Adams Electric Coop
Save up to $100 on your next electric water heater

Adams Electric has rebates to assist you in the purchase of an electric water heater, if you agree to allow a load control switch to be installed on it.

$100.00 rebate for 80-gallon or larger units

$50.00 rebate for water heaters under 80-gallons

You may purchase a water heater from any source (hardware store, home center, plumber, etc.) and claim a rebate from Adams Electric if you allow a load control switch to be installed on it. The rebate will appear as an electric bill credit after you bring in the receipt for the water heater and complete a Water Heater Rebate Form (use link at bottom of page). The water heater receipt must be dated after December 1, 2004 and should contain your name, date, amount paid and proof of water heater gallonage.

Don't have a load control switch?
Members whose existing electric water heater does not have a load control switch may also qualify for a one-time $50 participation credit on their electric bill for allowing the switch to be installed. For details, contact a local district office of the cooperative or phone toll-free 1-888-232-6732.

Saving money
The load control switch, which will turn off your water heater at a time during power demand peaks in the summer and winter, costs you nothing. Installation is also free. There are also monthly savings on your electric bill when you allow the electricity to you water heater to be controlled with a load control switch.

NOTE: There is one cautionary note to the prospect of savings. The program encourages all members with electric water heaters (as small as 30 gallons) to participate in load control and benefit from the savings. Control periods may result in occasional cold water when a small water heater is used. That is why incentives are greater for the purchase of 80-gallon or larger units.

If a member is inconvenienced by a load control switch, attempts will be made to resolve the issue. Monthly savings will terminate if the switch is removed.

In reality, most members with load control switches rarely, if ever, notice that it is being controlled. This means that, without any interruption in comfort or hot water, the co-op and the members are saving money.

Changes in power supply contracts over the years reward the cooperative for reducing its electrical use during demand peaks. It is these savings which are shared directly with the members who have load control switches, and indirectly with all co-op members.