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Central Air Conditioners

energy efficient central air conditioner unit outside of home

Get up to $150 cash back

Set up your customers for serious summer savings

When temperatures soar, help your customers beat the heat with energy-efficient central air conditioning. Program-qualified central air conditioners are approximately 15 percent more efficient than standard models. If the existing central air conditioner unit is more than 12 years old, replacing it with an energy-efficient model can cut cooling costs by up to 30 percent. Cash incentives are available both to you and the homeowner for qualified installations. Be sure to work with your customers to ensure they have everything they need to apply for an incentive.

Qualifications and Incentives

Services Trade Ally Incentive
Central air conditioner tier 1
(Min SEER 15)		 $25
Central air conditioner tier 2
(Min SEER 17)		 $50
Central air conditioner tier 3
(Min SEER 20)		 $100
Central air conditioner best practices installation and sizing $150

Ensure the home qualifies:

  • Must be an existing home, not new construction
  • Must be electrically cooled with a central air conditioner serving at least 80 percent of the home's conditioned floor area

Requirements for all central air conditioners (CAC) installation:

  • Tier 1: Minimum 15 SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio)
  • Tier 2: Minimum 17 SEER
  • Tier 3: Minimum 20 SEER
  • Work must be completed by a Program-Eligible HVAC Trade Ally listed on the Program-Eligible HVAC Trade Ally List.
  • CAC must be a new, air source-split system equipment with a matching condensing unit and evaporator coil or packaged unitary air conditioner
  • SEER determined by AHRI (Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute) Standard 210/240 and listed in the AHRI Certified Directory of Unitary Equipment: ahridirectory.org
  • AHRI Standard Rating Cooling Capacity of 65,000 BTU/hr (5.4 tons) or less
  • Homes 3,500 square feet or less may qualify for one unit, while homes greater than 3,500 square feet may qualify for two units. Homes greater than 3,500 square feet requiring more than two units may apply for additional incentives (additional documentation required, contact program for more information).
  • Window air conditioning units, packaged terminal units, and heat pumps are not eligible

Requirements for CAC best practices installation and sizing:

  • Work must be completed by a Program-Qualified HVAC Trade Ally listed on the Program-Eligible HVAC Trade Ally List
  • New, air source-split system equipment with a matched condensing unit and evaporative coil or packaged unitary air conditioner
  • SEER determined by AHRI (Air Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute) Standard 210/240 and listed in the AHRI Certified Directory of Unitary Equipment: ahridirectory.org
  • AHRI Standard Rating Cooling Capacity of 65,000 BTU/hr (5.4 tons) or less
  • Window air conditioning units, packaged terminal units, and heat pumps are not eligible

Additional program requirements:

  • Mail all documents so they are postmarked within 180 days of the qualifying service completion
  • CAC must be installed within 90 days of purchase
  • Incentive cannot exceed project costs

Required documents:

*Applicable only to businesses and non-individual customers applying for incentives

Please see the Incentive Application for a list of required documentation and additional terms and conditions. Incentives and qualifications are subject to Utah Public Service Commission approval and may change with 45 days' notice. Additional terms and conditions may apply.

Customer Eligibility

Residential electric customers residing in the state of Utah who purchase their electricity from Rocky Mountain Power on rate schedules 1, 2, or 3 qualify. Landlords who own rental properties served by the company in the state of Utah where the tenant is billed on rate schedules 1, 2 or 3 also qualify for this program. You can locate your rate schedule on your bill or by calling 1-888-221-7070. Incentive checks are only issued in the name of the Rocky Mountain Power account holder.

How to Apply

  • Provide your customers with accurate and complete incentive application paperwork to ensure uninterrupted processing and swift incentive payment.
  • At time of project completion, trade ally should provide customers with:
    • completed and signed Trade Ally section of incentive applications
    • completed and signed technical worksheet, if applicable
    • itemized invoice/receipt and any other required documentation
  • Walk your customers through the rest of the incentive application so they know exactly what to submit.
  • Point out the customer service hotline as a resource for them, and the 180-day submittal deadline.
  • In the case of missing information, assist your customer in securing any trade ally information or documentation.
  • Provide feedback to the program about suggested improvements to streamline incentive processing. We want to make the process as simple and easy as possible.