Solar Thermal Incentive Program - Residential
NOTE: As of December 30, 2011 no applications will be accepted for installation sites in CMEEC-served communities; i.e., the municipal utilities in the cities of Groton and Norwich, the Borough of Jewett City, and the Second (South Norwalk) and Third (East Norwalk) Taxing Districts of the City of Norwalk, the Town of Wallingford Department of Public Utilities, the Bozrah Light & Power Company , and the Mohegan Tribal Utility Authority).
Applications received after January 1, 2012 from customers of CL&P and United Illuminating will be processed under the Connecticut Clean Energy-funded Solar Thermal Program to be announced in February. However, no new rebate applications can be approved until the new CEFIA-funded program is approved by the CEFIA Board of Directors. Until further notice, please use the application form found in the link below.
Prospective applicants who are interested in the Solar Thermal Incentive Program are encouraged to review program details in the fact sheet linked here and contact one or more eligible solar thermal contractors. A list of these contractors is available here. The contractors can provide you with a price quote for a solar thermal system and can help answer any questions you may have about such systems.
Click here for the commercial version of the Solar Thermal Incentive Program.
Funding available under this program is as follows:
Solar Thermal Rebate Program Total as of December 1, 2011
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Applications Received
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Rebate Funds Reserved |
Pending Rebate Applications ("Pipeline")
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Rebate Funds Remaining (Unallocated) |
% Funds Remaining |
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$3,523,373
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-$172,356
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-4.8% |
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Program Start
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Program End |
Months Left in Program |
%
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April 2012 |
4
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Program Announcements
The ARRA-funded Solar Thermal Rebate Program is winding down, with nearly all available funds allocated to projects, and more than enough projects in the “pipeline” to account for the remainder. Any qualifying projects which cannot be funded under the ARRA program will automatically be covered under CEFIA’s new program, which we expect to announce in January. Initially, incentives will be comparable to those of the current program. The new program will be open only to customers of United Illuminating and Connecticut Light & Power. Until the new program is launched, please continue to use the current application forms.
Effective immediately, the rebates for the Solar Thermal Incentive Program have been increased, as follows:
- The rebates will be determined by the usable annual thermal output, in MMBtus, of the system
- The rebate rates will be:
These rates should make solar thermal projects even more attractive, economically. The higher rates for commercial projects are intended to compensate for the additional costs of compliance with the federal requirements associated with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which is funding the Solar Thermal Program. See Solar Thermal Incentive Program fact sheet for more information.
Links to Important Information
- To become an eligible solar thermal contractor (or a “provisional” contractor), please review the information below: