NC Energy Efficient Mobile Home Rebates


Consumers who purchase ENERGY STAR qualified manufactured homes are now eligible to receive a $1,500 rebate, according to the N.C. Energy Office. The rebate amount has been increased from $500 to help more consumers take advantage of the NC Plus program for ENERGY STAR manufactured homes. The Energy Office, with the makers and sellers of manufactured homes and the support of utility companies, are working together to help the state’s consumers cut utility bills and get money back for buying energy-efficient homes.

Buyers of manufactured homes will receive a $1,500 rebate when they purchase an NC Plus ENERGY STAR qualified home. In addition to the cash back, homeowners will save about $74 per month – or $888 a year – on utility bills compared with a home of the same size that is not ENERGY STAR. The announcement was made by representatives of the N.C. Energy Office, manufactured home makers and dealers and electric utilities, at Oakwood Homes in Greensboro.

The NC Plus Program provides an incentive for homeowners to purchase a home that may have a slightly higher monthly mortgage, but saves customers money through energy efficiency and lower monthly utility bills. Now, the rebate more than covers any increase in added down payment for the ENERGY STAR home. Homebuyers begin saving money as soon as they move into their new home.

For example, a family purchasing a new NC Plus ENERGY STAR manufactured home in Raleigh that is 1,570 sq. ft. is estimated to save $73 each month compared with a standard manufactured home. Upgrading to an NC Plus ENERGY STAR home will cost an estimated $25 per month in added monthly mortgage costs. Combined with the savings on utility bills, the total monthly homeownership costs will actually be $48 less each month.

“During the summer, consumers are even more aware of their power bill at home and we are encouraging people to save money and save energy,” said Ward Lenz, director of the N.C. Energy Office. “This is a program that helps consumers and also our state’s economy, including our state-based manufacturers and retailers.”

The rebate program is sponsored, in part, by the N.C. Energy Office with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The initiative is being supported by the North Carolina Manufactured and Modular Homebuilders Association and GreenCo Solutions, the energy efficiency and renewable resources initiative of the N.C. Electric Cooperatives.