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Program updates If you are a customer of Peoples Gas or North Shore Gas, you are now eligible to receive rebates for purchasing select energy efficient products. The program is open to residential, multi-unit building owner, and small commercial customers of the two utilities who fall within service classes 1 (residential) and 2 (general service). The program will be available until funds are depleted.

Eligible equipment includes certain types of energy-efficient furnaces, boilers, water heaters and insulation. Rebate amounts range from $70 to $750. Read on for more information about eligible equipment, requirements, such as professional installation, and the application process.

CUB, along with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Environmental Law & Policy Center, petitioned the Illinois Commerce Commission to force Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas to offer this program as part of an effort to improve energy-efficiency and save Chicago-area consumers money. Visit our page on energy policy for more information about this ruling.

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Please note that the products and rebate amounts included in the program are subject to change. All eligible products must be residential-sized. Visit the Chicagoland Natural Gas Savings Program home page for lists of all eligible products.

To qualify, gas furnaces, boilers, and water heaters must be installed by professional contractors. You may opt to self-install insulation or hire a professional contractor. The Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (MEEA) provides a list of contractors who specialize in energy efficiency through the Participating Energy Efficiency Contractor Network.

Your completed application allows the Program reasonable access to your home to perform an on-site inspection, if needed.

For more information, visit the Chicagoland Natural Gas Savings Program website. You can also
call (866) 964-7345.

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The offer is valid within the current program dates or until funds are depleted, whichever comes first. Visit the Chicagoland Natural Gas Program page for application forms. Rebate checks will take six to eight weeks to arrive.

If you are a landlord of a property located in Peoples or North Shore Gas territory, but the gas account number is in your tenant’s name, you must supply the following information with your application: You will be limited to one quantity per measure per gas account.

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You may also be eligible for federal tax credits at 30 percent of the cost, up to $1,500, for purchasing and installing energy efficient products in existing homes in 2009 and 2010.

Please note that rebates for residential energy efficiency products are not considered taxable by the IRS.

Read more about federal tax credits.

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Owners of multi-family rental buildings in Cook County with at least five units are eligible to receive assistance to make energy-efficient upgrades through the Cook County Energy Savers program. Read more about the Cook County Energy Savers Program and other programs designed to help multi-unit building owners.

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