We are a strong advocate of energy conservation and using renewable energy sources. To make our member’s energy projects more affordable we offer rebates for all sorts of upgrades. Documentation to receive rebates must be submitted within the calendar year of the purchase. For a listing of rebates we’re currently offering please click on the link below.
Clean Energy Tax Credits for Consumers
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YOU MUST RECEIVE YOUR ELECTRICITY FROM CENTRAL WISCONSIN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE TO QUALIFY FOR OUR ENERGY CONSERVATION REBATES
How to Apply:
For most rebates all we need is a copy of the receipt of purchase.
For Energy Star appliance purchases please submit a copy of the receipt and proof the appliance is Energy Star rated (a copy of the Energy Guide label is perfect).
Include the name on your CWEC electric account and your electric account number.
Please contact us for more information on energy audits, water heaters and renewable energy incentives.
GAGAS FARMS RECEIVES ENERGY CONSERVATION REWARDS
For Gagas Farms, Inc., updating its operations is nothing new. Afterall, the history of the farm dates back to the early 1930s.
Clifford Gagas, who owns Gagas Farms with his brother, Gene, said his grandfather originally started the farm in the early 1930s. The farm was eventually taken over by Clifford and Gene’s dad, before they took over the operations of the farm.
“We’re starting to step out of it and I have one son who’s the next generation and will be taking it over, and see where it goes from there,” Clifford Gagas said.
He said the farm specializes in growing vegetables and grain. Potatoes are the main crop of the farm, with half the crop going to canning companies, and the other half going to the fresh market. Sweet corn and green peas are also grown, which go to canning companies.
Food grade soybeans are also grown on the farm.
With Energy Conservation Rewards available through Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative (CWEC), and the opportunity to update its irrigation equipment, Gagas Farms took advantage of that opportunity.
“I upgraded an irrigation setup, which had a pond for a water source and pivots for applying the water,” Gagas said. “It was a diesel engine before. I upgraded it to electric with VFD drive, and a 40-horsepower pond pump to supply the water.”
Gagas said the upgrade will mean farm personnel won’t have to spend as much time maintaining the equipment because the electric pump is more of a “permanent set-up” as compared to the diesel engine.
“The diesel engine, we would always put it away for the winter, bring it back out the next spring,” Gagas said. “This also should be much more energy efficient.”
Being able to apply for and receive Energy Conservation Rewards from CWEC for the project was beneficial to completing the project, Gagas said.
“It gives a good incentive to want to do it (project). I appreciate it,” Gagas said. “If it’s (Energy Conservation Rewards) available, other farmers should take advantage of it. It’s well worth it.”
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If you are interested in learning more about the Energy Conservation Rewards available through CWEC, click here, or email John LaValley at john.lavalley@cwecoop.com