Incentives Help Power Propane Mower Interest
Incentives to reduce acquisition cost and ongoing interest in lowering fuel costs resulted in 1,307 approved incentive applications for the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) during a six-month stretch, from last October through March of this year, in which it doubled its incentives for new propane mower purchases and qualified conversions.
While the incentive program is available to other equipment purchasers - such as rental centers - the number of landscape contractors applying for the incentive suggests they're seeing value in propane-fueled equipment. The 1,307 applications during the double incentive period were submitted by 382 landscape contractors located in 43 states, PERC reported.
“The Mower Incentive Program is designed to assist landscape contractors with the upfront equipment costs associated with converting their fleets to propane,” said Jeremy Wishart, deputy director of business development at PERC. “Propane can lower operating costs and reduce emissions compared to traditional fuels, so it’s exciting to see so many contractors wanting to take advantages of those benefits, too.”
While the double incentive period ended March 31, buyers can still apply here propane.com/mowerincentive for a $1,000 incentive for a new propane mower, and $500 for a qualified conversion.
“Since 2012, the Propane Mower Incentive Program has helped get almost 3,000 commercial propane mowers out into the field that may otherwise be powered by a less sustainable fuel source,” Wishart said.
As of last fall, about 20 manufacturers were offering propane engines on about 130 different models.
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