The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish a program to provide rebates to eligible state residents for repairing or upgrading their existing boilers and furnaces to achieve greater heating efficiency. Eligibility for rebates pursuant to this section shall be determined using eligibility criteria established for rebates pursuant to subsection (a) of section 16a-46e. Persons may apply to the commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, to receive such rebate for furnace or boiler repairs or upgrades made on or after August 1, 2008. The rebate shall be available only for residential structures containing not more than four dwelling units. No rebate shall exceed five hundred dollars, nor shall a rebate equal more than fifty per cent of the cost of the repair or upgrade.
(Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-2, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)
History: Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1 effective August 26, 2008; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management” and “secretary” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection” and “commissioner”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy
Chapter 298 - Energy Utilization and Conservation
Section 16a-35k. - Legislative findings and policy.
Section 16a-35m. - Preparation of comprehensive energy plan. Report.
Section 16a-35n. - Policy to reduce energy consumption.
Section 16a-37. - Use of natural gas restricted. Exemptions. Regulations.
Section 16a-37c. - Shared energy savings program. Regulations.
Section 16a-37f. - Light bulbs purchased by budgeted agencies.
Section 16a-37t. - Benchmarking energy and water consumption in state buildings.
Section 16a-37v. - Pilot program for energy performance contract with a private vendor. Reports.
Section 16a-37w. - Program to encourage use of biodiesel in state buildings.
Section 16a-38. - Energy performance standards and life-cycle cost analyses for state buildings.
Section 16a-38b. - Achievement of energy performance standards.
Section 16a-38c. - Program to maximize efficiency of energy use in state buildings.
Section 16a-38d. - Energy conservation projects: Definitions.
Section 16a-38e. - Designation of priority energy projects. Regulations. Criteria. Report.
Section 16a-38f. - Agency decision outlines.
Section 16a-38g. - Decision schedule.
Section 16a-38h. - Buildings leased to state. Energy requirements.
Section 16a-38i. - Reduction of energy use in state buildings.
Section 16a-38j. - Equipment for use in state buildings; criteria established by regulations.
Section 16a-38l. - Management of energy use in state buildings. Strategic plan.
Section 16a-38n. - Clean and distributive generation grant program.
Section 16a-38q. - Eligible photovoltaic contractors under solar photovoltaic rebate program.
Section 16a-39a. - Pilot energy conservation management program.
Section 16a-39b. - Periodic meeting re opportunities for energy savings by the state.
Section 16a-40. - Definitions.
Section 16a-40a. - Energy Conservation Loan Fund.
Section 16a-40c. - State bonds for purposes of the Energy Conservation Loan Fund.
Section 16a-40e. - Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund.
Section 16a-40f. - Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund program.
Section 16a-40g. - Commercial sustainable energy program.
Section 16a-40j. - Bond authorization.
Section 16a-40m. - Residential clean energy on-bill repayment program.
Section 16a-41b. - Low-Income Energy Advisory Board.
Section 16a-41c. - Weatherization assistance.
Section 16a-41i. - Weatherization assistance program.
Section 16a-44c. - Bond authorization.
Section 16a-44d. - Validation of certain actions.
Section 16a-46d. - Commercial building energy conservation service program. Services.
Section 16a-46e. - Rebate program for residential furnace or boiler replacement.
Section 16a-46f. - Rebate program for residential furnace or boiler repair or upgrade.
Section 16a-46h. - Home Energy Solutions program audits.
Section 16a-46i. - Natural gas and heating oil conversion program.
Section 16a-47. - Energy conservation loans by electric and gas companies. Study. Implementation.
Section 16a-47a. - State-wide energy efficiency and outreach marketing campaign.
Section 16a-47b. - Real-time energy reports.
Section 16a-47c. - State-wide energy efficiency and outreach account.
Section 16a-47d. - Real-time energy alert system.
Section 16a-47e. - Capacity deficiency customer notification procedure.