Gas Appliance Rebates
Your Own Utilities has increased the rebates amounts for energy efficient natural gas appliances for both existing and new homes to make the the switch to natural gas even more affordable. For more information, contact Energy Services at
891-4YOU (4968), then press 41.
Natural Gas Water Heaters -Tank or Tankless - Rebate $675
The newer tankless water heaters heat your water on demand and delivers hot water as long as you need it.
Natural Gas Furnace - Rebate $700
Heats rooms quickly. Delivers toasty warmth. Even on the coldest days it breezes 120 to 125 degree air from room registers. The typical setup: A gas furnace matched with a cool-only central electric air conditioner. This is a system that lasts a long time: The gas furnace only labors in winter, the electric air conditioner only labors in summer, and each lasts up to twice as long as an electric heat pump that labors year-round.
Gas Ranges and Ovens - Rebate $200
Expert chefs prefer gas cooking. Why?
- Flames heat pans uniformly; heat starts and stops fast.
- Experienced chefs learn to gauge exact heat levels by sighting the height and shape of burner flames.
- Gas range tops are particularly well suited to canning and specialty cooking with woks.
- A gas oven provides extremely accurate temperature control, plus or minus ½ degree.
- In a gas oven the air is moist. For that reason gas is especially preferred for baking breads and pastries.
Operating a gas range costs about 30% less than electric.
Gas Clothes Dryers - Rebate $200
Clothes dry faster with gas but the heat isn't bone dry - it has some moisture. Clothes smell fresher and feel softer. Operates for about 30% less cost than electric.
Gold Package Bonus for Water Heater + Furnace and either Gas Range/Oven or Clothes Dryer - Rebate $425
Gas Pool and Spa Heaters - Rebate $450
Extend your swimming season with a gas pool heater! Accurate temperature controls prevent overheating and wasted energy. Recent improvements include automatic ignition and thermal efficiencies of 75 percent or higher.
Gas Outdoor Barbecue Grills - Rebate $100
Rediscover outdoor cooking with a natural gas grill - and reduce your summer air conditioning costs! Gas grills are fast, easy and economical. Cleaning is simple: Turn on high for a few minutes, turn off and scrape. Gas fuel cost per cookout is less than one-fourth the cost of using charcoal.
Natural Gas Fire Logs - Rebate $50
Gas fire logs provide a clean, pleasant heat source without wood to handle or ashes to remove, no flying sparks or embers to worry about and no creosote build-up.
- Vented fire logs (beauty logs) produce warm yellow flames and the soothing glow of a wood fire. Efficiency is good compared to a wood fire - 47% to 60% for vented fire logs vs. 23% for wood - but not as good as unvented fire logs (see below). If you want to gather the family around the fireplace for popcorn and Scrabble, this is probably the way to go. Vented fire logs provide heat, but not so much that you're driven back from the hearth.
- Unvented fire logs (heating logs) and wood stove-style gas heaters are 99+% efficient. Virtually all the heat produced goes into the house, almost none escapes up the chimney. Unvented gas firelogs typically range in size from 20,000 to 40,000 btu's heat output per hour.
Gas Outdoor Lights - Rebate $50
Along a patio, yard or driveway, gas outdoor lights create a romantic, old-time ambiance. Gas lights with quad burners produce illumination equivalent to a 100 watt electric bulb. The amber glow of a gas light creates soft shadows and doesn't attract insects. Constructed of heavy cast aluminum and tempered glass with brass valves and trim, these lights last for years with little or no maintenance. (No local vendors at this time. Call us if you'd like mail order addresses.)