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Is PERC Saying Goodbye to its Propane Construction Incentive Program? Act Now. Funds Available in 2020. PROPANE PACKAGE 1 PACKAGE 2 PACKAGE 3 APPLIANCE $1,500 $1,000 $750 full comfort essential strategic & efficiency needs applications Space heating: any boiler, furnace, or combination system Water heating: any tankless, storage, or combination system Cooking: oven, grill, cooktop or other installed kitchen appliance Minimum additional propane applications: Two additional One Two clothes drying, propane Additional additional fireplace, pool applications propane propane heating, outdoor applications Applications heating or lighting (may include features, space cogeneration, heating) renewable backup (off-grid) power, or standby generator Note: Outdoor grills or patio heaters with portable propane cylinders do not count toward application requirements. Equipment must be purchased new.
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) will pay builders and remodelers up to $1,500 for each home completed in 2020, for up to 5 homes per state, when you build with propane or include propane appliances in new construction or remodeling projects. That’s a total of $7,500 per year.
Funding Availability
Funding is limited, and not everyone who applies will receive an incentive. Less than 50% of the total budget is left in the Propane Construction Incentive. Have your builders apply quickly to secure your incentives for building with propane. Additionally, for 2021, PERC is thinking about proposing to eliminate all of their national incentive programs including the Propane Construction Incentive Program. The sooner your builders and remodelers send your application, the better your chances of receiving the full $7,500.
Who Can Apply?
In addition to meeting one of the three required package levels, you must also meet the following criteria:
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• A U.S. builder or remodeler, and at least 18 years of age. • They are only claiming up to five incentives per state, per year (maximum 10 incentives per builder or remodeler). • The homes for which they are applying were built or remodeled in 2020, and your application must be received prior to March 15, 2021. Other conditions may apply. To ensure the most effective research findings, PERC has the right to deny an application even if all eligibility requirements are met.
How It Works
Qualifying and selected construction professionals receive a monetary incentive for building or remodeling new homes using the propane appliances that follow. Eligible homes use propane space heating, water heating, cooking, and other heating and power applications. Construction professionals may apply to participate in the program at one of three levels, based on the amount and type of propane equipment installed in the home.
