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2010 Tree Power Incentive

Planting trees can save money and energy in heating and cooling. Shade trees on the south and west sides of your home make hot summers cooler and let in warming sunlight when the leaves are gone in winter. Trees are also a natural air filter, removing dust and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, while adding oxygen.

Stoughton Utilities offers cash incentives for planting shade trees to conserve energy. You may be eligible for up to $50 per qualifying tree if you follow our eligibility guidelines.

Residential customers of Stoughton Utilities can apply for an incentive to plant qualified shade trees in locations that will reduce their air conditioning costs. Each qualified tree receives an incentive of 50% of the purchase price, up to $50 per tree, and each customer can apply for incentives on up to three trees.

Shade trees must meet the following criteria:

Any of the following are approved:
- Maple (freeman, norway, red, sugar, black, silver)
- Common Hackberry
- American Beech
- Ash (white, green)
- Sentry Gingko, Honeylocust
- Kentucky Coffeetree
- Sycamore
- Oak (white, swamp white, pin, red)
- Linden (american, littleleaf, redmond)
- Hybrid Elm
- Birch (river, paper, whitespire)
- American Yellowwood
- Maco Amur Corktree

Must be nursery grade stock.

Must have the potential to attain a height of at least 30 feet when mature.

Must have a caliper of at least 1 1/4 inches at time of planting.

Must be planted in a location that provides significant shading of an air conditioning unit or the southwest or west exposure or east windows of a home upon tree maturity. Stoughton Utilities recommends planting shade tree(s) approximately 25 to 35 feet away from the house to be shaded.

Must be located away from underground and overhead utility lines.

Applicant must call Digger's Hotline at 811 prior to planting tree(s). The hotline ID number must be reported on the application.

Please contact us for additional information.

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