Butler Rural Electric Cooperative - Residential Rebate Program

Butler Rural Electric Cooperative offers a $1,200 rebate for new geothermal heat pump installations or $800 for replacements, plus a $0.02/kWh credit on usage between 1,001–2,501 kWh during September–May. You must contact the co-op before installation, use an IGSHPA-certified contractor from their approved list, and commit to using the geothermal system as your only heat source for 10 years or repay a prorated portion of the rebate.

Contractors must be on Butler Rural Electric's Geothermal Contractor List and IGSHPA-certified to qualify customers for rebates. Systems must be Energy Star certified with a minimum EER of 17.1 and COP of 3.6, use closed-loop plastic pipe, and be all-electric with no competing heat sources; the co-op requires pre-installation contact and member paperwork completion before work begins.

The program issues $1,200 rebates for new geothermal installs and $800 for replacements to eligible co-op members, funded through the cooperative's rebate budget. Participating members receive a $0.02/kWh rate reduction on qualifying usage (1,001–2,501 kWh, September–May) for 120 months; members with distributed generation, lighting, seasonal, net metering, or net billing accounts are ineligible. The co-op maintains an approved contractor list and requires member agreements with prorated clawback provisions if systems are removed or eligibility criteria are no longer met.