Ducts are used to distribute conditioned air throughout a home with forced-air heating and cooling systems. A duct system is the collection of tubes that distribute this air to each of the home's rooms. It can make a big difference in both the cost and the effectiveness of heating and cooling your home. It also has an important effect on the comfort and health of your home's occupants.

About 20 percent of the air that moves through your home's duct system is lost due to leaks, holes, and poorly connected ducts. The likely result is higher utility bills and more difficulty keeping your house comfortable, no matter how the thermostat is set. You may have poor performing ducts if:

• You have high summer and winter utility bills
• You have rooms that are difficult to heat and cool
• You have stuffy rooms that never seem to feel comfortable
• Your ducts are located in an attic, crawlspace, or the garage
• You find tangled or kinked flexible ducts in your system

CPS Energy is offering a rebate for:

• Duct Repair or Replacement – 25 percent, up to $1,500 per system and $2,500 per customer
• Duct Testing – 50 percent, up to $250 per system

Air Flow Performance Rebates are available only for work completed on existing AC systems.  This program is not applicable to new construction.  The 2009 Air Flow Performance Certification program will include rebates for the repair and/or replacement of duct work needed to improve the overall efficiency of your HVAC system and for testing that shows improvement to the HVAC system.  Rebates are not available for duct sealing.

Air Flow rebates will be granted only for installations completed by contractors registered with CPS Energy.  Work completed by other contractors or by homeowners are not eligible for a rebate from CPS Energy.

The 2009 Air Flow Performance Certification Application is not available on this Web site.  Copies of the application are only available through Air Flow Performance Registered Contractors.