MT Rebate Program

Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative - Solar Stock Watering System Rebate

Administered by Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative

AI summary · 7/12/2026

If you're a YVEC member in good standing who needs to water livestock, you can install a solar panel system and receive a rebate of 50% of costs up to $2,000, or a flat $1,000 for systems costing more than $2,000. You must submit your rebate claim within 90 days of purchase and be responsible for all installation and maintenance of the system.

YVEC members can install solar stock watering systems with rebate incentives that make smaller projects attractive at 50% cost recovery and larger projects eligible for $1,000 support. Customers must be YVEC members in good standing, have electric service from YVEC, and be located in an area that would qualify for YVEC service; you'll need proof of installation and must ensure the rebate application is submitted within 90 days of purchase.

This rebate program supports YVEC member-owners installing solar arrays for agricultural stock watering with a tiered incentive structure: 50% of installed cost (capped at $1,000 reimbursement) for systems under $2,000, and a flat $1,000 for systems exceeding $2,000, with a maximum of one rebate per system or three rebates per member. Eligibility requires YVEC membership in good standing, active electric service connection, and location within the cooperative's service territory; claims must be submitted within 90 days of purchase with proof of installation.

Program details

Program ID
22700
Last updated
9/18/2025

Eligibility

Sectors
commercial residential agricultural
Technologies
solar photovoltaics

Program summary

Yellowstone Valley Electric Cooperative (YVEC) offers rebates to members for the installation of a solar panel array for the purpose of watering their stock. To be eligible for the rebate, members must be in good standing with YVEC, receiving electric service from YVEC, and the system must be installed in an area that would normally be served by YVEC if a line extension were to be installed for electric service to the well. For installations costing up to $2,000, a rebate of 50% of the installed cost will be given. For installations costing more than $2,000, a rebate of $1,000 will be given. YVEC authorizes one rebate per system or up to three rebates per member. The customer is solely responsible for the installation and maintenance of the solar stock watering system. Rebates must be submitted within 90 days of purchase.

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