Save Thousands And Be Comfortable In Your Home

KCP&L and MGE Team up to provide you with an Energy Audit plus $600 towards Energy Saving Improvements.

$600 Home Energy Audit – 100% rebate from KCP&L for any significant energy saving upgrade made that is recommended by the audit.

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Rebates and Tax Credits

A fundamental change has happened in our country as a result of our dire economic consequences. Energy and Conservation organizations are now fully funded thanks to the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. The result is that it now makes economic sense to choose the Energy Efficient option when you are replacing Appliances and Heating and Cooling systems. It used to be that the “Green” alternatives where only considered by eccentrics. Now we can all participate and not have to suffer from labels like, “Tree Hugger” or conversely, “Baby Seal Killer”, for not choosing the “Green” alternative. A good example is CFL’s or Compact Fluorescent lighting. The bulbs used to be so expensive it did not make economic sense to use them unless you where a committed environmentalist. Now the bulbs are an inexpensive, long lasting alternative to energy hogging incandescent lighting. A 13 watt CFL will emit as much light as a 60 watt incandescent and will last 7 times longer and burn for 10,000 hours. This equates to 470 kw of energy savings. The bottom line is that you save $35.74, that is a 71% cost savings, why not?

One might argue that the only way that purchasing the Energy Star alternative is economically feasible is because it is subsidized by the Government. My take is that we must start somewhere. If we all start making better decisions, the costs associated with the “Green” alternative will come down and the Government will not have to intervene. Just like the CFL.

Here is list of Tax Credits and Rebates available to residents in Missouri and locally ere in Kansas City.

Missouri Department of Natural Resources. 1000.00 State tax credit for improvements recommended by BPI or Resnet certified auditors.
http://www.dnr.mo.gov/energy/residential/homeenergyaudits.htm
http://www.dsireusa.org/

Kansas City Power and Light. $600 Rebate for improvements made by Certified BPI Auditor.

Energy Star Home Performance -> http://www.kcpl.com/residential/homeperf.html
KCP&L Printable Rebate Form -> http://www.kcpl.com/Brochures/hpwes.pdf

Eric Linberg is a certified Energy Star Building Performance Auditor and NATE Certified HVAC technician. He can be reached at 816-812-8229