Residential Rebates
If you are a customer of North Shore Gas, you are now eligible to receive rebates for purchasing select energy efficient boilers, furnaces, and boiler reset controls. The program is open to owners of single-family homes and smaller multi-unit buildings.
• New equipment must be installed and old equipment removed.
• North Shore Gas customers on Service Classification 1 and select Peoples Gas customers on Service Classification 2 may qualify.
Currently, rebates are offered through the program for the following products:
Product
Efficiency Level
Incentive Amount
High Efficiency Gas Boiler
300+ MBH, 85%+ TE
$2/MBH
High Efficiency Gas Boiler
300+ MBH, 90+% TE
$4/MBH
High Efficiency Gas Boiler
Less than 300 MBH, 90+% AFUE
$350
High Efficiency Gas Boiler
Less than 300 MBH, 95+% AFUE
$450
Boiler Reset Control
Existing boilers only
$100
High Efficiency Gas Furnace
Less than 225 MBH, 92+% AFUE
$200 per home
High Efficiency Gas Furnace
Less than 225 MBH, 95+% AFUE
$250 per home
Rebate Program Requirements:
• Rebate-eligible products must be purchased and installed by May 31, 2012. The program will continue after this date, but the rebates might change.
• Eligible products must be purchased through professional contractors, in accordance with manufacturer specifications and state and local codes.
• All rebate applications must be received within 30 days of installation. Application must include two things:
1. An itemized invoice that includes the price of the equipment and installation costs, and
2. A specification sheet showing the equipment meets program standards.
• Landlords (owners of multi-family buildings) are eligible for rebates, but may only receive one per eligible rebate product.
Illinois Energy Efficiency Loan Program
Eligible Peoples and North Shore Gas customers can receive a low-interest loan to purchase a high-efficiency (92 AFUE or greater) furnace and then make monthly installment payments on their gas bill. A loan through the Illinois Energy Efficiency Loan Program can be paired with a rebate for a qualifying furnace.
Who can apply?
Residential customers of Peoples or North Shore Gas who own a:
• Single-family home;
• Condo; or
• Multi-family building with no more than four units.
What are the loan details?
• No down payment required
• Loans of $500 to $20,000
• 4.99 percent fixed rate interest
• Terms of 3, 5 or 10 years
For more information or to apply, visit:
www.ilenergyloan.com.
Multi-Family Home Energy Savings Program
If your condo or apartment is served by both ComEd and either Peoples or North Shore Gas, you could qualify to receive upgrades that will save energy, reduce natural gas and electric costs, and help the environment.
Trained technicians would install:
• High pressure, low-flow showerheads
• High-efficiency faucet aerators for kitchen and bathroom sinks
• Up to six compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs)
For more information, landlords or property managers can call 855-849-8928.