Benefits
- Raise your home or commercial building’s heating efficiency as high as 97%
- Use an electronic ignition instead of constantly burning a pilot light
- Reduce drafts and improve safety with sealed combustion that uses outside air to fuel the burner
Explore alternatives to fossil fuel equipment. Heat pumps are a clean, efficient alternative to a natural gas boiler.
Incentives & Financing
Single-Family
INCENTIVES
Discounts up to $750 for Qualifying Natural Gas Boilers
Federal tax credits may be available. Learn more about the IRA tax credits here or speak to your tax preparer.
FINANCING
Multifamily
INCENTIVES
Technical and financial assistance is available on qualified multifamily projects.
FINANCING
Information & Tips
In most homes or commercial buildings, heating is one of the largest energy expenses. Upgrading your old boiler or boiler circulator pump to high-efficiency heating equipment can significantly reduce energy bills and improve comfort in your space.
Older natural gas boilers have efficiencies of around 56-70%, but ENERGY STAR certified high-efficiency boilers achieve efficiencies as high as 97%, converting nearly all your fuel into useful heat for your home.
Alert:
In line with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Final Determination of the 2022 – 2024 Plan, the Sponsors of Energize ConnecticutSM are discontinuing rebates and incentives for natural gas equipment as of December 31, 2024. Customers currently working with contractors to replace their natural gas equipment have until December 31, 2024 to complete the installation of measures to be eligible for applicable rebates. All natural gas equipment sales must take place on or before December 31, 2024 to be eligible for point of sale (midstream) incentives.
A boiler's efficiency is measured by annual fuel utilization efficiency (AFUE), which tells you what percent of fuel is converted to useful heat for your home. The higher the AFUE, the more heat you get for your money. An AFUE of 90% means that 90% of the energy in the fuel becomes heat for the home and the other 10% escapes up the chimney and elsewhere.
ENERGY STAR is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing credible, unbiased information that you can rely on to make well-informed decisions. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ensures that each product that earns the ENERGY STAR label is independently certified to deliver efficiency, performance, and savings.
Did you know that there are federal tax credits available for high-efficiency electric heating and cooling systems?
Tip: Discover the benefits of clean heating and cooling alternatives like heat pumps, which offer superior energy efficiency and environmental advantages compared to traditional systems.
“Our residents deserve a home that they love and value, so our main goal is to create sustainable living environments that are just as welcoming and comfortable as they are affordable. By evaluating the different energy-efficient upgrades that could be made and seeing the potential energy- and cost-savings they would deliver, we knew these projects would be a win-win for everyone.”
– Ian Sobel Senior Asset Manager, The NHP Foundation
Bayview Towers
Bayview Towers is an affordable housing property owned by The NHP Foundation, a national not-for-profit real estate organization. Working with Eversource, an Energize Connecticut Sponsor, The NHP Foundation made numerous energy-saving upgrades at Bayview to make life more comfortable for residents, including energy-efficient gas boilers. The project resulted in:
- 265,300 kWh saved annually
- 25,800 CCF natural gas saved annually
- $60,400 in energy costs saved annually
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Heat Pumps for Heating and Cooling
Consider a heat pump for an efficient, clean option. Heat pumps provide both heating and cooling in one unit and can last longer than other heating and cooling systems.
