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NOTE: This program will be ending as of September 30, 2011.

Central Electric Cooperative (CEC) customers with electric water heating systems are eligible for a $500 cash rebate. The program is part of the "Bright Way to Heat Water Program" funded by the Bonneville Power Administration. The $500 rebate is available to systems that are larger than 31 square feet and are oriented up to 40 degrees East or West of true South and tilted at an angle of between 14 and 50 degrees. Systems oriented between 41 and 90 degrees West of true South and tilted between 14 and 30 degrees are eligible for a $375 rebate. Systems must meet the same technical standards required for the Oregon Residential Energy Tax Credit.

In order for installations to be eligible for the rebate, customers must contact the CEC to get information about the program, select a CEC-approved installer, and submit an application. Work cannot begin until CEC has approved the application and the rebate (paid to the contractor and discounted from the system cost) is not awarded until CEC inspects the completed system.

CEC also has a solar photovoltaic (PV) rebate program for net metered installations. If a system 25 kilowatts (kW) or smaller, has been inspected and approved by CEC, and has been through the Net Metering Agreement process, then a customer is eligible for a cash rebate of $500/kW of installed capacity with a maximum rebate of $1,500 per system.