The EnergyWise® Dual Fuel Program is a controlled, whole home electric heating program that helps save money and conserve energy. This program combines two heat sources to best fit your home heating needs by taking advantage of a low-cost electric heat source combined with an alternative, whole home back-up heating system.

With a Dual Fuel heating system, an electric heat source, such as a boiler, is used in conjunction with fuel oil, propane, natural gas, wood or electric storage heat as a back-up heating system to receive our reduced EnergyWise® electric rate.

HOW IT WORKS

When demand for electricity is high, the electric heat source is shut off, or controlled. During control periods, your home’s back-up system provides the heat you need. Heaters are controlled up to a maximum of 400 hours per heating season, with a maximum continuous control time of 12 hours per day.

REQUIREMENTS & BENEFITS

• Participants must have any electric heating system of 9 kW or more, combined with an acceptable whole home back-up heating system equal to or greater than the electric system enrolled on the program. Failure to have a working back-up heating system will result in removal from the program.
• Participants receive electricity used for heating at our reduced EnergyWise® electric rate.
• One-time* $200 rebate available for qualifying new heating systems. See bottom of page for sign-up information.
  *Requires separate Dual Fuel metering system; one metering system and demand response unit per structure allowed.

EnergyWise® Rebates   Efficiency Loans

WHAT QUALIFIES FOR MY ELECTRIC HEAT SOURCE AND BACK-UP HEATING SYSTEM?

View our list of acceptable electric heat sources and back-up heating systems.

COST COMPARISON

This EnergyWise® Cost Comparison Chart shows the price you would need to purchase fuel to beat the EnergyWise® rate for electric heating.

SIGN UP TODAY

Contact our Energy Services department during business hours at (800) 962-0655.