Mount Prospect project file
Replace or upgrade HVAC
Screen the exact electric and gas measures before purchase, then separate incentives from repayable financing and owner-dependent property tools.
Before you spend: Do not order equipment or sign installation work until each utility, Village, lender, and property administrator has confirmed its required sequence in writing.
Assistance layers
Mechanisms worth sorting for this project
These are supported relationships, not eligibility decisions. The Workbench asks the facts that change whether a lead is current, conditional, specialized, or historical.
Sequence 1
Mount Prospect Green Buildings Grant
The Village currently advertises assistance for eligible energy-efficient and sustainable building improvements, but no current application or funding window was verified.
- Mechanism
- Grant
- What it does
- Lower the project cost
- Why it appears
- The Village advertises energy-saving building support that could include a reviewed HVAC project.
- Administrator
- Village of Mount Prospect
Before you spend: Confirm current Village funds, eligibility, and approval sequence before ordering equipment or starting work.
- Program lifecycle
- Advertised / confirm
- Visitor treatment
- Confirm this condition first
Advertised availability must be confirmed before relying on this program.
Reconfirm Green Buildings Grant funds and procedure by September 27, 2026
Date or range2026-09-27
If the Village has not confirmed current funds, application, eligible measures, preapproval, and stacking, keep the program confirm-first and omit Apply.
Date last verified
Ask the administrator: Is this exact HVAC measure eligible now, are funds available, and may it be combined with utility incentives?
Sequence 2
ComEd Small Business Energy Savings
Authorized ComEd service providers assess eligible small-business facilities and guide qualifying electric-efficiency upgrades through installation and incentive processing.
- Mechanism
- A bundled utility pathway combining a no-cost assessment, measure selection, installation support, and incentive processing.
- What it does
- Lower the project cost
- Why it appears
- Electric HVAC measures may qualify for assessment and project-specific ComEd incentives.
- Administrator
- Commonwealth Edison Company
Before you spend: Confirm reservation or preapproval before ordering equipment, signing a contract, or starting work.
- Program lifecycle
- Current / rolling
- Visitor treatment
- Worth checking now
This current pathway still requires program-specific eligibility and sequence checks.
Confirm ComEd reservation or preapproval before a project commitment
Date or rangeBefore ordering equipment, signing a contract, or beginning work when the measure requires reservation or preapproval
A commitment made before the required ComEd sequence may make the measure ineligible; the authorized provider must confirm the exact rule.
Date last verified
General 2026 Kickstart preapplication period ended March 31, 2026
Date or range2025-11-17 through 2026-03-31
Do not present the general Kickstart bonus as available; evaluate the underlying current small-business pathway and any measure-specific reservation separately.
Date last verified
Sequence 3
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.
- Mechanism
- Rebate
- What it does
- Lower the project cost
- Why it appears
- Listed high-efficiency natural-gas HVAC equipment may qualify for a 2026 rebate.
- Administrator
- Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program
Before you spend: Confirm the exact 2026 equipment requirement and any sequence rule before ordering; apply only after eligible installation.
- Program lifecycle
- Current / deadline
- Visitor treatment
- Worth checking now
This current pathway has a material deadline or timing condition that must be checked.
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
Sequence 4
Nicor Gas Custom Incentives
Commercial customers may seek a calculated incentive for qualifying capital energy-efficiency projects that are not eligible for Nicor prescriptive rebates.
- Mechanism
- Rebate
- What it does
- Lower the project cost
- Why it appears
- A nonstandard gas-saving capital project may qualify when it is not prescriptive-eligible.
- Administrator
- Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program
Before you spend: Obtain Nicor preapproval before ordering equipment, signing a contract, or starting work.
- Program lifecycle
- Current / deadline
- Visitor treatment
- Worth checking now
This current pathway has a material deadline or timing condition that must be checked.
Approved custom project must be operational by December 31, 2026
Date or range2026-12-31
A later operational date requires new written Nicor guidance and cannot rely on this edition's calculation or funding year.
Date last verified
Obtain Nicor custom-incentive preapproval before any project commitment
Date or rangeBefore ordering equipment, signing a contract, or beginning work
Ordering, signing, or beginning work before Nicor preapproval can make the project ineligible for a custom incentive.
Date last verified
Submit the final application within 30 days and no later than January 31, 2027
Date or rangeWithin 30 days after project completion and no later than 2027-01-31
A missed final-submission deadline requires Nicor review and may prevent payment even when preapproval was obtained.
Date last verified
Sequence 5
Nicor Gas Commercial Energy Assessment
Nicor provides a no-cost on-site assessment and a customized report identifying gas-efficiency opportunities, costs, and available incentives.
- Mechanism
- Free assessment
- What it does
- Get free expertise
- Why it appears
- A no-cost assessment can identify gas-saving HVAC opportunities before the business selects a project.
- Administrator
- Nicor Gas Energy Efficiency Program
- Program lifecycle
- Current / rolling
- Visitor treatment
- Worth checking now
This current pathway still requires program-specific eligibility and sequence checks.
Sequence 6
Nicor Gas On-Bill Financing for Small Businesses
Eligible owner-account-holders may finance rebate-qualifying improvements and repay the loan through monthly Nicor Gas bills.
- Mechanism
- Loan
- What it does
- Finance the remaining cost
- Why it appears
- Repayable utility financing may cover eligible gas-efficiency project cost after incentives.
- Administrator
- Nicor Gas and Energy Finance Solutions
Before you spend: Confirm loan approval, current rate, eligible contractor, and rebate sequence before signing work.
- Program lifecycle
- Current / rolling
- Visitor treatment
- Worth checking now
This current pathway still requires program-specific eligibility and sequence checks.
Posted fixed rate is 7.49 percent effective December 1, 2025
Date or rangeEffective 2025-12-01 until changed by the administrator
Reconfirm the rate and loan terms with Energy Finance Solutions before signing; the posted rate is information, not an approval.
Date last verified
Sequence 7
Cook County Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing
Commercial property owners may seek long-term private financing for qualifying energy, renewable-energy, water, and resilience projects, repaid through a property assessment.
- Mechanism
- Property-assessment financing
- What it does
- Finance the remaining cost
- Why it appears
- An owner-controlled commercial property may finance qualifying HVAC cost through a property assessment.
- Administrator
- Cook County C-PACE Program
Before you spend: Confirm owner authority, lender consent, assessment terms, and closing sequence before committing to the project.
- Program lifecycle
- Current / rolling
- Visitor treatment
- Worth checking now
This current pathway still requires program-specific eligibility and sequence checks.