You can access Efficiency Kansas financing one of two ways – through Partner Lenders or Partner Utilities. With either track, customers can be approved for up to a maximum of $20,000 for home improvements and $30,000 for improvements to small businesses (must use residential-sized heating and cooling systems).
Here's how it works:
Step One: Financing
- Contact a Partner Lender or Partner Utility to get pre-qualified for loan.
Step Two: The Energy Audit
- Customer selects from the list of Efficiency Kansas qualified auditors.
- Customer is responsible for paying auditor.
- Audit cost can be rolled into loan.
- First 1,000 participants eligible for $350 energy audit rebate.
- Auditor provides customer with Energy Conservation Plan, including forms for the customer to provide contractors.
Step Three: Selecting Contractors
- Customer submits specifications to contractor for bids.
- Customers should seek final bids from contractors.
- Total amount approved for financing is based on these bids. Any costs in excess of the approved amount are the customer's responsibility.
- Customer submits Energy Conservation Plan and signed forms from contractors to partner lender or utility, with final pricing from contractors.
Step Four: Approval
- Lender or utility submits Energy Conservation Plan to the State Energy Office for review and approval.
- For projects to be approved, the estimated savings must cover the costs of the improvements over the lifetime of the loan.
- State Energy Office notifies partner lender or utility of approval and they finalize financing arrangements with customer.
Step Five: Implementation
- Customer contacts contractors and work begins.
- Energy auditor conducts post-retrofit audit when all the work is completed.
- Customer and auditor sign Certificate of Project Completion and submit to partner lender or utility to be forwarded to the State Energy Office.
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