MVEC customers, Iowa · Rebate
Energy Assessment Incentives (Audit Recommended Improvements)
Run by Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC)
After a home energy assessment by MVEC's energy advisor, members get back 50% of the cost of recommended efficiency improvements, up to $500, once every five years.
Amounts
How much you get
50% of the cost of improvements recommended in the assessment, up to $500; one incentive per account every five years; improvements within 24 months of the audit.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 3 of these.
Member receiving electric service from Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative (MVEC) at the address where the equipment is installed.
Improvements must be recommended in an energy assessment performed by MVEC's energy advisor.
What to doRequest a free home energy assessment from MVEC before starting work.
One audit-recommended improvement incentive per account every five years.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Submit within 3 months of completing the improvements; incentives are in place through December 31, 2026.
- Request a free home energy assessment.
Call 800-927-6068 or email memberservices@mvec.coop.
- Complete recommended improvements within 24 months.
- Submit the form within 3 months of finishing.
With receipts and the audit documentation.
- Download, fill in and save the 2026 form.
Email it with receipts to memberservices@mvec.coop.
- Receive the rebate.
Totals of $100 or less go on your bill.
Forms and instructions, including for applying by mailRebates - Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative · MVEC 2026 Audit Recommended Improvements incentive form · Request a Home Energy Assessment - MVEC · MVEC 2026 residential rebates overview
Questions about applying800-927-6068 or memberservices@mvec.coop
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.
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We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does Energy Assessment Incentives (Audit Recommended Improvements) pay?
50% of the cost of improvements recommended in the assessment, up to $500; one incentive per account every five years; improvements within 24 months of the audit.
Do I need to be a MVEC customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in MVEC customers, Iowa. See Do I qualify for the details.
Do I need approval before I buy?
Improvements must be recommended in an energy assessment performed by MVEC's energy advisor. Request a free home energy assessment from MVEC before starting work.
What’s the deadline?
Apply by December 31, 2026.
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 - Maquoketa Valley Electric Cooperative
- MVEC 2026 Audit Recommended Improvements incentive form
- Request a Home Energy Assessment - MVEC
- MVEC 2026 residential rebates overview
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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