Rebates

Illinois residents that purchase a new or used all-electric vehicle from an Illinois licensed dealer may be eligible for an Illinois' Electric Vehicle Rebate in the amounts set forth below.

• A $4,000 rebate for the purchase of an all-electric vehicle that is not an electric motorcycle.
• A $1,500 rebate for the purchase of an all-electric motorcycle.

Applicants must apply for the rebate during an open rebate cycle and within 90-days of vehicle purchase using the application forms available on this webpage during the open rebate cycle. There was a total of $14 million appropriated for the fiscal year ending on

MidAmerican Energy offers several energy efficiency incentives for residential customers. Incentives are grouped into instant discounts and rebate offerings.

Duke Energy Indiana offers participants in its off-peak charging program for Level 2 home chargers a $50 quarterly credit for charging during off-peak hours. 

AES Indiana offers a rebate program designed to help commercial customers install electric vehicle charging infrastructure (Level 2 chargers or DC fast chargers) for fleets and other public‐use EVs. There are two tiers of rebates: a standard rebate, and an enhanced rebate for projects in federally designated disadvantaged communities. Depending on charger size and location, rebates can cover up to half (standard) or 100% (disadvantaged community) of eligible project costs. There are caps on the amount per property and per customer account, and applicants must meet eligibility requirements, including having commercially owned EVs and applying before construction begins.

Eversource's residential EV charging program offers residential and low-income residential customers rebates for home charging installations (i.e. panel upgrade, new circuit, charging connection, etc.). Rebates are for single-family households and multifamily buildings with 2-4 units. See website for details.

National Grid's residential EV charging infrastructure program offers residential and low-income residential customers rebates for EV smart chargers and 240V circuit/outlet purchases for the purpose of charging an EV. Rebates are available for single-family households and 2-4 unit buildings.

For more information visit National Grid's website.

Madison Gas & Electric's Charge Ahead program provides customers with an incentive for charging primarily during off-peak hours. Customers participating in the program receive a credit of $8 per month during the summer and $4 per month during other months if they charge at least 80% during off-peak hours. The program does not require the customer to have their own charging station.

*Note: Funding for the Vermont Replace Your Ride Incentive Program is exhausted. Additional funding for the program will require legislative authorization. If approved, funds may be available again in summer 2025. Eligibility requirements may change if the program resumes. 

Administered by the Center for Sustainable Energy (CSE), Vermont offers a rebate to residential consumers wanting to replace their old internal combustion engine vehicles with a new or used plug-in EV. The incentive is available on a first-come, first-served basis based on funding availability, and certain requirements are waived for flood-damaged vehicles. For more information go to the Replace Your Ride

Information for this program is taken from the 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan

As part of its Renewable Portfolio Standard, Illinois operates two SREC purchase programs to support deployment of solar photovoltaic generation.

By offering more generous REC prices than the Illinois Shines program, the Illinois Solar for All program incents low-income residents (as well as non-profit and public facilities) to participate in solar projects, whether as a system owner, community solar project subscriber, or system host.

The Illinois Solar for All Program consists of four sub-programs: the Low-Income Single-Family and Small Multifamily Solar Incentive (also referred

Information for this program is taken from the Illinois Shines Program Guidebook and the 2024 Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan

The Illinois Shines Program is a state-administered solar incentive program created to facilitate the development of new photovoltaic distributed generation and community solar projects through the issuance of renewable energy credit delivery contracts. At least 50% of Illinois's solar REC procurement target must be supplied through this program.

Illinois Shines contains six program categories: 1) Small DG (less than or equal to 25 kW); 2) Large DG (greater than 25 kW up to 5 MW); 3) Traditional Community Solar; 4)