessary load during certain peak demand periods.
• Building Commissioning - AE-funded buy-down for implementing the Continuous Commissioning Program.
• Multi-Family Properties - Weatherization improvements for apartment and other multi-family complexes.
• Power Saver™ Program

TopEnergy Efficiency Loans

Residential/Home Loans:

• Home Performance with ENERGY STAR - Loans for home weatherization and air conditioning improvements
• Solar Energy Loan for the purchase and installation of solar energy systems

Commercial/Business Loans:

• Commercial Energy Loan - 0% financing for lighting upgrades

LoanSTAR Revolving Loan Program

• Incentive Type: - State Loan Program
• Eligible Efficiency Technologies: - Lighting, Chillers, Furnaces, Boilers, Heat pumps, Air conditioners, Energy Management Systems/Building Controls, Building Insulation, Custom/Others pending approval
• Applicable Sectors: - Schools, Local Government, State Government, Hospitals
• Amount: - Recent loans have ranged from $8,000 to $4.7 million
• Max Amount: - $5 million
• Terms: - Current interest rates are 3% APR. Loans are repaid through energy cost savings. Projects must have an average payback of 10 years of less. Project Review/ Certification: Detailed Energy Assessment Report must be prepared according to LoanSTAR Technical Guidelines, available on the program website. SECO performs design specification review.
• Funding Source: - Revolving Loan Fund

Renewable Energy Incentives

• Incentive Type: - Corporate Deduction
• Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: - Solar, water, heat, solar thermal electric, solar thermal process heat, photovoltaic
• Applicable Sectors: - Commercial, Industrial
• Amount: - 100% from capital or 10% from profit
• Max Amount: - None
• Authority 1: - Texas Statutes 171.107
• Date Enacted: - 1981, amended 1991, 1999
• Effective Date: - 1982

Renewable Energy Systems Property Tax Exemption

• Incentive Type: - Property Tax Exemption
• Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies: - Biomass, Storage Technologies, Solar Pool Heating, Anaerobic Digestion
• Applicable Sectors: - Commercial, Industrial, Residential
• Amount: - 100%
• Max Amount: - None
• Authority 1: - Texas Statutes 11.27
• Date Enacted: - 1981Authority 2: Exemption handbook

U.S. Department of Energy

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - works with business, industry, universities, and others to increase the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. In fiscal year 2007 alone, EERE awarded $574 million!

Loan Guarantee Program  - provides loan support to projects that employ technologies in Biomass, Hydrogen, Solar, Wind and Hydropower, Advanced Fossil Energy Coal, Carbon Sequestration practices and technologies, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Industry Energy Efficiency Projects, Pollution Control Equipment.