This information applies to the following States: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, California and Nevada
IRA Rebates Program
Learn how to save up to $8,000 with your new heat pump installation.
IRA Rebates enable customers to get money back on their new energy-efficient home upgrade.
Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate
HEAR Rebate
Who Benefits
The Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEAR) is an income based rebate for those whose income is less than 150% of the Area Median Income.
How Much
For low-to-moderate income, homeowners will earn up to $8,000 in rebates. The maximum is $14,000.
Where to Go
Visit your local State Energy Offices and Tribes. The Department of Energy will administer the program and distribute money to State Energy Offices and Tribes.
Home Energy Performance-Based Whole House
HOMES Rebate
Who Benefits
This program will be implemented by State energy offices to provide rebates for home retrofit packages based on the reduction in home energy use.
How Much
Retrofits with Modeled energy savings of 20-34% qualify for 50% of project costs, up to $2000.
Retrofits with Measured energy savings of at least 15% qualify for $100 per 1% of reduction from the average home energy usage, up to 50% of the project cost.
All rebates listed above are doubled for low-income homeowners, or up to 80% of project costs.
Where to Go
Visit your local State Energy Offices and Tribes. The Department of Energy will administer the program and distribute money to State Energy Offices and Tribes.
Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEAR)
HEAR is for low-to-moderate income homeowners and includes up to $8,000 in rebates for heat pumps, with additional rebates for electrical panel upgrades and other improvements. The maximum is $14,000. Low income (making less than 80% area median income [AMI]) homeowners can receive 100% of the project cost in a rebate. Moderate income homeowners (making 80% to 150% AMI) can receive 50% of project cost, also up to $8,000 in a rebate.
Example: Moderate income homeowners would have to spend $16,000 to get the full $8,000 rebate.
- There is an income eligibility cap of 150% of Area Median Income
- Project cost will cover both the purchase and installation cost of the heat pump
- It cannot be used to replace an existing heat pump
Home Energy Performance-Based Whole House (HOMES)
This program will be implemented by State energy offices to provide rebates for home retrofit packages based on the reduction in home energy use. The program is available for all income levels and includes apartments. There are two approaches available to this rebate, depending on the State: Modeled Savings and Measured Savings.
Modeled Pathway: Based on an energy assessment by a contractor who would design the retrofit package and model the savings.
- Retrofits with Modeled energy savings of 20-34% qualify for 50% of project costs up to $2000 (rebate is doubled for lower income homeowners to 80% of project costs up to $4,000)
- Retrofits with Modeled energy savings of 35% or more qualify for 50% of project costs up to $4000 (rebate is doubled for lower income homeowners to 80% of project costs up to $8,000)
Measured Pathway: When the measured energy savings is 15% or more, or based on how many per kilowatt-hour saved.
- Retrofits with Measured energy savings of 15% or more qualify for $100 per 1% of reduction from average home energy usage up to 50% of the project cost (Rebate is doubled to $200 per 1% of reduction from average home energy usage up to 80% of the project cost)
- Incentives for low-income households (less than 80 percent of Area Median Income) are doubled, or up to 80 percent of project costs.