Home Bill Pay / Account Contact Us Site Map
 • About Cooperatives  
 • Touchstone Energy®  
 • Board of Directors  
 • Bylaws  
 • Key Staff  
 • Rates  
 • 2008 Annual Report  
 • Fighting Creek Landfill Gas Project  
About KEC
 • Common Questions  
 • Capital Credits  
 • Energy Assistance  
 • Billing Options  
 • Reading Your Bill  
 • KEC Residential Bill Calculator  
Account Information
 • Press Releases  
 • PowerLines  
 • Calendar of Events  
 • Operation Round Up®  
 • Ambassadors  
 • Co-Op Connections Card®  
 • Sponsorship/Donation Requests  
 • Scholarships  
 • 2010 Annual Meeting  
News/Community
 • Smart Choice Rebates  
 • Northwest ENERGY STAR®  
 • Heat Pumps  
 • Smart Choice Contractors  
 • Commercial  
 • Refrigerator Recycling Rebate  
 • Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency  
 • Tip: Turn Down Your Water Heater  
Energy Efficiency
 • Convectair  
 • Marathon Water Heaters  
 • evolve Showerheads  
Products
 • Touchstone Energy Kids Zone  
 • Safety Tips  
 • Call Before You Dig  
 • Power Outage Safety Tips  
 • Generator Safety  
Safety
 • Builders & Contractors  
 • SmallBizU  
 • Joint Use Application  
 • Salmon  
Resources
 • Job Openings  
 • Benefits  
Careers
The Peak Project

Energy Efficiency » Smart Choice Rebates

Smart Choice Rebates

KEC offers energy efficiency rebates to members for the following products (see below for rebate forms):

Water Heaters: for Marathon Water Heaters (50-gallon and larger) receive a $150 rebate. For standard water heaters the rebate is $50. See conditions below. 

Tank must be energy efficient in order to qualify. The energy factor can be found at:  Consumers' Directory of Certified Efficiency Rating or call KEC for assistance.

50 Gallon – EF.93
65 Gallon – EF.91
75 Gallon – EF.92
80 Gallon – EF.91
105 Gallon – EF.91
Over 105 gallon – EF.85 or greater

ENERGY Star® Clotheswashers – With an electric water heater and an MEF of 1.72 or greater - $70. Non-electric water heaters - $25. See ENERGY STAR  or call KEC for assistance.

ENERGY Star® Dishwashers - $25  See ENERGY STAR for assistance.

ENERGY Star® Refrigerators/Freezers - $25  See ENERGY STAR or call KEC for assistance

ENERGY Star® Homes – Depending on construction and heating system, rebate starts at $850.00 to as much as $2,000.  Home must have a heat pump installed to Energy Star specifications in order to qualify. See Northwest ENERGY STAR or call KEC for more information.

ENERGY Star® Manufactured Homes (NEEM) - $1,000 See ENERGY STAR

Heat Pump Rebates (installed by a certified PTCS contractor only). See Performance Tested Comfort Systems Northwest in order to find a contractor near you. Rebate eligibility:

Level 1: Smart Choice HSPF 8.5/SEER 14 = $ 300
Level 2: PTCS Commissioning + Smart Choice = $ 965
Level 3: PTCS Commissioning + PTCS Duct Tightening + Smart Choice = $ 1,690

To meet level 2, you must meet level 1. To meet level 3, you must meet level 1 and 2.

Geothermal Heat Pumps. Must be installed by a certified PTCS contractor - $3,300

Ductless Heat Pumps. $1,500 rebate Going Ductless

Rebate Forms
Download the form you need below. Review the Rebate Agreement Conditions (below) prior to sending in your form.

Rebate Agreement Conditions
1.Disclaimers.  Kootenai Electric Cooperative hereby disclaims any and all implied or express warranties (including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose), and shall not be responsible for any presentation or promise with respect to the equipment, materials, or labor required for the installation of the equipment on the premises, or the cost of such equipment, materials and labor.

Kootenai Electric Cooperative is providing funding under this Agreement at the request of the Participant.  Because of the variability and uniqueness of individual energy use, it is not possible to predict exact energy savings (if any) that may accrue to any particular participant.  Kootenai Electric Cooperative, by providing funding, does not warrant that the equipment will achieve any reduction in energy costs to the Participant.

2. Release.  As part of the consideration of this Agreement, Participant hereby releases and shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend Kootenai Electric Cooperative from any and all claims, losses, harm, costs, liabilities, damages and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of any nature whatsoever arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with the installation of energy efficiency equipment at the premises or any materials and labor required for such installation.

3. Verifications.  Kootenai Electric Cooperative and/or the Bonneville Power Administration shall have the right to verify equipment installed on the Participants’ premises.

2451 W Dakota Ave | PO Box 278 | Hayden, ID 83835
Phone: 208.765.1200 | Fax: 208.772.5858 | Toll Free: 800.240.0459 | Report an outage: 1.877.744.1055

 

Kids Zone Click Here for Discounts Co-Op Connections Card Our Energy. Our Future.