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Trade Ally Central

MidAmerican Energy values the relationships we have with our trade allies. Our goal is to provide resources to help you market and deliver energy-efficient products and services to your customers. Working together, we can educate our mutual customers about the value and importance of energy efficiency. Greater customer awareness helps you sell energy-efficient equipment and increases participation in MidAmerican's energy efficiency programs.

MidAmerican uses the following tools to recognize and support your needs:


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MidAmerican recently updated its 2009 residential equipment program rebate form. Please use this form for your customers. The HERS rating field verification form also has been updated.

Throughout 2009, MidAmerican will introduce several new programs, including:

Education: promotes energy efficiency awareness among customers and trade allies. The program will include outreach to and training for trade allies in areas such as the InstallAdvantagesm and Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® programs, efficient water heaters, new technologies and more.
InstallAdvantage: offers bonus incentives for customers and trade allies installing efficient heating and cooling systems that meet specific requirements for equipment sizing, air flow and refrigerant charge. MidAmerican will announce the specific details and requirements for this program in the coming weeks.
Home Performance with ENERGY STAR: pilot program which offers customers a comprehensive, custom approach to increasing the efficiency of their homes. In 2009, MidAmerican will offer training for trade allies interested in participating in this program and will launch the program initially in Des Moines and Iowa City during the third quarter.
Appliance Recycling: offers incentives to encourage customers to replace old, inefficient refrigerators, freezers and room air conditioners and providing free pick up and disposal of the old units in an environmentally responsible manner.
Multifamily: provides incentives and services to help multifamily property owners, property managers, landlords and renters improve the efficiency of their existing buildings.
Agribusiness: provides free energy audits, technical support and financial incentives to help agribusiness customers improve the efficiency of new and existing facilities.

Thank you for your continued support of MidAmerican's energy efficiency programs and for your valuable input during development of the new programs and changes to existing programs. We look forward to a continued and growing partnership with you as we work together to provide energy-efficient solutions to our mutual customers in 2009 and beyond.

A May 6, 2009, press release issued by the National Fenestration Rating Council® explains changes to federal income tax credit qualification requirements for windows, doors and skylights, effective June 1, 2009. MidAmerican requires that windows have a U-factor of 0.35 or less to qualify for EnergyAdvantage Financing. MidAmerican does not have a solar heat gain coefficient requirement for windows for EnergyAdvantage Financing, and this is consistent with ENERGY STAR®'s qualification criteria for windows in the northern climate zone. Iowa is in the northern climate zone as defined by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Prior to June 1, 2009, windows that qualify for EnergyAdvantage Financing from MidAmerican also meet the qualifying criteria for federal tax credits related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Tax Act of 2009. On and after June 1, 2009, not all windows that qualify for EnergyAdvantage Financing will meet the qualification requirements for federal tax credits. Regardless of climate zone, the qualifying criteria for federal tax credit windows will be more stringent than the criteria for EnergyAdvantage Financing. Additional information is available at energystar.gov.

If you have questions, contact our representatives at 800-894-9599.

MidAmerican has increased rebate amounts on certain qualifying energy efficiency equipment retroactive from May 25, 2008, through June 30, 2009, for Iowa customers impacted by a natural disaster. The revised rebate schedule is shown, as is the current residential equipment program rebate form.

We value your assistance, and thank you for your continued support of MidAmerican's energy efficiency programs.


Educational workshops are featured as they are offered throughout the year. For more information, visit www.icosc.com, the Web site of one of our partners.

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