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MEAN Cooling System Tune-Up Incentive

Run by Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (NMPP Energy), with its member municipal utilities

Homes served by the city utilities of Indianola, Waverly, Carlisle, Denver, Breda, Fonda, Lake View, Rockford, Sergeant Bluff and Wall Lake can get $30 every two years for having an HVAC contractor tune up a central air conditioner or heat pump, from the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska.

Open Checked Oct 28, 2026

Amounts

How much you get

$30 for a contractor tune-up of a residential central air conditioner, air-source or water-source heat pump; once every two years.

Eligibility

Do I qualify?

You need to meet all 2 of these, plus one that applies only in some cases.

  • Residential customer of a local electric utility served by MEAN wholesale power; owners and renters can apply.

  • Tune-up done by an HVAC contractor, who signs the checklist.

    What to doHire an HVAC contractor and have the technician sign the tune-up checklist on the form. Get a quote from a contractor

  • Only in some cases

    Only one tune-up incentive every two years.

Applying

How to apply

Program year April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027.

  1. Have an HVAC contractor tune up the system.
  2. Complete the form with homeowner and technician signatures.

    Your local electric utility verifies it.

  3. Email the form to NMPP Energy at energyiq@nmppenergy.org.

    Go to mean.nmppenergy.org

  4. Receive the $30 incentive.

Forms and instructions, including for applying by mailMEAN Cooling System Tune-Up Incentive Application FY26-27 · MEAN Energy Efficiency Program Eligibility (as of April 1, 2026)

Questions about applyingenergyiq@nmppenergy.org

Your address

Next steps

Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.

FAQ

Questions

How much does MEAN Cooling System Tune-Up Incentive pay?

$30 back.

Do I need to be a Breda Municipal Utilities, Carlisle Municipal Utilities, Denver Municipal Utilities, Fonda Municipal Utilities, Indianola Municipal Utilities, Lake View Municipal Utilities, Rockford Municipal Utilities, Sergeant Bluff Municipal Utilities, Wall Lake Municipal Utilities or Waverly Utilities customer?

Yes. It’s only for homes in Breda Municipal Utilities and Carlisle Municipal Utilities and Denver Municipal Utilities and Fonda Municipal Utilities and Indianola Municipal Utilities and Lake View Municipal Utilities and Rockford Municipal Utilities and Sergeant Bluff Municipal Utilities and Wall Lake Municipal Utilities and Waverly Utilities customers, Iowa. See Do I qualify for the details.

Do I have to use a contractor?

Yes. Tune-up done by an HVAC contractor, who signs the checklist.

What’s the deadline?

Apply by March 31, 2027.

Is it still available?

Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 28, 2026.

References

Sources

This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.

  1. MEAN Energy Efficiency Programsmean.nmppenergy.org · Read Oct 28, 2026 · Re-checked weekly
  2. MEAN Cooling System Tune-Up Incentive Application FY26-27nmppenergy.org · Read Oct 28, 2026 · Re-checked monthly
  3. MEAN Energy Efficiency Program Eligibility (as of April 1, 2026)nmppenergy.org · Read Oct 28, 2026 · Re-checked monthly

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