Ocala Utility Services - Energy Efficiency Rebate Program

June 19, 2023

Summary

Ocala Utility Services Electric and Telecommunications is a community owned utility that serves around 50,000 customers in Ocala and Marion County area. Ocala Utility Services offers rebates on A/C and heat pumps, refrigerators and freezers, dishwashers, clothes washers, and insulation.

 Commercial customers are only eligible for insulation and lighting rebates. Ocala also has a rebate program for solar water heaters. For more information on these rebates and for downloadable rebate forms please go to the website above.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: Utility
Category: Financial Incentive
State: Florida
Incentive Type: Rebate Program
Web Site: https://www.ocalafl.org/government/city-departments-a-h/electric-utility/rebates
Administrator: Ocala Utility Services
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
  • Solar Water Heat
  • Clothes Washers
  • Dishwasher
  • Refrigerators/Freezers
  • Water Heaters
  • Lighting
  • Heat pumps
  • Air conditioners
  • Programmable Thermostats
  • Building Insulation
  • LED Lighting
Incentive Amount: Central Air Conditioner/Heat Pump: $250
ENERGY STAR® Refrigerators: $75
ENERGY STAR® Freezer: $75
Programmable Thermostats: $25
ENERGY STAR® Clothes Washer: $100
ENERGY STAR® Dishwasher: $75
Attic Insulation: $0.10 per square foot, with an additional $75 for residential self-installed insulation
Solar Water Heater: $450
Commercial Lighting: $100 per kW
ENERGY STAR® Heat Pump Water Heater: $350
Package Terminal A/C or Heat Pump: $50/ton
Maximum Incentive: Residential/Small Commercial Insulation: $300
Large Power/Industrial Insulation: $1000
Lighting: $2,000 for Commercial non-demand customers and $5,000 for Large Power demand customers.
Equipment Requirements: See website for more details.

Incentives

This program has 9 incentives
Technologies: Clothes Washers
Sectors: Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 100.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Dishwasher
Sectors: Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 75.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Refrigerators/Freezers
Sectors: Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 75.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Heat pumps, Air conditioners
Sectors: Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 250.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Programmable Thermostats
Sectors: Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 25.00 $/Unit
Technologies: Building Insulation
Sectors: Residential
Parameters: The incentive has a minimum of $1000.00, The incentive is 0.10 $/square foot
Technologies: Solar Water Heat
Sectors: Commercial, Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 450.00 $
Technologies: Lighting, LED Lighting
Sectors: Commercial
Parameters: The incentive is 100.00 $/kW, The incentive has a minimum of $5000.00
Technologies: Water Heaters
Sectors: Commercial, Residential
Parameters: The incentive is 350.00 $/Unit

Contact

Name: Ocala Utility Services
Organization: Ocala Utility Services Electric and Telecommu
Address: 1805 NE 30th Avenue
Ocala FL 34470
Phone: (352) 351-6608
Email: jhenning@ocalafl.org

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.