Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative | 63439, 63461, 63463, 63471

Missouri Rural Electric Cooperative

Website: http://www.morec.org

Phone: 888-557-1077

Headquarters: 975 W. Ross St. Palmyra, MO 63461

Counties Serviced: Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, Shelby

Towns Serviced: Emden, Philadelphia, Taylor, Warren, West Quincy

Zip Codes Serviced: 63439, 63461, 63463, 63471


Available Efficiency Programs:
Water Heaters

Tankless water heaters are not eligible for a rebate, must be electric tank storage type, 40 gallons or larger. Unit must be connected to electric and not just a storage tank with a minimum efficiency of .90. Limit of 2 rebates per meter location. Must supply a receipt with the purchase date!

New and replacement electric and gas water heater – $250 Rebate form here.

Heat Pump Water Heaters – 50% of cost up to $700 for new and replacement of gas or electric less than .90. Rebate form here.

Ground Source Heat Pumps

Rebate of $250 ton for a unit that meets ENERGY STAR +2 rating of 19.1 EER

Additional $500 per ton available for new installations and replacement units, only when ground loops are replaced. To qualify unit must be installed with a Delta T of 80 (manual J calculations must support Delta T). Manual J must be submitted with all rebate applications. 

Residential rebates are limited to 10 tons and commercial rebates are limited to 50 tons.

Rebate for replacement units without replacing ground loops will be $150 per ton for units that are less than 10 years old and $400 per ton for units over 10 years old.

Rebate form here.

Air Source and Mini Split Heat Pumps

$250 per ton – Equipment must meet the Energy Star + 2 rating of 19.1 EER with a Delta T of 80 to qualify. Manual J required.

Additional $500 per ton available for new installations and replacement units, only when ground loops are replaced. The unit must be Energy Star rated and the building must have a minimum of R38 insulation installed in the ceiling (R45 is recommended) and R13 in the walls. Electric backup heat will be allowed but must be separated from the unit by its own breaker or two-stage thermostat. Heat pumps may be purchased from any dealer. Dealers or distributors of heat pumps are not eligible for rebates. Residential rebates are limited to 10 tons and commercial rebates are limited to 50 tons.

Rebate for replacement units without replacing ground loops will be $150 per ton for units that are less than 10 years old and $400 per ton for units over 10 years old. To qualify home must meet the insulation requirements above and the new HP unit must have an efficiency increase of 3 EER higher than the old unit. More information here.

Energy Star Advanced Programmable Thermostat

50% of cost up to $50 for New programmable Energy Star-rated thermostat. Limit of 2 per metered location.

More information here.

Energy Star-Rated Room Air Conditioning Unit Rebate

$50 – Energy Star rated room air conditioning unit. (Limit 1 rebate per address)

More information here.

Programmable Timer for Engine Block Heater

50% of cost up to $15 for 15 amp minimum (1800 watt capacity) heavy-duty programmable timer for the engine block heater.

More information here.

Energy Audits

The cooperative will reimburse $125 of the cost of a blower door energy audit and 50% of the cost of any improvements recommended by the auditor’s report, up to $500. Member must use auditors approved by the cooperative.

More information here.

For more rebate information, please see the linked rebate page from the cooperative’s webpage here.