The income qualified rebate is available if your annual household income is at or below 100% AMI (Area Median Income). The income limits vary based on your household size, please visit our income-qualified rebates page to find specific limits based on household size.
EnergySmart currently uses total income from your most recent tax form to verify eligibility for the income-qualified rebates.
Your income is verified by accessing your most recent tax form on file with the IRS. EnergySmart utilizes a vendor to provide a secure income verification process and application.
Complete our pre-approval form. Once your preapproval form is reviewed and approved, an advisor will be in touch to share the income verification application.
Your income approval lasts 1-year from the approval date. After that you will be asked to re-verify your income.
The income-qualified rebate is 70% of the project cost up to $4,000. Other incentives like utility and state incentives are accounted for when determining the 70% rebate calculation since the income-qualified rebate cannot exceed 70% of project cost after other rebates/incentives are applied.
You can complete multiple projects and receive the income-qualified rebate. Keep in mind, the maximum amount you can receive in a year through the income-qualified rebate is $4,000. Once you hit that cap you cannot receive any more rebates through EnergySmart in that calendar year. The $4,000 cap resets yearly.
No, if you are receiving the income-qualified rebate you cannot access the “Standard” EnergySmart rebates available through Boulder County and participating municipalities. The large income-qualified rebate replaces the “Standard” EnergySmart rebates.
Yes, this rebate can be stacked with other rebates like utility, state, federal, or other available rebates/incentives. Keep in mind your total EnergySmart rebate amount, including other rebates, cannot exceed 70% of the project cost.
Yes, but an attestation of landlord or property owner approval is required.
Yes, rebate reservations are available to reserve funds once you are approved for a project. Talk to your advisor if you are interested in reserving a rebate to learn the next steps.
No, rebate reservations are available for the income-qualified rebate but not required. Rebate funds are limited and issued on a first come, first served basis so reservations are encouraged to ensure funding availability for your project.
Reservations are held for up to 120 days from the date the reservation was completed and signed.
Once your project is completed and an invoice is available. Your advisor will work with you to help apply and share the relevant forms to complete.
Eligible projects are based on your home type can be found on our income-qualified rebate page. Your EnergySmart advisor can also help confirm project eligibility based on quotes or other project information.
Manufactured homes, also known as mobile homes, are prefabricated homes that can be transferred to permanent or semi-permanent location. These homes typically do not have a fixed foundation. Manufactured or mobile homes typically are located in a manufactured/mobile home park and will have a lot number associated with the address. If you are unsure of your home type, email info@energysmartyes.com with your address to confirm with an advisor.
The CARE (Colorado Residential Affordable Energy) Program works in collaboration with your utility and Boulder County to provide free energy-efficiency improvements to income-qualified households. Your advisor will notify you of the CARE program if it appears you might income-qualify (household income below 80% AMI) for the program. If you qualify CARE program it’s certainly worth considering since it can offer certain projects at no upfront cost to you, whereas the EnergySmart rebate will not offer full cost coverage.
It depends. Since CARE offers full cost coverage on certain projects, EnergySmart cannot provide rebates on projects completed by CARE. You can access the EnergySmart rebate for projects not completed or covered by CARE.
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