South River EMC - Solar Water Heating Rebate Program

South River EMC offers a $200 bill credit rebate for installing a solar water heating system that meets SRCC OG-100 and OG-300 certifications and includes automatic freeze/overheat protection. You must be a South River EMC customer with a newly installed system (after January 1, 2009), and you have 90 days after installation to apply; the cooperative will inspect your system before issuing the rebate, and you'll need to register the system with the North Carolina Utilities Commission and sign an agreement granting the cooperative rights to renewable energy certificates.

You must be currently SRCC-certified to install solar water heaters and hold all required North Carolina licenses and certifications to participate in this program. Systems you install must have OG-100-certified collectors and OG-300-certified systems with automatic freeze and overheat protection controls, oriented within 45 degrees of due south at a 15–40 degree tilt (with corrective sizing formulas for east/west/flat orientations). The $200 member rebate is approved pending fund availability and may change without notice.

South River EMC administers this rebate program by issuing $200 bill credits to members for qualifying solar water heating installations completed after January 1, 2009. The program requires South River EMC staff inspection of all systems before rebate approval and funds are contingent on availability. The cooperative claims rights to renewable energy certificates generated by systems in exchange for the rebate, targeting residential members in its service territory who install SRCC-certified systems with automatic thermal controls.