Rebate news, verified
A change in a rebate — a new amount, a closed program, a deadline, an official page that contradicts the law — becomes a short news item here on the day we verify it on the official source. No press releases, no opinion: what changed, where it says so, and what to do. Subscribe by RSS; the data behind each item is on the state pages, the deadlines calendar and the corrections log.
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Texas: $690 million in federal rebates still not launched, and Oncor’s 2026 weatherization funds are gone
SECO says Texas’s HOMES and HEAR rebates are not available and warns against signing anything. Oncor’s 2026 weatherization money is gone; CPS’s window ends January 31.
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An IRS FAQ page still describes the 25C credit through 2032; the last on-time claim is due October 15
An IRS FAQ overview page (reviewed January 18, 2026) still shows the old 25C/25D schedule. The credits ended December 31, 2025; extended 2025 returns are due October 15.
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Wisconsin: Focus on Energy stopped accepting retail purchases for fossil-fuel replacements on September 1
Since September 1, 2026, Focus on Energy no longer takes retail purchases for equipment replacing gas or propane appliances; earlier coupons are honored.
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Kentucky and North Dakota warn that anyone offering federal home energy rebates now is misinformed — or a scam
Kentucky’s energy office: rebates not yet available, not retroactive, anyone offering them is misinformed. North Dakota: nothing launched, current offers “likely scams”.
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Georgia: HER open, HEAR paused; Georgia Power pays up to $1,500 for a heat pump replacing an electric furnace
GEFA keeps Home Efficiency Rebates (up to $16,000) open and HEAR paused. Georgia Power’s 2026 rules pay 50% back, up to $1,500 for a heat pump, through December 31, 2028.
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Maryland’s EmPOWER rebates run on a cycle that ends December 31, 2026; Pepco wants reservations by then
EmPOWER Maryland pays up to $15,000 now, but its 2024–2026 cycle closes December 31, 2026; Pepco wants rebates reserved by then. HEAR/HERO still not launched.
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Montana’s federal rebates stay paused; NorthWestern Energy pays $450 per heat pump until June 30, 2027
Montana DEQ says its Home Energy Rebates Program is not available and needs final DOE approval. What pays now: NorthWestern Energy’s $450 heat pump rebate.
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Google’s AI Overview gives the wrong efficiency minimums for Wenatchee heat pump rebates
The AI Overview for “ductless heat pump rebates wenatchee” says 7.6 HSPF2 / 13.2 SEER2. Chelan PUD’s official minimums are 7.5 / 14.3 — a unit picked on it could fail.
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Douglas County PUD pays no heat pump rebate — and its page still points to the expired federal credits
Douglas PUD offers only a 2026 attic insulation rebate ($1,000–$2,500 plus $200). Its page, dated April 16, 2026, still cites the 25C and 25D credits that ended in 2025.
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Chelan County PUD adds income-qualified heat pump rebates of $2,100 to $4,300 from fall 2026
Chelan PUD’s 2026–27 table now lists income-qualified tiers of $2,100, $2,700 and $4,300 beside the standard $1,600–$3,300 rebates. Applications run to March 31, 2027.
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Xcel Energy’s Colorado heat pump bonus drops by about a third on October 1
Xcel’s gas-heating heat pump bonus in Colorado falls from 3× to 2× the standard rebate on October 1, 2026. Installs invoiced by September 30 keep the higher amount.
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