Freeborn-Mower Electric Cooperative customers, Iowa · Rebate
Audit Recommended Improvements Rebate
Run by Freeborn-Mower Electric Cooperative
After a Comfort Plus Homes energy audit ($75), Freeborn-Mower members can get back the cost of recommended efficiency improvements up to $500, once every five years.
Amounts
How much you get
Cost of recommended improvements (material and professional labor) up to $500; once per account every five years; improvements within 24 months of the audit. FMEC bills $75 for its in-house audit.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 3 of these.
Member receiving electric service from Freeborn-Mower Electric Cooperative at the address where the equipment is installed.
Improvements must come from a comprehensive audit arranged by the cooperative or an approved partner.
What to doSchedule FMEC's Comfort Plus Homes audit first.
One Audit Recommended Improvement incentive per account every five years.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply by mail. Submit within 3 months of purchase or installation; incentives are in place through December 31, 2026, while funds last.
- Schedule a Comfort Plus Homes audit.
FMEC bills $75 for the audit.
- Complete recommended improvements within 24 months.
- Submit the 2026 form within 3 months.
With the dated receipt; mail to PO Box 611, Albert Lea, MN 56007, or email energysolutions@fmec.coop.
- Receive the rebate.
Bill credit, or a check for larger HVAC rebates.
Forms and instructions, including for applying by mailRebates - Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative · Freeborn-Mower 2026 Energy Efficiency Rebate Form - Audit Recommended Improvements · Home Energy Audit - Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative
Questions about applying(507) 373-6421
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does Audit Recommended Improvements Rebate pay?
Up to $500 back.
Do I need to be a Freeborn-Mower Electric Cooperative customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in Freeborn-Mower Electric Cooperative customers, Iowa. See Do I qualify for the details.
Do I need approval before I buy?
Improvements must come from a comprehensive audit arranged by the cooperative or an approved partner. Schedule FMEC's Comfort Plus Homes audit first.
What’s the deadline?
Deadline: N/A
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 28, 2026.
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References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Rebates - Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative
- Freeborn-Mower 2026 Energy Efficiency Rebate Form - Audit Recommended Improvements
- Home Energy Audit - Freeborn Mower Electric Cooperative
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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