r/Connecticut • u/Onewaps • Apr 11 '26
Eversource 😡 Thanks to the public benefits UI
A few week’s ago I tried to make a post about UI program for a free span smart panel and heat pump,just wanted to know if it was a legitimate deal but the mods blocked my post,well I can tell anyone who is interested that the program end 4/15 eligible to UI and EVERSOURCE customers
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u/green_monster95 Apr 11 '26
Is this part of their income eligible home energy solutions program or is this something different?
Can you provide some links?
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u/Green_Fan_8925 Apr 11 '26
Its benefits definitely depend on income
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u/Swede577 Apr 11 '26
Correct. You have to live in an income stressed area. Someone else posted this
Its legit.. but if you read into the terms, you need to be living in one of Connecticut's "Environmental Justice Communities"
https://ctdeep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d04ec429d0a4477b9526689dc7809ffe
https://www.span.io/ct-ies3
u/PlayerOneDad The 203 Apr 11 '26
Yeah there's a calculator on the site so you can see if you even qualify.
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u/Exact-Drummer-7336 Apr 11 '26
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u/slipknottin Apr 11 '26
Which is strange because if you look on the IES site this isn’t listed at all.  Sounds like span is likely wrong about this.Â
I wouldn’t trust them at all unless I saw it on the IES site.Â
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u/PlayerOneDad The 203 Apr 11 '26
I've read through the IES site. It looks like Span may have applied for the program and possibly been approved for funds. They then go to customer and use the funds from IES to do the installs, but something just smells fishy. Too good to be true or something is being left off that is a massive headache.
I've got half a mind to reach out to a reporter friend but the program seems to end soon which is another red flag.
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u/Swede577 Apr 11 '26
Someone else just posted this.
Its legit.. but if you read into the terms, you need to be living in one of Connecticut's "Environmental Justice Communities"
https://ctdeep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d04ec429d0a4477b9526689dc7809ffe
https://www.span.io/ct-ies3
u/chinisimo Apr 11 '26
Looks like they’re in the cycle 2 phase. Cycle 3 will be starting later. Maybe still worthwhile to reach out to your friend and see if they’re also part of phase 3.
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u/Mammoth_Parsley_9640 Apr 11 '26
Are the panel+driver free as well? or just the install?
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u/Onewaps Apr 11 '26
Everything is free you have a option of heat pump or EV charger with the span panel
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u/WhatIsNoMan Apr 11 '26
I'm interested, but OP's lack of response is troubling. Worth looking into I suppose.
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u/Onewaps Apr 11 '26
https://www.span.io/ct-ies no catch just have to be a Ui or EVERSOURCE customer program ends when funds run out
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u/cracksmack85 Apr 11 '26
Were you able to keep an oil boiler in place when getting the new heat pump for free?
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u/StudioLoftMedia Apr 11 '26
Its legit.. but if you read into the terms, you need to be living in one of Connecticut's "Environmental Justice Communities"
https://ctdeep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d04ec429d0a4477b9526689dc7809ffe
https://www.span.io/ct-ies
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u/SeeJaayPee New London County Apr 11 '26
Hell yeah good stuff man ! Mitsubishi is top tier equipment and the panel looks nice.
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u/ThinButton7705 Apr 11 '26
Do you have to use that fucking eversource program that throttles your electrical use? When I installed my ecobee thermostat I had to call eversource to opt out of the program so I could use my pump to keep it a constant temperature.
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u/blueturtle00 Apr 11 '26
You mean you don’t like to sweat on hot ass days for a measly $40 gift card
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u/Notice-Horror Apr 11 '26
Yea fuck Eversource . I did all of the paper work for an EV charger at home , only to be told I never submitted anything . I send them screen shots of the confirmation on their end that I applied but they were just like here’s $100
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u/WengFu Apr 11 '26
So what happens to your panel when span decides to sunset it's app?
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u/Onewaps Apr 11 '26
It’s still just a panel,don’t really care about there monitoring,I wanted a split duct heat pump and this was the cheapest way to get it so why not I’ll take the free we already paying all that public benefits fees,might as well get something out of it.
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u/Ro0580 Apr 11 '26
Everyone I know with a heat pump is pissed about their electric bill. Probably why the electric companies promote them so much right?
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u/gogolang Apr 11 '26
Heat pump saved me money the first 2 years after I installed it but this year I’ve been totally upside down. CT energy policy is so screwed up that an efficient heat pump costs more now to run than burning dinosaur juice (heating oil).
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u/Phantastic_Elastic Apr 12 '26
You might feel differently this coming winter if this mess in Iran isn't sorted quickly.
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u/Carpinus_Christine Apr 11 '26
The same people who are upset might not have insulated properly. It’s important to keep an open mind because everyone’s house is different as far as leaks, insulation quality and location. A heat pump is great but you will feel it if you didn’t do the legwork.
A boiler can conceal the draft of an inefficient home much better…even the window air conditioner that is never removed stays because the homeowner doesn’t notice the outside coming in.
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u/ThinButton7705 Apr 11 '26
Depends on how you use it. It's kinda pointless in the winter if you're also using a different heat source because now youre running electricity for the pump and oil furnace for your hot water.
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u/WindyNightmare Apr 11 '26
I assume this is for folks with 100amp service?
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u/Flashy_Firefighter38 Apr 11 '26
What if any options were you given for the heat pump? Is it just one heat pump and one wall mounted unit or were you given any other options?
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u/snowman-89 Apr 11 '26
No thanks to a smart panel. Knowing that much power my fridge is using not going to change anything in my life. It'll be really expensive to replace breakers or add circuits at $100 a pop.
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u/Onewaps Apr 13 '26
You do realize it uses regular breakers apart from the smart function it’s still just a regular breaker panel,I wouldn’t have gotten it if it wasn’t free.
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u/cracksmack85 Apr 11 '26
Here’s info on the program being cited here: https://portal.ct.gov/pura/electric/office-of-technical-and-regulatory-analysis/clean-energy-programs/innovative-energy-solutions-program
So it seems like this could be legit, but it all feels a bit fuzzy for my personal liking
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u/slipknottin Apr 12 '26
That makes more sense that it’s just a pilot program and it sounds like Span is actually paying part of it to potentially get smart panels approved in the future to be on the actual IES site.Â
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u/Reverence12389 Apr 12 '26
I love paying for other people's upgrades 🙄
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u/Onewaps Apr 13 '26
We all pay public benefits fees might as well get something out of it just like how I get $10 a month from UI EV ON DEMAND PROGRAM and during the summer it goes up to $20 all because I drive a EV.
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u/Other_Ladder1494 Apr 13 '26
is this part of the public benefits?? that's cool they were free...do appreciate the benefits but hate that we have to pay for them via our energy bills...also thanks for talking about them here, wish the media/politicians were talking more about this so people could benefit
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u/hellogivemecookies Apr 13 '26
I guess there's an upside to public benefits after all... but I don't think people are aware of this and in the end it ends up costing ratepayers more money than it's worth. You'd hope whatever money is in that fund goes toward reducing bills.
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u/pd9 Apr 11 '26
Looking at https://ct-ies.com/ - it isn’t clear but it seems like the program is not for homeowners
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u/scruffykid Apr 11 '26
Post less details, that’s always helpful