REBATE STATUS · LAST CHECKED NOVEMBER 4, 2026
Vermont heat pump rebates in 2026: what your quote should show
Quick answer
Efficiency Vermont’s ducted and ductless heat pump incentives are discounts at participating distributors, so they reach you through your installer’s equipment price: “starting at $1,200” for ducted and “starting at $375” for ductless, plus income bonuses. Ask each installer whether the discount is in the quote.
Vermont’s federal HEAR rebates were on pause, and some utilities, such as Green Mountain Power, run separate income bonuses you apply for after purchase.
Programs at a glance
| Program | Status | Income-qualified | How it reaches you |
|---|---|---|---|
| Efficiency Vermont heat pump discounts and rebatesEfficiency Vermont | Open | Higher amounts for lower incomes | Ducted and ductless: discount at the distributor, passed through your installer. Air-to-water and controls: rebate. |
| Green Mountain Power income bonus heat pump rebateGreen Mountain Power, processed by Efficiency Vermont | Open | Yes | You apply after purchase with your invoice, “within 365 days of the product purchase date.” |
Program details
Efficiency Vermont heat pump discounts and rebates
- Run by
- Efficiency Vermont
- Status
- Open — “available as of July 1, 2026 and are subject to change”
- What it covers
- Ducted and ductless air-source heat pumps; air-to-water heat pumps; integrated controls for ductless.
- Amounts
- “Ducted: discount starting at $1,200 at participating distributors + $200 income bonus”; “Ductless: discount starting at $375 at participating distributors + $200 income bonus”; “Air-to-water: $1,000/ton rebate … + $500 income bonus”; integrated controls “up to $600 rebate”.
- Income-qualified
- Higher amounts for lower incomes — low- and moderate-income bonuses with county income limits
- On the quote or after?
- Ducted and ductless: discount at the distributor, passed through your installer. Air-to-water and controls: rebate.
- Before you sign
- Ask whether your installer buys through a participating distributor, and whether the discount and any income bonus are shown on the quote.
- Source
- Efficiency Vermont homeowner flyer (PDF). Partly verified — some details not stated on the official page, November 4, 2026.
Green Mountain Power income bonus heat pump rebate
- Run by
- Green Mountain Power, processed by Efficiency Vermont
- Status
- Open
- What it covers
- Ductless and whole-home ducted heat pumps for income-eligible GMP customers. Heat pumps bought or leased from VGS are excluded.
- Amounts
- Check with the program; the form doesn’t state an amount.
- Income-qualified
- Yes
- On the quote or after?
- You apply after purchase with your invoice, “within 365 days of the product purchase date.”
- Before you sign
- No pre-approval on the form. Keep your invoice.
- Source
- Application form (PDF, July 2026). Partly verified — some details not stated on the official page, November 4, 2026.
Federal Home Energy Rebates (HEAR and HOMES) in Vermont
The Vermont Department of Public Service says “Vermont’s HEAR funding remains in question”, and its January 2026 legislative testimony described HEAR as “On pause. Awaiting further guidance from DOE.” HOMES was expected to launch in 2026 through the low-income weatherization program. Vermont Public Service Department.
Check your quote
Send these to each installer in writing before you sign.
- Is the total on this quote before or after rebates and discounts? Please list each one you subtracted or assumed, with its amount.
- Who applies for each rebate, you or me, and when? If I apply, which documents will you give me?
- Are you a participating or registered contractor for each program you mentioned? Does anything need to be approved or reserved before I sign or before installation starts?
- If a rebate is denied, reduced or the program runs out of money, who pays the difference?
- Does this quote assume any federal tax credit? (The 25C credit does not apply to 2026 installations.)
What we could not confirm
- Efficiency Vermont’s product pages blocked our automated check, so amounts come from its July 2026 homeowner flyer. Tiered ductless amounts and utility-specific income bonuses we saw only in search results are not shown.
- Burlington Electric and other utilities’ programs were not verified.
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Last checked: . Programs change, pause and run out of funds. Confirm with the program before you sign. Informational only. This is not financial, tax, legal or professional installation advice, and we do not verify any installer’s work.