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Utility Rebates for Heat Pumps, Water Heaters, and EV Chargers
How to find the rebate programs your electric utility publishes, what the dollar amounts mean, and what to confirm before you buy equipment.
A rebate is tied to equipment, not your whole bill
Utilities publish separate rebates for heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, clothes dryers, weatherization, and Level 2 EV chargers. A page titled "energy efficiency rebates" is usually a bundle of those offers, and the largest number is the maximum for one piece of equipment, not a check for signing up.
Income-qualified programs, often called something like Efficiency Boost, can be several times larger than the standard rebate. They require the utility to verify household income. A standard rebate and an income-qualified rebate for the same heat pump are not both available to every customer.
Confirm the amount on the utility's site
Program names and links are the reliable public record. Dollar amounts change when a program year ends, funding runs out, or the utility revises the schedule. Gleam shows an amount only when the source data includes a dollar maximum, and labels it "up to" for that reason.
Before you buy, open the utility's rebate page and check the equipment list, installation date rules, and whether a contractor has to submit the application.
Where Gleam shows this
Each utility page on Gleam lists the residential programs published for that utility, with the official link. Signed-in customers also see those programs in the opportunities list for their own utility and ZIP code.
Browse your utility's rates and rebates from the utilities directory, then create an account if you want Gleam to match the programs to your home.
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