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Keep out unwanted heat. And keep up to $250.

Reduce the amount of the sun's heat that enters your home, increase your comfort, and lower your energy costs by installing energy-efficient windows, window film or screen on your home.

Professionally installed high-performance windows or window screening offers a great way to add value to your home. Solar window screens, which look similar to the traditional screens they replace, do a much better job of minimizing solar gain–and keeping bugs out.

Window film, available at home improvement stores, can be a simple do-it-yourself project that pays big dividends in reduced glare, daytime privacy and lower indoor temperatures without air conditioning.

Energy-efficient window upgrades offer clear benefits
  • Eliminate hot spots in rooms
  • Reduce outside noise
  • Protect carpets, upholstery, wood, papers
  • Increase indoor comfort and artwork from fading and UV rays
  • Add value to your home

Plus, if you are also in need of a new heating and cooling system, consider upgrading at the same time as replacing your windows. You may be able to reduce the size and cost of your new HVAC system due to the increased efficiency of your new windows.

Federal tax credits available! Through 2010, there is a 30 percent federal tax credit up to a $1,500 maximum issued for the installation of attic insulation. Click here to verify the requirements.

A free Progress Energy Home Energy Check within the past 24 months with a qualifying recommendation is a prerequisite to qualify for all incentives.

Click here to request a free Home Energy Check.

If you've already had a Home Energy Check, call 1.888.302.8348 for more information.

Other requirements or restrictions may apply.

At Progress Energy, we are working to ensure clean, reliable, affordable power today and in the future by using a balance of energy efficiency, new, environmentally responsible technology and alternative energy projects like biomass, solar power and hydrogen fuel cells.



Rebate details:

High-performance replacement windows
$1 per square foot of window area,
up to $250.
Must have whole-house electric heating and cooling.

Window film
50 percent of the cost,
up to $100
Must have whole-house electric cooling.

Window screen
50 percent of the cost,
up to $100
Must have whole-house electric cooling.

For installation of Progress Energy approved products. You may qualify for only one of these programs. A Progress Energy Home Energy Check within the past 24 months with a qualifying recommendation is a prerequisite to qualifying for all Progress Energy incentives.

The National Fenestration Rating Council provides guidelines for measuring solar heat gain -which simply means the amount of heat that's transferred from the outside of your home to the inside, through your windows. A lower coefficient number (Solar Heat Gain Coefficient ratings range between 0 and 1) indicates that less heat is transferred - and that you'll be more comfortable.

Installed windows must have a solar heat gain coefficient of less than or equal to 0.50 and a U-value of less than or equal to 0.75.

Window film or screening must have a shading coefficient of less than or equal to 0.45 or a solar heat gain coefficient of equal to or less than 0.40.

Window film or screen must be installed on all windows facing east, west and south. (This does not include decorative glass that covers less than 15 percent of the total glass area.)

Windows and window screens must be installed according to Progress Energy standards by a contractor meeting all Progress Energy requirements. Window film may be self-installed. Customers may want to check with their Homeowners' Association before making exterior improvements to the home.

If you are installing impact resistant windows (hurricane windows), verify whether the window specifications meet the requirements for Progress Energy's and the federal tax credit incentives.

Other restrictions may apply.

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