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New Rebate Chart, Terms & Conditions

On April 1, 2018, the Heating and Cooling program terms & conditions and some rebate amounts changed. These changes also include the Insulation and Air Sealing program as well.

Click here to access the new Terms & Conditions
Click here to access the new Rebate Chart
 

30-Day Application Deadline

Any measures installed before April 1, 2018 must be submitted to the program before May 1, 2018. As a reminder, all applications should be submitted within 30 days. If you are having problems submitting applications or have questions, please contact your Outreach Specialist. 
 

Limited Funds Left for Co-Op Marketing Program 
Funds are still available for the KCP&L Co-Op Marketing program on a first-come, first-served basis. Reserve funds to cover 50%, up to $2,000, of your marketing costs when you include the KCP&L logo and Heating and Cooling program in your ads. Visit the Marketing Resources section of the Trade Ally Portal to access the Funds Request Form and more information regarding the Co-Op Marketing program.
 

Top 20 Ranking
Total Equipment Applications (HP & AC) YTD as of 4/22/2018
 

TA Appreciation Even Recap 

Thank you to everyone who was able to make it out to this year's TA Appreciation event at Boulevard Brewery on March 28. We hope you all had a wonderful time and we look forward to celebrating your achievements with you next year. Click here to see more photos from the event on the KCP&L Trade Ally Portal. Congratulations to the following winners who took home awards the night of the event. Awards were handed out for achievement in four categories, based on company size.

• A. B. May Company - Most Demand Savings and Quickest Application Turnaround
• Star Energy Consultants - Most Demand Savings
• AFC Heating and Cooling - Most Demand Savings and Highest Application Accuracy
• Lee's Summit Heating & Cooling - Most Demand Savings
• Geist Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. - Highest Application Accuracy
• Climate Control Heating & Cooling, Inc. - Highest Application Accuracy
• Green Improvement Consulting - Highest Application Accuracy
• Buckner's Heating & Cooling Co. - Quickest Application Turnaround
• JAKES Industrial - Quickest Application Turnaround
• ECS Geothermal, Inc. - Highest Average kW per Application
• Comfort Heating & Cooling - Highest Average kW per Application
• Midwest Heating Cooling & Plumbing - Highest Average kW per Application

If you were unable to attend the Nest Thermostat Training on April 25, or would like follow up information from the training session, you can access the installation and configuration guides for both models by clicking below.

Nest Thermostat E Guide - Click Here

Nest Learning Thermostat Guide - Click Here

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us at the TA Appreciation event on March 28 at Boulevard Brewery. Congratulations to the companies who took home awards that evening!

After years of advocacy to reinstate the tax credits for both residential and commercial installation of geothermal heat pumps, a five-year extension of the tax credit through 2021 was included in the budget deal that passed on February 9. Other renewable technologies, such as fuel cells and small wind farms, also received extensions.

The reinstated tax credits are retroactive to January 1, 2017. The language also changes an important consideration for commercial geothermal heat pump projects, making them eligible if commenced by January 1, 2022, rather than placed in service.​

Source: The National Groundwater Association, http://www.ngwa.org/Media-Center/news/Pages/2018-02-12-geothermal-tax-credits.aspx

New Learning Center

Your KCP&L Residential Rebate Team is launching a Learning Center this winter to all Trade Allies wishing to participate. The FREE Learning Center includes courses that qualify as Building Performance Institute credits, and will soon include trainings in Manual J as well as other Home Performance topics. The team will also be adding trainings on best practices and other program-specific topics over the next couple of months. 
 

Don't Forget We Need Your TAPA!

All trade allies are required to submit a revised Trade Ally Participation Agreement (TAPA), a copy of your current liability insurance, and a copy of your business license. Email the documents to residentialrebates@kcpl.com, or provide hard copies to your Outreach Specialist during your Winter visits. Please submit this information to us no later than March 15. Click here for the TAPA.  
 

Program Achievements 

Positive environmental impacts:

• Saved 18,500,000 pounds of coal from being burned
• Enough savings to power over 2,500 homes
• Saved over 41,000,000 miles of greenhouse gas emission created by cars each year
   

Top 20 Ranking

Total Equipment Applications (HP & AC) for calendar year 2017
 
 

Winter Outreach Team Visits 

Your Outreach Specialists have been scheduling field visits this winter. We will collect revised Trade Ally Participation Agreements, sign interested Trade Allies up for our free Learning Center, and present your Trade Ally Dashboards. The Dashboard shows your program performance during the previous year by showing heat maps of your service area and other useful information about your program participation.

Give your Outreach Specialist a call if you need a refresher on submitting applications, program assistance, or have any questions.