Big Sandy RECC and Blue Grass Energy and Clark Energy and Cumberland Valley Electric and Farmers RECC and Fleming-Mason Energy and Grayson RECC and Inter-County Energy and Jackson Energy Cooperative and Licking Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Owen Electric Cooperative and Salt River Electric Cooperative Corporation and Shelby Energy Cooperative and South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation customers, Kentucky · Rebate
Button-Up Weatherization Program
Run by East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) and its member cooperatives (Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives)
Members of EKPC's Kentucky co-ops with electrically heated homes at least two years old can get $100 per 1,000 Btuh of heat loss reduced, up to $1,875, for insulation, air sealing, windows and doors.
Amounts
How much you get
$100 for each thousand Btuh per hour of heat loss reduced, as calculated by the co-op from before-and-after home energy reviews, up to $1,875.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 4 of these.
Residential member of a participating East Kentucky Power member co-op.
Home must be at least two years old.
Home must be electrically heated (primary heat source electric).
A home energy review by the co-op is required before and after the work.
What to doContact your co-op to schedule the 'before' home energy review before you start any work.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Get approved before you buy anything.
- Contact your co-op before you begin.
Ask for the 'before' home energy review; the co-op identifies where heat is lost.
- Do the weatherization work.
Keep purchase receipts showing the materials and purchase date.
- Have the 'after' review.
The co-op calculates the Btuh of heat loss reduced.
- Receive the rebate.
$100 per thousand Btuh reduced, up to $1,875.
Purchase receipt(s) showing materials and date of purchase
Forms and instructionsEnergy Efficiency - East Kentucky Power Cooperative · Air Sealing Rebate - Blue Grass Energy · Energy Efficiency Rebates - Inter-County Energy · Button-Up Program - Grayson RECC
Stacking
Use it with
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. This program has to approve you before you buy anything, so start with the program, not a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Contact your co-op to schedule the 'before' home energy review before you start any work.
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 Button-Up Weatherization Program pay?
Up to $1,875 back.
Do I need to be a Big Sandy RECC, Blue Grass Energy, Clark Energy, Cumberland Valley Electric, Farmers RECC, Fleming-Mason Energy, Grayson RECC, Inter-County Energy, Jackson Energy Cooperative, Licking Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation, Owen Electric Cooperative, Salt River Electric Cooperative Corporation, Shelby Energy Cooperative, South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation or Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation customer?
Yes. It’s only for homes in Big Sandy RECC and Blue Grass Energy and Clark Energy and Cumberland Valley Electric and Farmers RECC and Fleming-Mason Energy and Grayson RECC and Inter-County Energy and Jackson Energy Cooperative and Licking Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Owen Electric Cooperative and Salt River Electric Cooperative Corporation and Shelby Energy Cooperative and South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation customers, Kentucky. See Do I qualify for the details.
Do I need approval before I buy?
Yes. Apply before you buy or install anything; purchases made first don’t qualify. A home energy review by the co-op is required before and after the work. Contact your co-op to schedule the 'before' home energy review before you start any work.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 28, 2026.
Can I do the weatherization work myself?
Yes, the page asks only for purchase receipts for materials. The co-op must still do the energy review before and after the work.
Plain words
Words used on this page
References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Energy Efficiency - East Kentucky Power Cooperative
- Rebate Programs - Together We Save (Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives)
- Air Sealing Rebate - Blue Grass Energy
- Energy Efficiency Rebates - Inter-County Energy
- Button-Up Program - Grayson RECC
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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Big Sandy RECC and Blue Grass Energy and Clark Energy and Cumberland Valley Electric and Farmers RECC and Fleming-Mason Energy and Grayson RECC and Inter-County Energy and Jackson Energy Cooperative and Licking Valley Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Nolin Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Owen Electric Cooperative and Salt River Electric Cooperative Corporation and Shelby Energy Cooperative and South Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation and Taylor County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation customers, Kentucky
Community Assistance Resources for Energy Savings (CARES)
Amount varies
EKPC co-op members who qualify for weatherization through their local Community Action Agency get extra weatherization work, with the co-op paying the agency up to $3,000 per home.
Checked Oct 28, 2026
All of Kentucky
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
Work done at no cost
Free energy audit and weatherization (insulation, air sealing, furnace repair or replacement, heat pumps and more) for Kentucky households at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, through local Community Action Agencies. Renters need the landlord's written permission.
Checked Oct 28, 2026
Kenergy Corp and Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation and Meade County Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation customers, Kentucky
Big Rivers Low-Income Weatherization Support Program
Up to $1,500
Low-income members of Kenergy, Jackson Purchase Energy and Meade County RECC who get free weatherization from their Community Action Agency can get up to $1,500 more in health and safety repairs and up to $1,500 toward an ENERGY STAR electric heat pump or AC, paid by Big Rivers.
Checked Oct 28, 2026