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Energy Efficiency – What’s It All About?
Helping customers:
• Manage energy use
• Reduce costs
• Benefit the environment by reducing load
demand which reduces emissions
HomeCheck®
A free energy assessment of a customer’s home can lead to significant savings for years to come.
• Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota and Nebraska homes built before Dec. 31, 2002, may qualify. o Customers must have heating energy supplied directly by MidAmerican
Energy for an on-site audit.
• Customers may receive the following measures installed free-of-charge: o Energy-efficient bulbs (Iowa and Illinois only)
o Energy-saving showerheads
o A water heater insulation blanket
o Energy-saving faucet aerators
o Up to six feet of water pipe insulation
o A programmable thermostat (South Dakota only); a fee of $30 plus tax for customers in Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska
HomeCheck® (continued)
• An energy specialist will check insulation levels in the home and advise the customer
if he/she is eligible for insulation rebates.
o Iowa and Nebraska rebates are 70% of the installed cost, with a $750 cap each for attic,
sidewall and foundation insulation.
o South Dakota rebates are 60% of the installed cost for attic insulation and 30% of the
installed cost for sidewall insulation, with a $1,000 cap for each area.
o Illinois rebates are 70% of the installed cost, with a $600 cap for any combination of attic and
sidewall insulation. An additional 70% of the approved amount for basement insulation also
is available, with a separate $600 cap.
o MidAmerican Energy can arrange for an insulation contractor, the customer may choose
his/her own contractor or the customer may self-install (no reimbursement for labor on a self-
install).
• Visit www.midamericanenergy.com/homeaudit to complete a HomeCheck® Online
energy audit.
Residential Equipment
• Rebates are given to customers who purchase and
install qualifying appliances, and heating, cooling and
water heating equipment fueled by natural gas or
electricity supplied directly by MidAmerican Energy.
• Rebate amounts vary depending on energy efficiency
ratings of specific models and by state.
• View specific requirements and rebate amounts by state
at www.midamericanenergy.com/ee.
Appliance Recycling
• MidAmerican Energy works with a qualified contractor to safely
remove and dispose of old qualifying appliances in working
condition.
o Freon® captured
o Iowa only; will be offered for South Dakota electric customers in spring 2013
• Rebates available for qualifying appliances:
Freezers $50 rebate
Refrigerators $50 rebate
Window air conditioners $25 rebate
• Refrigerators built before 1990 can use two to three times more
energy than a new high-efficiency model.
• Customers can schedule appliance pickup online or call
800-621-2757.
SummerSaverSM
• Single-family owner-occupied homes in Iowa, Illinois and South Dakota with a central
air conditioning unit or an air-source heat pump may be eligible.
• A small cycling device installed on the siding of a customer’s home near the central
air conditioning unit and wired into the existing thermostat control circuit acts as a
switch, allowing MidAmerican Energy to cycle air conditioners off and on during peak
usage days June through September.
• Participants receive a $40 end-of-season incentive the first year and a $30 incentive
in following years, if they participate for the entire cycling season. If participation ends
during the four-month period, the incentive will be prorated.
• Call our representatives at 800-437-2976 or email [email protected].
Save Some Green® Neighborhood Initiative
• A community-based pilot initiative to promote awareness and education focused on
residential energy efficiency
• Three neighborhoods involved in the pilot will be announced at a kickoff event on
October 4. Based upon the success of the pilot, MidAmerican Energy may extend to
other Des Moines neighborhoods in the future.
• Will encourage the Home Check® program and added insulation in the home along
with other EE programs
• In conjunction with:
• Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC)
• City of Des Moines
• Green Iowa AmeriCorps
• MidAmerican Energy Company