{
  "title": "Home energy rebate and tax deadlines (United States)",
  "publisher": "CozyKilowatt",
  "source_page": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "CozyKilowatt (cozykilowatt.com/deadlines)",
  "last_verified": "2026-09-25",
  "deadlines": [
    {
      "id": "xcel-colorado-bonus-2026-10-01",
      "date": "2026-10-01",
      "action_date": "2026-09-30",
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Colorado",
      "program": "Xcel Energy heat pump rebates",
      "deadline": "Xcel’s Colorado heat pump bonus drops by about a third",
      "summary": "The gas-heating bonus falls from 3× to 2× the standard rebate: about $1,500 instead of $2,250 per ton for cold-climate systems. Install and invoice by September 30 to keep current amounts.",
      "who": "Xcel Energy customers in Colorado who heat with Xcel natural gas and are installing a heat pump",
      "source_name": "Xcel Energy, Colorado heat pump rebates page; Xcel notice to participating contractors (August 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/residential/heating-cooling/heat-pumps",
      "source_type": "contractor",
      "confirmation_flag": "Xcel publishes these amounts and the October 15 application date through its August 2026 notice to participating contractors, not on a public rate sheet. Confirm with Xcel Energy at 800-895-4999 before you sign.",
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#xcel-colorado-bonus-2026-10-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "xcel-colorado-application-2026-10-15",
      "date": "2026-10-15",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Colorado",
      "program": "Xcel Energy heat pump rebates",
      "deadline": "Xcel rebate applications due for installs completed before October 1",
      "summary": "A system installed before October 1 keeps the current bonus only if its rebate application is in by October 15.",
      "who": "Colorado homeowners whose heat pump was installed and invoiced before October 1, 2026",
      "source_name": "Xcel notice to participating contractors (August 2026), as published by participating contractors",
      "source_url": "https://co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/residential/heating-cooling/heat-pumps",
      "source_type": "contractor",
      "confirmation_flag": "Xcel publishes these amounts and the October 15 application date through its August 2026 notice to participating contractors, not on a public rate sheet. Confirm with Xcel Energy at 800-895-4999 before you sign.",
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#xcel-colorado-application-2026-10-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "irs-extended-returns-2026-10-15",
      "date": "2026-10-15",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Federal",
      "program": "IRS — 25C and 25D home energy credits",
      "deadline": "Extended 2025 returns due: the last on-time claim for 25C and 25D",
      "summary": "The filing deadline for 2025 returns extended with Form 4868 — the final on-time chance to claim the expired 25C and 25D credits for 2025 work.",
      "who": "Taxpayers who filed Form 4868 and installed a heat pump, insulation, windows, geothermal or solar in 2025",
      "source_name": "IRS, Form 4868 and its instructions (tax year 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-4868",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#irs-extended-returns-2026-10-15"
    },
    {
      "id": "focus-on-energy-install-2026-12-31",
      "date": "2026-12-31",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin",
      "program": "Focus on Energy",
      "deadline": "Focus on Energy 2026 rebates: equipment must be installed this year",
      "summary": "Equipment must be purchased and installed between January 1 and December 31, 2026 to qualify for this year’s Focus on Energy heating and cooling rebates.",
      "who": "Wisconsin homeowners planning a heat pump or other heating and cooling upgrade under 2026 terms",
      "source_name": "Focus on Energy, Residential Heating and Cooling Rebate Program Requirements (2026)",
      "source_url": "https://focusonenergy.com/rebate-program-requirements-for-residential-heating-and-cooling",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#focus-on-energy-install-2026-12-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "pepco-maryland-reservation-2026-12-31",
      "date": "2026-12-31",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Maryland",
      "program": "EmPOWER Maryland — Pepco Home Performance with ENERGY STAR",
      "deadline": "Pepco’s electrification rebates: contractors must reserve them before EmPOWER’s cycle ends",
      "summary": "Your Participating Contractor must reserve the rebates (an approved scope of work) by December 31, 2026; the work must then be finished within 90 days of approval.",
      "who": "Pepco customers in Maryland switching a gas, oil or propane furnace, boiler or water heater to a heat pump",
      "source_name": "Pepco, Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Program (Maryland)",
      "source_url": "https://homeenergysavings.pepco.com/md/residential/home-performance-with-energy-star-program",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-26",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#pepco-maryland-reservation-2026-12-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "potomac-edison-maryland-discounts-2026-12-31",
      "date": "2026-12-31",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Maryland",
      "program": "EmPOWER Maryland — Potomac Edison",
      "deadline": "Potomac Edison’s EmPOWER discounts: equipment must be bought and installed within the cycle",
      "summary": "Discounts apply to qualified products purchased through, and installed by a participating contractor by, December 31, 2026.",
      "who": "Potomac Edison residential customers in Maryland converting heating or water heating to electric",
      "source_name": "Potomac Edison, Switch to Electric Program (energysaveMD-home.com)",
      "source_url": "https://energysavemd-home.com/switch-to-electric-program/",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-26",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#potomac-edison-maryland-discounts-2026-12-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "focus-on-energy-application-2027-01-31",
      "date": "2027-01-31",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin",
      "program": "Focus on Energy",
      "deadline": "Focus on Energy applications: 60 days after installation, with a hard final cutoff",
      "summary": "Applications are due within 60 days of completed installation and no later than January 31, 2027 — whichever comes first.",
      "who": "Wisconsin homeowners claiming a mail-in Focus on Energy heating and cooling rebate for 2026 work",
      "source_name": "Focus on Energy, Heating and Cooling page and 2026 rebate application",
      "source_url": "https://www.focusonenergy.com/residential/heating-and-cooling",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#focus-on-energy-application-2027-01-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "xcel-colorado-program-year-2026-12-31",
      "date": "2026-12-31",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Colorado",
      "program": "Xcel Energy heat pump rebates",
      "deadline": "Xcel Colorado 2026 program year: invoices dated by December 31 (reported)",
      "summary": "Reported by a participating contractor: invoices dated by December 31, 2026, applications accepted through September 30, 2027. Not yet confirmed on a public Xcel page.",
      "who": "Colorado Xcel customers installing a heat pump late in 2026",
      "source_name": "Zero Homes (participating Xcel contractor), Xcel rebate guide, August 2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.zerohomes.com/blog/xcel-energy-residential-retrofit-program",
      "source_type": "contractor",
      "confirmation_flag": "Reported by a single participating contractor; not published on a public Xcel page. Confirm with Xcel Energy at 800-895-4999.",
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#xcel-colorado-program-year-2026-12-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "northwestern-energy-montana-2027-06-30",
      "date": "2027-06-30",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Montana",
      "program": "NorthWestern Energy residential rebates (Montana)",
      "deadline": "NorthWestern Energy Montana rebates: finish and submit under the current forms",
      "summary": "NorthWestern’s current Montana residential forms cover work done from August 1, 2026; projects must be completed and submitted by June 30, 2027.",
      "who": "NorthWestern Energy residential electric and natural gas customers in Montana, existing homes",
      "source_name": "NorthWestern Energy — Montana Residential Electric, Existing Home, Form 3743 (effective August 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027)",
      "source_url": "https://www.northwesternenergy.com/docs/default-source/default-document-library/billing-and-payment/e-programs/e-rebate-electric-existing-home.pdf",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-27",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#northwestern-energy-montana-2027-06-30"
    },
    {
      "id": "cps-energy-heat-pump-2027-01-31",
      "date": "2027-01-31",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Texas (San Antonio)",
      "program": "CPS Energy heat pump rebate",
      "deadline": "CPS Energy heat pump rebates: last day to complete a project under current terms",
      "summary": "Projects must be completed between February 1, 2026 and January 31, 2027, and the application filed within 30 days of completing the work.",
      "who": "CPS Energy residential account holders in San Antonio replacing a central system with a heat pump",
      "source_name": "CPS Energy Marketplace, heat pump rebate terms (program implementer CLEAResult)",
      "source_url": "https://cpsenergy.clearesult.com/heat-pump",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-26",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#cps-energy-heat-pump-2027-01-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "seattle-clean-heat-bonus-2027-05-30",
      "date": "2027-05-30",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Washington (Seattle)",
      "program": "Seattle Clean Heat Program",
      "deadline": "Seattle Clean Heat bonus: last day to complete an installation",
      "summary": "Up to $6,000 for an oil-to-heat-pump conversion ($2,000 at any income plus a $4,000 bonus at 81–150% AMI) for installations completed by May 30, 2027.",
      "who": "Seattle households converting from oil heat to a heat pump",
      "source_name": "City of Seattle, Seattle’s Clean Heat Program page",
      "source_url": "https://seattle.gov/environment/climate-change/buildings-and-energy/seattles-clean-heat-program",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#seattle-clean-heat-bonus-2027-05-30"
    },
    {
      "id": "chelan-pud-heat-pump-2027-03-31",
      "date": "2027-03-31",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Washington (Chelan County)",
      "program": "Chelan County PUD heat pump rebates",
      "deadline": "Chelan PUD heat pump rebates: last day for applications at the 2026–27 amounts",
      "summary": "The current Chelan PUD amounts ($1,600–$3,300 conversions, $600 upgrade) apply to applications received April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027; the PUD resets its programs each April.",
      "who": "Chelan County PUD electric customers converting to or upgrading a heat pump",
      "source_name": "Chelan County PUD, Heat Pump Rebates page",
      "source_url": "https://www.chelanpud.org/conservationhome/residential/heat-pump-rebates",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-27",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#chelan-pud-heat-pump-2027-03-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "douglas-pud-attic-insulation-2026-12-31",
      "date": "2026-12-31",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Washington (Douglas County)",
      "program": "Douglas County PUD attic insulation rebate",
      "deadline": "Douglas PUD attic insulation rebate: projects must be completed in 2026",
      "summary": "$1,000, $1,750 or $2,500 by attic size, plus $200 for assistance-program households, for attics taken from R-30 or less to R-49 or more — projects completed in 2026, funds limited.",
      "who": "Douglas County PUD customers (East Wenatchee, Bridgeport) with electric heat and a thin attic",
      "source_name": "Douglas County PUD, Energy Conservation page (updated April 16, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://douglaspud.org/for-customers/energy-conservation/",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-27",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#douglas-pud-attic-insulation-2026-12-31"
    },
    {
      "id": "ny-clean-heat-weatherization-2028-03-01",
      "date": "2028-03-01",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "New York",
      "program": "NYS Clean Heat",
      "deadline": "New York: weatherization becomes a Clean Heat prerequisite",
      "summary": "By March 1, 2028, minimum weatherization becomes a prerequisite for any NYS Clean Heat incentive; the 2028 standard is not yet published.",
      "who": "New York homeowners planning a heat pump with NYS Clean Heat incentives",
      "source_name": "NYS Clean Heat, contractor working group summary (March 12, 2026) and stakeholder materials",
      "source_url": "https://cleanheat.ny.gov/assets/pdf/NYS-Clean-Heat-Participating-Contractors-Training-Session-Number-28-Meeting-Summary-Report-20260312.pdf",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#ny-clean-heat-weatherization-2028-03-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "irs-amended-returns-2025-2029-04",
      "date": "2029-04-15",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": true,
      "status": "upcoming",
      "jurisdiction": "Federal",
      "program": "IRS — Form 1040-X",
      "deadline": "The window to amend a 2025 return for a missed energy credit closes",
      "summary": "For a 2025 return filed on time, Form 1040-X can claim a missed credit for three years — until mid-April 2029. Extended returns count from the date filed.",
      "who": "Anyone who installed qualifying 2025 equipment and filed without claiming 25C or 25D",
      "source_name": "IRS, Instructions for Form 1040-X (Rev. December 2025); IRS Topic 308",
      "source_url": "https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1040x",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#irs-amended-returns-2025-2029-04"
    },
    {
      "id": "colorado-multifamily-hear-and-her-2026",
      "date": "2026",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "undated",
      "jurisdiction": "Colorado",
      "program": "Colorado Energy Office — HEAR (small multifamily) and HER",
      "deadline": "Colorado small multifamily HEAR and HER: promised for 2026, no date yet",
      "summary": "The state says both programs will be available in 2026; no opening date has been published, and the original early-2026 target has passed.",
      "who": "Owners of small multifamily buildings, manufactured and mobile homes, and large multifamily buildings in Colorado",
      "source_name": "Colorado Energy Office, Home Energy Rebate Program page and FAQ",
      "source_url": "https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/home-energy-rebates",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#colorado-multifamily-hear-and-her-2026"
    },
    {
      "id": "washington-harp-homes-undated",
      "date": "",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "undated",
      "jurisdiction": "Washington",
      "program": "Washington Department of Commerce — federal HARP and HOMES",
      "deadline": "Washington HARP and HOMES: step 5 of 7, no launch date",
      "summary": "Commerce places the federal rebates at step 5 of 7 (program operation preparation) with Guidehouse as statewide administrator; no launch date, and the rebates will not be retroactive.",
      "who": "Washington households waiting for the federal $8,000 heat pump rebate",
      "source_name": "Washington State Department of Commerce, IRA Home Energy Rebates page",
      "source_url": "https://www.commerce.wa.gov/energy-incentives/ira-home-energy-rebates/",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-27",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#washington-harp-homes-undated"
    },
    {
      "id": "maryland-hear-hero-undated",
      "date": "",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "undated",
      "jurisdiction": "Maryland",
      "program": "Maryland Energy Administration — HEAR and HERO",
      "deadline": "Maryland HEAR and HERO: conditionally approved, no launch date",
      "summary": "Both programs have conditional DOE approval; further approvals are required before launch, and MEA has published no date.",
      "who": "Maryland households waiting for federal home energy rebates",
      "source_name": "Maryland Energy Administration, IRA Home Energy Rebate Programs",
      "source_url": "https://energy.maryland.gov/Pages/IRArebates.aspx",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-26",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#maryland-hear-hero-undated"
    },
    {
      "id": "montana-heehr-homes-undated",
      "date": "",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "undated",
      "jurisdiction": "Montana",
      "program": "Montana DEQ — HEEHR and HOMES",
      "deadline": "Montana HEEHR and HOMES: planning paused, application to be resubmitted, no launch date",
      "summary": "Montana DEQ says the program is not available; planning paused in February 2025 and launch requires final DOE approval of a revised application.",
      "who": "Montana households waiting for the federal home energy rebates",
      "source_name": "Montana Department of Environmental Quality — Home Energy Rebates Program",
      "source_url": "https://deq.mt.gov/energy/Programs/efficiency",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-27",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#montana-heehr-homes-undated"
    },
    {
      "id": "texas-homes-hear-undated",
      "date": "",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "undated",
      "jurisdiction": "Texas",
      "program": "State Energy Conservation Office — HOMES and HEAR",
      "deadline": "Texas HOMES and HEAR: in design, no launch date, no approved contractors",
      "summary": "SECO says rebates are not currently available; a launch date will be set once DOE approves, and no approved contractors exist.",
      "who": "Texas households waiting for the $690 million federal home energy rebates",
      "source_name": "Texas Comptroller, State Energy Conservation Office — HOMES and HEAR Rebate Programs",
      "source_url": "https://comptroller.texas.gov/programs/seco/funding/ira/",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-26",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#texas-homes-hear-undated"
    },
    {
      "id": "ny-weatherized-tier-2026-09-01",
      "date": "2026-09-01",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "passed",
      "jurisdiction": "New York",
      "program": "NYS Clean Heat",
      "deadline": "Weatherized Tier goes live",
      "summary": "Higher Clean Heat incentives for homes that meet weatherization criteria, delayed from March 1, 2026.",
      "who": null,
      "source_name": "NYS Clean Heat, contractor working group summary (March 12, 2026)",
      "source_url": "https://cleanheat.ny.gov/assets/pdf/NYS-Clean-Heat-Participating-Contractors-Training-Session-Number-28-Meeting-Summary-Report-20260312.pdf",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#ny-weatherized-tier-2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "wisconsin-retail-fossil-2026-09-01",
      "date": "2026-09-01",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "passed",
      "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin",
      "program": "Wisconsin HEAR (Focus on Energy)",
      "deadline": "Retail rebates end for equipment replacing fossil-fuel appliances",
      "summary": "Store purchases that replace gas or propane appliances no longer qualify; the contractor path is flagged for confirmation.",
      "who": null,
      "source_name": "Focus on Energy, IRA HEAR page",
      "source_url": "https://focusonenergy.com/ira-hear",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#wisconsin-retail-fossil-2026-09-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "colorado-hear-region-2-2026-08-01",
      "date": "2026-08-01",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "passed",
      "jurisdiction": "Colorado",
      "program": "Colorado HEAR (single-family)",
      "deadline": "Single-family HEAR closes statewide",
      "summary": "Region 2 applications after August 1 are denied; the Front Range (Region 1) closed after April 27, 2026.",
      "who": null,
      "source_name": "Colorado Energy Office, Home Energy Rebate Program page",
      "source_url": "https://energyoffice.colorado.gov/home-energy-rebates",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#colorado-hear-region-2-2026-08-01"
    },
    {
      "id": "doe-notice-26-2-2026-05-29",
      "date": "2026-05-29",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "passed",
      "jurisdiction": "Federal",
      "program": "DOE Home Energy Rebates",
      "deadline": "HEAR becomes HEEHR; fuel-switching rebates end",
      "summary": "DOE Program Notice 26-2 takes effect: electric-to-electric upgrades only, insulation first; launched states get three months to comply.",
      "who": null,
      "source_name": "U.S. Department of Energy, Program Notice 26-2",
      "source_url": "https://www.energy.gov/documents/program-notice-26-2",
      "source_type": "official",
      "confirmation_flag": null,
      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#doe-notice-26-2-2026-05-29"
    },
    {
      "id": "federal-credits-end-2025-12-31",
      "date": "2025-12-31",
      "action_date": null,
      "date_is_approximate": false,
      "status": "passed",
      "jurisdiction": "Federal",
      "program": "IRS — 25C and 25D",
      "deadline": "Federal home energy tax credits end",
      "summary": "25C and 25D end for property placed in service or expenditures made after December 31, 2025 (P.L. 119-21).",
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      "source_name": "IRS, 2025 Instructions for Form 5695",
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      "source_type": "official",
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      "verified": "2026-09-25",
      "details_url": "https://cozykilowatt.com/deadlines#federal-credits-end-2025-12-31"
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