Rebate Programs

Question from Jordan @ Belmont:

Has anyone seen a downward (or any) trend in the number of applications for solar interconnection? This would be looking at the year over year number of applications and approvals over the past few years.

Hi all,

I'm Jordan Webster, Energy Specialist as Belmont Light, and I was curious what rebate policies other MLPs have for landlords that install residential energy efficiency and electrification upgrades in their communities?

Belmont's current rebate system applies credits based on electric account # and may have rebate caps per account based on "measure lifetime" of the eligible technologies. This means that residential landlords that live outside of Belmont aren't eligible for any rebates on investments made in Belmont residences, and ones that do live in Belmont are eligible only for properties connected to their electric account and would still have application caps as though they were a singular resident.

It's my take that landlords are uniquely positioned to have an outsized impact on the adoption of home electrification technologies, yet I see that many incentive programs don't allow them to be eligible. I am curious as to how others…

Is anyone looking at updating their rebates & incentives in the next year? I've done market research for what some things cost (attached) as well as looked at the actual costs from our applications over the last year. I'm tying this in with whether we should include/exclude items and updating the value of the rebate.

I'm interested in discussing what MLPs are looking at in terms of updating their programs.

For those that have an ASHP rebate, I have a few questions:

-Have there been any issues with over/under sizing of systems?

-Have you seen improper installation by installers?

-Have you seen any systems that have failed Install-QA (for those that use CET or Abode)?

-Is there any negative customer feedback post-installation?

TMLP is reviewing its current process and we would like to evaluate other potential options. Our aim is to ensure customers are satisfied with the installations and that the systems are properly sized.