Rebates

A rebate of up to $100 can be used to cover the cost of the thermostat or the expense of installing it. You may choose to have your rebate amount credited to your utility account or mailed to you in the form of a check.

*Note: Please bring your old thermostat to the Office of Utility Billing for proper disposal (old thermostats may contain mercury)

• Customer must be the home/rental property owner and be in good credit standing with the City of Charlottesville
• Customer must be a Charlottesville Gas residential/commercial customer and switch from a propane, electric or natural gas storage tank water heater. New customers with existing homes are also eligible.
• Customer must purchase and install this qualifying appliance between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2019.
• The natural gas tankless water heater must have an energy factor (EF) of 0.80 or greater.
• New construction (residential development projects, e.g. subdivisions) installations do not qualify.
• Only one water heater rebate per property address. Please check with utility billing to see if the rebate has already been redeemed for your address.
• This $200 rebate can be used to cover the cost of the water heater and/or the installation cost.

• Customer must be the home/rental property owner and be in good credit standing with the City of Charlottesville
• Customer must use natural gas for home heating.
• Purchase and install the thermostat between April 1, 2001 and June 30, 2019.
• Provide us with a receipt for the thermostat and/or installation along with the completed rebate form.
• Only one thermostat rebate per property address. Please check with utility billing to see if the rebate has already been redeemed for your address.
• New construction (residential development projects, e.g. subdivisions) installations do not qualify.
• This rebate can be used to cover the cost of the thermostat and/or the installation cost up to $100

• Print and return the Tankless Water Heater or Programmable Thermostat rebate form
  • Mail tankless water heater form to:
    • City of Charlottesville
      Gas Marketing
      305 4th Street NW
      Charlottesville, VA 22903
  • Mail programmable thermostat rebate form to:
    •  City of Charlottesville
      Office of Utility Billing
      P.O. Box 591
      Charlottesville, VA 22902
• Call (434) 970-3812 and ask us to send a copy of the rebate form to you
• Pick up a form at the Utility Billing counter in City Hall.

 *Rebates are available for residential and commercial properties. Rebate programs are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Funding and guidelines for these programs may be changed or discontinued at any time without notice.

Tankless Water Heaters

According to the U.S. Department of energy, water heating is the third largest energy use in homes. By heating water only when it's needed, natural gas tankless water heaters cut water heating expenses by 30%, while also providing continuous hot water delivery. This "green" technology also produces less CO2 and NOx than conventional gas or electric tank water heaters.