HOME EFFICIENCY PROGRAM

This is the first of our three part series on various programs The City of Fort Collins sponsors. These programs are designed to help you save money and capitalize on programs your city offers! In this blog, we are going to focus on the Home Efficiency Program.

Efficiency Works for Home, is a regional collaboration with Platte River Power Authority and Fort Collins Utilities, Loveland Water and Power, Longmont Power & Communications, and Estes Park Light & Power, to help reduce costs and increase the comfort of your home by offering assistance with the process. Whether you’re using electricity to make your home livable or run your business, the most sustainable way to use energy is to use as little as necessary to meet your needs. Using energy efficiently is also the most cost effective way to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Efficiency Works for Home provides: low-cost energy and water audits, free energy advisory services, approved contractor lists and rebates.

To contact an efficiency advisor, call 877-981-1888 or complete the online form.

Eligibility

Be a residential electric customer of Estes Park Light & Power, Fort Collins Utilities, Longmont Power & Communications, or Loveland Water and Power.

Occupy a single-family detached home or an attached townhouse that is more than one year old (new and multi-family homes are not eligible).

Have a home efficiency audit completed on your home prior to making improvements and qualifying for rebates.

Have the work completed by an Efficiency Works Provider (homeowner installed/do-it-yourself improvements do not qualify for rebates).

The Audit:
Home efficiency audits cost $60 and include:

Whole-house visual inspection.

Blower door test.

Infrared camera scan.

FREE installation of energy and water saving products include CFLs, LEDs, faucet aerators, low flow shower heads, and more.

Rebates:
Click here to view a summary of rebates available for home improvement projects.

The following database is intended as a starting point for customers without a prior relationship with a contractor or vendor. The Efficiency Works™ Providers in the database have demonstrated their interest and ability in helping customers complete energy-efficiency projects. Customers are encouraged to solicit two or more bids. No warranty regarding accuracy of the information, quality of service, or proof of insurance is implied by inclusion in this database. Click here for the database from the Home Efficiency website!

REBATE PROGRAM

In addition, the City of Fort Collins wants to help preserve the environment and save their customers money through water and energy efficiency programs and community leadership.

Double rebates on select appliances and recycle services are being offered through December 31, 2014

Purchases must be made from September 1 through December 31, 2014, and applications submitted by January 15, 2015. Equipment must be new and qualified models must be installed at a Fort Collins Utilities residential water service address.

Bill credits include

1. $70 for recycling an old refrigerator or freezer. Plus, they’ll arrange to have it hauled away for free!
2. $50 for purchasing qualified ENERGY STAR dishwashers.
3. $100 for ENERGY STAR clothes washer.
4. Water customers may qualify for $100 or $150 on WaterSense and MaP Premium toilet purchases by replacing and recycling up to two toilets. *When purchasing a WaterSense toilet, look for models that score 500 or more on the MaP (Maximum Performance) toilet testing (PDF 245KB). MaP Premium toilets are ultra-efficient models that should also score 500 or higher.* (This is only for replacing existing toilets; new homes and new construction are not eligible)
5. An additional $10 rebate is avilable for WaterSense labeled showerheads. (Limit 2 per year)

For more information, call 970-221-6700, email utilites@fcgov.com, or visit the City of Fort Collins website.