Sustainability Incentives and Rebates

The City of Naperville offers the following incentives and rebates to help residents and utility customers make sustainable improvements. 

Install a Smart Thermostat

The Electric Utility offers rebates to residential utility customers who buy and install smart thermostats – which adjust automatically and remotely to temperature preferences and help save energy.

View Smart Thermostat Rebate Details

Electric Vehicle Charging Station Rebates

The City encourages installation of electric vehicle charging stations and advises customers to contact the Naperville Electric Utility before beginning the installation process. The City is offering up to a $700 rebate for a Level 2 or 3 electric vehicle charging station for residential use and up to a $500 rebate for a Level 2 or 3 charging station for nonresidential use.

What to Know Before Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installation

Solar Installation Rebates

Naperville Electric Utility customers have the right to interconnect their own solar facilities to the City’s utility distribution system. The Utility offers rebates of $1,000 to $3,000 for residential solar panel installations and provides a solar installation checklist to guide residents through the process.

View Solar Panel Guidelines

Renewable Energy Program

The renewable energy program provides funding for non-residential customers to support projects that measurably increase renewable energy usage, displace fossil fuels, create opportunities for our community to learn about renewable solutions and can be replicated. Grants can cover up to 50% of the applicant’s total cost as a $50,000 maximum reimbursement award. 

Learn How to Participate in the Renewable Energy Program

Energy Efficiency

The City offers a variety of rebate and grant programs to support customers installing renewable energy projects, smart thermostats, air conditioners, and energy-efficient attic insulation/windows or scheduling tune-ups for a furnace blower motor or air conditioner. Nicor Gas and the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency offer rebates for Naperville residents as well.

View Available Energy Efficiency Rebates

Nicor Energy Efficiency Rebates and Free Services

Nicor Gas offers energy efficiency rebates, free services and free kits for weatherization and water conservation to help customers save energy and money.

View Nicor's Residential Rebates

View Nicor's Commercial/Multi-Family Residential Rebates

Electric Lawn Equipment Rebate

All available funds for the 2023 Electric Lawn Equipment Rebate have been granted, and the program is now closed, as of June 30, 2023.  

This popular program, introduced in 2022, provides a $50 rebate to residents who purchase a battery-powered electric lawn mower, snow blower, leaf blower, trimmer, edger or manually powered reel lawn mower. Participants are eligible for one rebate per household per calendar year, and rebates are available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

Please check back here for information on future Electric Lawn Equipment Rebate opportunities as they become available.