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
Touchstone Energy Home Program
Run by East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC) and its member cooperatives (Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives)
EKPC co-op members building an all-electric new home to Touchstone Energy efficiency standards get free inspections and certification, and at some co-ops an incentive (up to $750 at Inter-County).
Amounts
How much you get
Varies by co-op. Inter-County pays up to $750 depending on the prescriptive or performance path; Blue Grass gives a free HERS rating valued at up to $600; Clark does the inspections and tests at no cost; Farmers says you could get a rebate.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 3 of these.
Member of a participating East Kentucky Power member co-op.
New construction only.
Contact the co-op before construction; the home needs a pre-drywall inspection and a final blower-door/duct leakage test.
What to doCall your co-op before building begins to enroll the plans and schedule the pre-drywall inspection.
Equipment
What equipment counts
The program sets these minimums.
15.2 SEER and 7.8 HSPF.
R-44.
Applying
How to apply
Get approved before you buy anything.
- Contact your co-op before construction begins.
- Pass the pre-drywall inspection.
- Pass the final inspection and air leakage test.
The co-op issues the Touchstone Energy Home certificate and any incentive it offers.
Forms and instructionsEnergy Efficiency - East Kentucky Power Cooperative · Energy Efficiency Rebates - Inter-County Energy · Touchstone Energy Home - Clark Energy · Touchstone Energy Home - New Construction - Blue Grass Energy · Efficiency - Farmers 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
Call your co-op before building begins to enroll the plans and schedule the pre-drywall inspection.
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 Touchstone Energy Home Program pay?
Up to $750 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. Contact the co-op before construction; the home needs a pre-drywall inspection and a final blower-door/duct leakage test. Call your co-op before building begins to enroll the plans and schedule the pre-drywall inspection.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 28, 2026.
Plain words
Words used on this page
References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Rebate Programs - Together We Save (Kentucky's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives)
- Energy Efficiency - East Kentucky Power Cooperative
- Energy Efficiency Rebates - Inter-County Energy
- Touchstone Energy Home - Clark Energy
- Touchstone Energy Home - New Construction - Blue Grass Energy
- Efficiency - Farmers RECC
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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