6 programs · checked October 17, 2026
Yard rebates in Connecticut
6 programs pay Connecticut residents for yard projects. 2 list themselves as open now. The largest, Connecticut Water Rain Barrel Purchase Bill Credit, pays up to $25 per household.
Rain barrel and cistern rebates
Rebates, discounts and free barrels for catching roof runoff
- Open
Connecticut Water Rain Barrel Purchase Bill Credit
Connecticut Water Company
One-time $25 water bill credit for the first 250 customers who buy a rain barrel (barrels $99.50 to $126.50 plus delivery included)
Up to $25 per household
- Seasonal
Aquarion Discounted Upcycled Rain Barrel Sale
Aquarion Water Company
$85 per 60-gallon barrel (retail $125; 32% off)
Tree rebates and free trees
Free trees, tree rebates and shade-tree programs
- Open
URI New Haven Request a Free Street Tree
Urban Resources Initiative (Yale) with City of New Haven Parks Department
Free tree, planted at no cost
- Seasonal
Eversource Energy-Saving Trees Free Tree Reservation
Eversource with the Arbor Day Foundation
1 free tree per household (species include Eastern Redbud, Flowering Dogwood, River Birch, Sweetbay Magnolia)
- Seasonal
Third Taxing District Free Front-Yard Tree Program
Third Taxing District with Norwalk Tree Alliance
Free tree and free planting (value not published)
- Status not posted
West Hartford Tree Project Free Native Trees
West Hartford Tree Project (volunteer group supported by Sustainable CT and Eversource)
Free young native trees; up to 1,000 trees given away in total
Sow is not affiliated with any of these agencies or utilities. Amounts and rules change, often at the start of a fiscal year, so confirm the details on the official page before you start a project. How we research these programs
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