Monday, March 8, 2010

Updates to the Virginia Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program


If you have purchased replacement windows, doors or skylights and are taking advantage of the Virginia Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program, it appears that some of the forms have been updated. The original Checklist for Cost Documentation required the contractor give a cost savings estimate and an explanation of how the savings benefits were calculated. The new Checklist does not require this information. The Energy Efficiency Measures Requirements state that estimates are not mandatory for these items.

The Virginia Residential Energy Efficiency Rebate Program allows Virginia residents to claim up to $2,000 towards the costs of making residential improvements such as more energy efficient central air conditioning, heat pumps and furnaces, boilers, water heaters, windows, insulation and programmable thermostats. Virginia set aside $7 million for the program which began taking reservations for the available rebates on November 4, 2009 and stopped on November 18th after the funding was exhausted.

A second round of rebate funding will be available some time in the future.

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