JOHNSON – Vermont Electric Co-op’s (VEC) incentives for electric technologies are available for customers in Caledonia, Lamoille and Orleans Counties.
VEC offers credits on members’ electric bills for the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles, $250; all-electric vehicles, $500. For both types, there is an additional $500 for income-qualified members. (vehicles may be new or used, purchased or leased); free Level 2 EV charger. If members have purchased a charger, VEC offers a $250 bill credit. In both cases, members agree to not charge during high demand times; public/workplace/multi-family charging stations: $500 per connection; ductless, ducted, air-to-water, and ground-source heat pumps as well as heat pump water heaters, an incentive is available either at the point-of-purchase or as a rebate through Efficiency Vermont. A $150 per unit thermal efficiency credit is available if the system was installed in a building that meets thermal efficiency criteria; incentive is available for pellet stoves at the point-of-purchase through participating dealers; residential lawn mowers, $50; commercial mowers and electric forklifts, $1,000; heat pump pool heaters: $600 for units that meet efficiency criteria; and induction cooktops, $100 (Not available for portable induction cooktops.)
VEC also offers custom incentive opportunities for members who want to replace fossil fuel equipment and reduce carbon emissions, through electric service upgrades or line extensions. These projects often serve commercial facilities like sawmills or sugaring operations, for instance.
Learn more about these opportunities at vermontelectric.coop/energytransformation-programs or by calling (800) 832-2667.
Almost 7,000 VEC members have taken advantage of incentives since the co-op began offering them in 2017. Since the program began, VEC’s incentives have eliminated the consumption of almost 24 million gallons of fossil fuel: the equivalent of taking over 42,000 cars off the road for a year.
