Equipment Qualifications for Illinois Residential Customers

Equipment must be purchased between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2023, and installed and operating prior to submitting the final rebate application. Rebates are issued on a first-come, first-served basis. Please review the general qualifications and conditions, as well as specific equipment qualifications (below).

New in 2023, MidAmerican is offering Instant Discounts for residential natural gas furnaces and central air conditioners. Traditional prescriptive rebates are available for air-source heat pumps, mini splits and smart thermostats. See the rebates section for more details.

Instant Discounts

The Instant Discounts program offers incentives for the purchase and installation of qualifying energy-efficient equipment. By working with an Instant Discounts provider, the discount is automatically deducted from the purchase price, so there's no paperwork for customers to complete. Find an Instant Discounts provider via MidAmerican's Find a Contractor search tool. Trade Allies working with a participating distributor that would like to be listed as an Instant Discounts Provider on the search tool can contact a Trade Ally Ambassador.

Equipment	Qualification(s)	Instant Discount Range
Central air conditioners – AHRI Certified^®	<65 MBtuh and SEER ≥16	$101 – $412/unit
Natural gas furnaces – AHRI Certified^®	<225 MBtuh and AFUE 90% or greater	$60 – $213/unit

Rebates

Applications must be submitted within 90 days of dealer invoice or by December 31, 2023, whichever comes first. Applications can be submitted online. For prescriptive rebates (excluding smart thermostats), the rebate payment cannot exceed 50% of the installed cost (reasonable labor and material/equipment – reasonableness to be determined by MidAmerican). Installed cost includes contractor labor only and does not include internal labor. Smart thermostat rebates cannot exceed 50% of purchase price, excluding installation costs.

Equipment	Qualification(s)	Customer Rebate
Air-source heat pumps – AHRI Certified^®	<65 MBtuh (coil and condenser must be an AHRI match)
	SEER 16–16.9, EER ≥12 and HSPF ≥8.7	$400/unit
	SEER 17–17.9, EER ≥12 and HSPF ≥8.7	$500/unit
	SEER 18+, EER ≥12 and HSPF ≥8.7	$600/unit
Ductless mini-split air-source heat pumps – AHRI Certified^®	<65 MBtuh (coil and condenser must be an AHRI match)
	SEER 18–18.9, EER ≥12 and HSPF ≥10	$150/unit
	SEER 19–19.9, EER ≥12 and HSPF ≥10	$250/unit
	SEER 20–20.9, EER ≥12 and HSPF ≥10	$400/unit
	SEER 21+, EER ≥12 and HSPF ≥10	$600/unit
Smart thermostats MidAmerican must provide the primary heating fuel to your home Smart thermostat must be purchased, installed, connected to the internet via Wi-Fi and registered with the manufacturer prior to submitting rebate application Rebate only available for the replacement of existing manual or programmable thermostats	ENERGY STAR®	up to $75/unit

Glossary

AFUE – Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency: Ratio of annual heat output of the furnace or boiler compared to the total annual fossil fuel energy consumed by a furnace or boiler.
AHRI – Air conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute: Provides standardized testing and certification of heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment.

EER – The ratio of the cooling capacity in British thermal units per hour (MBtuh) to power input in watts.
HSPF – Heating Seasonal Performance Factor: A standardized rating used to compare energy efficiencies between split-system air-source heat pumps.
SEER – Seasonal Energy Efficiency Rating: Indicates the relative amount of energy needed to provide a specific cooling output.