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BTU is committed to providing our customers with low-cost, efficient, and environmentally-friendly electric power. Our Energy $avings and Protection (E$P) programs help our customers save money by lowering their peak demand while at the same time reducing the amount of generation needed system-wide. In addition, they help protect your valuable electronic devices from harmful voltage spikes.

Many homes have electronic equipment such as computers and TVs that are sensitive to harmful power surges that do occur from time to time, making the Whole House Surge Protection Program a good defense. Your home may not have adequate insulation, in which case the Insulation Loan Program is a great solution. Want to buy a new air conditioner, heater, or home appliance? Our HVAC Loan Program and Electric Appliance Financing Program can help you make it a reality. Home and business owners alike can reap savings with our Compact Fluorescent Lighting Program, or, if your business is looking into a full lighting system upgrade, contact BTU about our Commercial Lighting Program.

Loan Pre-Qualification Form

The Loan Program is currently unavailable at this time. Please check back on a later date.
To fill out and submit the Loan Pre-Qualification Form electronically, click here.
To download and print the Loan Pre-Qualification Form, click here.

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Each of our E$P programs is described below. For more information on any of these programs, please call (979) 821-5715.

Want to learn more about energy conservation? Visit the U.S. Department of Energy's website!


BTU Residential Whole-House Surge Protection

Lightning, accidents, and heavy equipment start-up cause power spikes and surges to occur. Once inside your home, the high voltage spikes can damage your sensitive devices throughout your home.

The Whole House System provides reliable surge protection for a low monthly fee. The power entrance surge protector, mounted at the power meter, prevents external high voltage spikes from entering your home. Power entrance protection reduces potentially damaging voltage spikes to the "manageable" level.

If you are interested in receiving more information on the Whole House Surge Protection System, please call us at 821-5715.




Stopping spikes and protecting your home is as easy as 1, 2, 3.


  • Contact BTU.

  • BTU will install primary service entrance (at the meter) surge protection.

  • A monthly fee for Whole House Surge Protection will begin appearing on your BTU bill.



House Surge

Specifications for the TES 240MSA Watt Hour Meter Base Surge Arrester

Manufacturer's limited product warranty

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Insulation Loan Program

The Insulation Loan Program enables homeowners to upgrade insulation levels in existing homes, reducing infiltration and heat transfer. This, in turn, reduces energy consumption and makes the home more comfortable. Loan approval (up to $1,500) is based on the customer's payment history with BTU, and the payments are automatically included in the customer's monthly utility bill. Interest is compounded at 7%.

We keep all relevant loan applications on file for three months. After that period of time ends, you will need to fill out and resubmit the pre-qualification information again for approval.

Loan Pre-Qualification Form. * Currently unavailable at this time. Please check back on a later date.

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Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Loan Program

Bryan Texas Utilities' HVAC loan program is a simple and convenient way to finance the replacement of your home's central air conditioning equipment.

The HVAC Loan Program Offers:
  • Low 7% Financing
  • Easy Payment Plan (up to five years)
  • Simple Pre-Qualification
  • Convenient Billing
Who Qualifies for an HVAC Loan?
  • BTU customers with an appropriate credit history.
  • Owners of single family, duplex, triplex and fourplex residential dwellings.
What is the HVAC Loan Process?
  1. Contact BTU for loan pre-qualification.
    (This does not constitute a loan agreement.)
  2. Contact contractors and start the bid process.
    (BTU requires you get at least 2 bids.)
  3. Choose a contractor and then contact your BTU representative to complete the process.
BTU Finances:
  • Equipment, labor and materials required for replacing or installing an HVAC system in your home.
  • Replacement and/or repair of ventilation system.
BTU Does Not Finance:
  • Systems installed in mobile homes.
  • Items not associated with the system's installation or replacement.
  • Repairs to existing equipment, or cost incurred through regular maintenance.
  • Insulation, preventative maintenance programs, extended warranty programs, electrostatic filters, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, and other ancillary equipment.
  • Window or similar type units.
We keep all relevant loan applications on file for three months. After that period of time ends, you will need to fill out and resubmit the pre-qualification information again for approval.

Loan Pre-Qualification Form. * Currently unavailable at this time. Please check back on a later date.

For more information about the HVAC Loan Program, call BTU at 979-821-5715.

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Electric Appliance Financing Program

BTU is teaming up with local businesses to offer our customers a convenient way to purchase appliances.

We offer:
  • 7% Financing
  • Flexible Terms - (up to 5 years)
  • Simple Pre-qualification
  • Convenient Billing
Who Qualifies?
  • Homeowners with an active BTU account and satisfactory credit.
What will BTU Finance?
  • Any major electric appliance*, with an energy star rating that a participating vendor sells.
  • All costs associated with the appliance. (Delivery, install, etc.)
  • 7% APR with flexible terms:
*Major appliances are considered to be refrigerators and freezers, ovens, ranges, cooktops, dishwashers, microwaves, trash compactors, water heaters. And all accessories attached to these appliances.
BTU Does Not Finance:
  • Extended warranty programs.
How Can YOU Use BTU's Appliance Financing?
  1. Call BTU at 821-5715 to find out which local vendors are participating.
  2. Visit the vendor and select your appliance.
  3. Ask for and complete a BTU Financing application.
  4. The vendor will contact BTU, and if you qualify, BTU will issue a qualification number authorizing your purchase.
  5. BTU will then pay the vendor for your appliance.
  6. Your payment amount will be included with your monthly BTU statement beginning the next billing cycle.
It's that easy!

Appliance Financing is another value-added service from Bryan Texas Utilities. Call: 821-5715.

We keep all relevant loan applications on file for three months. After that period of time ends, you will need to fill out and resubmit the pre-qualification information again for approval.

Loan Pre-Qualification Form. * Currently unavailable at this time. Please check back on a later date.

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Compact Fluorescent Lighting Program

Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs 

BTU encourages our customers to use compact fluorescent lighting. Compact fluorescent lighting comes in a variety of lamp types, sizes and shapes, so whatever your lighting application needs; you can find it in a compact fluorescent lamp.

Why choose compact fluorescent lighting? It’s energy efficient. Fluorescent lighting is 4x more efficient than incandescent lighting and lasts 10x longer. You can easily feel the difference of the heat output. Incandescent lighting is 17% light and 83% heat. Compact fluorescent lighting is 88% light and 12% heat! The amount of light output, or lumens, is the same and the energy consumed is about 75% less! In addition to that consider the savings on the air conditioning part of your utility bill.

The color rendition or quality of the light has been greatly improved; compact fluorescent lamps are rated at 84% of the color of sunlight. The newest technology lamps use phosphors that replicate almost all of the colors in a rainbow, which means you have many color options available from bright white to a warmer, more yellow light.

Another benefit is the savings in maintenance costs. Does anyone like to change out light fixtures? Because fluorescent lamps last 10,000 hours that’s one change of a light fixture versus 10 if you use incandescent lamps.

To see the true differences between compact fluorescent lighting and ordinary incandescent lighting, BTU conducted an experiment. To set up our test we used a box that was specially made to hold two lamps, we screwed in one incandescent lamp and one compact fluorescent lamp. We also connected two electric meters, one for each lamp; they measured the consumption used by each. The compact fluorescent lamp had the same lumen (light) output as the incandescent lamp and obviously the wattage was 1x less than the incandescent lamp. The lights were turned on and stayed on 24 hours a day, seven days a week. As the incandescent lamps burned out, we replaced them and kept a count of the number of incandescent lamps we had to replace while the same original fluorescent lamp kept burning. We conducted the experiment two different times and in both cases, we had over 23 incandescent lamps that were replaced to the original fluorescent lamp!

Do you still think of fluorescent lighting as the circular lights made 30 years ago? If so, you will be amazed at the options you have when purchasing compact fluorescent lighting today. Lighting manufacturers have just about every type, shape, size, wattage available in compact fluorescents. There are even lights that are specifically made for wet areas, ones that are dimmable and ones that are used in recessed light fixtures.

For more information on the Compact Fluorescent Lighting Program, call (979)-821-5715.

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Commercial Lighting Program

This program is designed to help commercial customers reduce demand in existing facilities. Through the promotion of upgraded installations and conversions to more efficient lighting, BTU customers are able to achieve significant savings in their lighting costs. Reducing a lighting load also results in reduced heat generation, which results in substantial air conditioning savings. Adequate lighting is always maintained, and often improved, through this conversion. After an initial survey of the existing facilities to determine existing lighting load, a BTU Energy Service Advisor computes load reduction, estimated costs, rebates and resulting annual savings from a retrofit. Upon receipt of the rebate request and 100% completion of the project, a final inspection will be made. Lighting rebates are made directly to the customer upon completion of retrofit.

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