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Heating System Rebates

Build in substantial savings when you install a new high-efficiency natural gas heating system in your building. CenterPoint Energy rebates can help you enjoy a faster payback on your energy investment.

Qualifying equipment*

Equipment Efficiency Rebate
Natural gas forced-air furnace 90% to 94.9% AFUE $200
Natural gas forced-air furnace 95% AFUE or greater $300
Direct vent wall furnaces 80% AFUE or greater $200
Hydronic heating systems 82% AFUE or greater $300

Back-up heating system rebates

  Equipment  Efficiency  Rebate
Natural gas forced-air furnace** 80% to 89.9% AFUE $125
Natural gas forced-air furnace** 90% or higher AFUE $175

AFUE-Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency.

**Rebate applies only to new natural gas furnaces used as a back-up system for new construction or natural gas retrofits - not for electric heating retrofit to natural gas.

Note: Efficiency will be determined by using the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) rating system.


Program basics

  • Program is valid Jan. 1, 2010 - December 15, 2010.  For any equipment installed between Dec. 15 and Dec. 31, 2010, please contact CenterPoint Energy for advance rebate approval.
  • Heating system or Back-up heating system applications must be applied for during the calendar year in which the equipment is installed.
  • Equipment must be installed at a location with natural gas service from CenterPoint Energy in Arkansas.

How to receive your rebate

  1. Install qualifying new equipment at a location with natural gas service from CenterPoint Energy in Arkansas for commercial accounts.

  2. Heating system or Back-up heating system applications must be received within 90 days of installation or postmarked by December 31, 2010, whichever comes first. Include copies of the dated invoice and proof of installation. To avoid delays, please submit your paperwork as soon as equipment installation is complete.

    Mail completed paperwork to:
    Heating System Rebates
    CenterPoint Energy
    401 W. Capitol Ave., Suite #102
    Little Rock, AR 72201
  3. For any equipment installed between Dec. 15 and Dec. 31, 2010, please contact CenterPoint Energy for advance rebate approval.

  4. Allow six to eight weeks for rebate processing.

*Rebate amounts vary by equipment. Rebate funds are limited and subject to change without prior notice. Requests will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Caps are for one calendar year. Some utility rebates are taxable under Internal Revenue Service rules. Customers are responsible for all applicable taxes.

CenterPoint Energy reserves the right to limit any rebate and conduct on-site inspection of installed equipment. All decisions by CenterPoint Energy regarding energy savings, cost savings, rebate amounts and approvals are final. CenterPoint Energy cannot guarantee energy savings and does not warrant rebated equipment.

Contact us
For more information contact your marketing representative or send us an e-mail ArkansasEfficiency@CenterPointEnergy.com.