Canonical program record
Nicor Gas Commercial Prescriptive Rebates
Active commercial Nicor Gas customers may request rebates for qualifying high-efficiency natural-gas equipment installed and operating during the 2026 program year.
What this mechanism does
- Mechanism type
- Rebate
- Economic effect
- Lower the project cost
- Administrator
- Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program
- Amount or value
- Measure-specific 2026 rebate amounts; final value depends on approved equipment and available funds.
- Cash-flow timing
- Rebate after installation, complete application, review, and approval; Nicor states typical processing is approximately six to eight weeks.
- Upfront cash
- Required
- Repayment
- Not a repayable mechanism
- Program lifecycle
- Current / deadline
- Visitor treatment
- Worth checking now
This current pathway has a material deadline or timing condition that must be checked.
Important dates and consequences
Qualifying equipment must be installed and operational during 2026
Date or range2026-01-01 through 2026-12-31
A measure outside the 2026 installation period will not qualify under this edition's terms and requires a fresh program-year review.
Date last verified
Apply within 90 days of installation or by January 31, 2027, whichever comes first
Date or rangeEarlier of 90 days after installation or 2027-01-31
A late submission may not be accepted and requires Nicor review; no 2026 rebate payment should be assumed.
Date last verified
Project fit and limits
Eligibility conditions to confirm
- The installation site must have an eligible active commercial Nicor Gas account.
- Equipment, contractor, rate-class, installation, invoice, and documentation rules must be met.
- The product must be installed and fully operational before the rebate application is submitted.
Eligible costs described by the authority
- Qualifying 2026 commercial natural-gas equipment and services listed by Nicor Gas
Ineligible or excluded costs
- Used, rebuilt, rented, leased, warranty-replacement, or prize equipment
- Measures that do not meet the current application requirements
- Duplicate rebates for the same product except a qualifying joint offer described by Nicor Gas
Friction to plan for
- Installation must occur during 2026 and the application deadline is the earlier of 90 days after installation or January 31, 2027.
- Offers remain subject to available funds and complete documentation.
Stackability evidence
Prohibited combination
Scope: The same natural-gas efficiency measure.
Nicor custom incentives are for qualifying projects not eligible for a prescriptive rebate, so the same measure cannot receive both pathways.
- Separate measures may be screened independently by Nicor.
- Nicor's written classification controls.
Rule last verified
Conditional relationship
Scope: A qualifying joint ComEd and Nicor measure.
Nicor generally prohibits duplicate rebates for the same product but recognizes qualifying joint ComEd and Nicor offers.
- Both utilities must confirm that the exact measure is a qualifying joint offer.
- Each program's account, installation, documentation, and approval rules still apply.
Rule last verified
Unknown — ask
Scope: The same natural-gas efficiency project or cost.
The Village advertisement and Nicor rules do not establish cross-program stackability for the same cost.
- Obtain written Village and Nicor guidance before ordering equipment or counting both values.
Can both programs support this exact measure, and which costs must be excluded from each request?
Rule last verified