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National Grid NY Rebates 2026: Heat Pump $4,000–$14,000, Geothermal $28,000, Water Heater $1,250

By Ionel Glogoveanu, editor. Every figure on this page was checked against the official source on the date shown.

The National Grid heat pump rebate in Upstate New York is $4,000 for a single-family home installing a cold-climate air-source heat pump through a participating contractor, $7,000 when the old system is decommissioned, $8,000 or $12,000 at the Weatherized Tier, and $6,000 to $14,000 in a Disadvantaged Community. Geothermal pays $18,000 to $28,000. National Grid’s page shows only “up to $12,000” and “up to $25,000” with its tier table as an image; the cells above are the NYS Clean Heat Program Manual’s, version 3 of September 1, 2026. A heat pump water heater earns $1,250; gas rebates are closed. Nine National Grid pages and the manual read in full on October 8, 2026.

On this page: Rebate table · Heat pump rebate · Geothermal · The Weatherized Tier · Where “$4,000 average” and “$25,000” come from, and why neither is the rebate you will get · Water heater · Thermostats · Gas rebates are closed · Priority Electrification · Income-eligible · How to apply · How to apply · Deadlines · FAQ

National Grid rebates at a glance

Official page: National Grid — Electric Heating & Cooling: Heat Pumps (Upstate NY) and the NYS Clean Heat Statewide Program Manual, version 3 (September 1, 2026) · Application: Heat pumps: no customer form — the NYS Clean Heat participating contractor files the application and the incentive comes off the invoice or as a reimbursement; heat pump water heater: instant code at Lowe’s / The Home Depot (ngrid.com/myinstantcoupon) or the online application after installation · 1-844-212-7823 (NYS Clean Heat / National Grid heat pump line, run by ICF)

Heat pump rebate: $4,000 to $14,000 in eight cells, from the program manual, because National Grid’s table is a picture

National Grid’s Electric Heating & Cooling page, read in full on October 8, 2026, says “save up to $12,000” for central, mini-split and air-to-water heat pumps and shows its Standard, DAC and Weatherized tier tables as images, so nothing in them can be copied or searched. The numbers that fill those images are published as text in the NYS Clean Heat Statewide Program Manual, version 3, dated September 1, 2026, section 2.2.5, read the same day. For a single-family home in National Grid’s Upstate electric territory, a full-load cold-climate heat pump that keeps the old system as backup earns $4,000, or $8,000 at the Weatherized Tier. Decommission the furnace or boiler and the same job earns $7,000, or $12,000 weatherized — the “up to $12,000” on National Grid’s page. In a Disadvantaged Community the four cells become $6,000, $10,000, $9,000 and $14,000. Apartments and homes under 1,000 square feet get exactly half of every figure. The incentive cannot exceed 70% of project cost, or 85% in a Disadvantaged Community.

Geothermal: $18,000 to $28,000 in the manual, “up to $25,000” and “an average of $7,000” on National Grid’s own card

National Grid’s Ground-Source Heat Pumps page, read October 8, 2026, carries one figure on the card: “Save up to $25,000,” and the button’s tooltip adds “Save an average of $7,000.” The program manual of September 1, 2026 gives National Grid’s geothermal retrofit incentives as $18,000 for a single-family home at the standard rate and $23,000 at the Weatherized Tier, rising to $23,000 and $28,000 in a Disadvantaged Community; apartments and small homes get $9,000, $11,500, $11,500 and $14,000. New-construction geothermal, which counts as weatherized automatically, pays $14,000, or $19,000 in a Disadvantaged Community. No cell in the manual reads $25,000, so the two official sources disagree, and we publish both with their dates rather than pick one; the manual is the document contractors file against, and it says utilities may change rates at any time. Geothermal needs a participating contractor and a participating driller, meets ENERGY STAR geothermal specifications, and, unlike Con Edison, National Grid does not require the old system to be decommissioned. A desuperheater adds $100.

The Weatherized Tier: three ways in, and the National Grid program it names is closed

The Weatherized Tier went live on September 1, 2026 and adds $4,000 to $5,000 to single-family air-source cells and $5,000 to geothermal. The manual, section 2.1.4, gives three ways in. A home built in 2011 or later qualifies on municipal records, a permit or a certificate of occupancy; new-construction geothermal qualifies automatically. A home that completed an approved weatherization program qualifies on past participation, and for National Grid the named program is Total Home Comfort, where the home received attic or roof insulation — but National Grid’s Total Home Comfort page, read October 8, 2026, says the program “is not accepting new applications,” so that door is closed. The third way is the Performance Pathway: the contractor documents a building heating load per conditioned square foot below 30 for homes up to 999 square feet, 25 for 1,000 to 1,999, and 20 at 2,000 or more, with photographed Manual J inputs. By March 1, 2028, a minimum level of weatherization becomes a prerequisite for any Clean Heat incentive.

Where “$4,000 average” and “$25,000” come from, and why neither is the rebate you will get

Three numbers circulate for National Grid. “An average of $4,000” is Google’s snippet of National Grid’s Services & Rebates listing — “customers have received an average of $4,000 on qualifying equipment” — a page that loads only in a browser and could not be read as text on October 8, 2026; an average across past projects is not a rebate anyone is offered. “Up to $12,000” is the decommissioned, weatherized, non-DAC single-family cell. “Up to $25,000” for geothermal matches no cell in the September 2026 manual, whose nearest figures are $23,000 and $28,000. A search engine’s answer box, read the same day, adds “averaging around $9,200” for geothermal and “up to $75 upon enrollment” for a thermostat; the first appears on no National Grid page we read, the second is $50 on the ConnectedSolutions page. The rebate you will get is one cell of the manual’s table, chosen by premises type, decommissioning, DAC status and weatherization, capped at 70% or 85% of cost.

Water heater: $1,250 instantly at the store or after installation, no contractor required

The heat pump water heater rebate is $1,250, the same figure on National Grid’s Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters page and in the manual’s Category 5 and 5a, for a unit under 120 gallons on a National Grid electric account. Two paths pay it. At Lowe’s or The Home Depot, in store or online, you claim a $1,250 instant code at ngrid.com/myinstantcoupon or nghpwhrebate.com and it comes off at checkout. After an installation bought elsewhere, you or your installer file the online application, run for the utilities by ICF, at nyscleanheat-hpwh.customerapplication.com. The page says “you or your installer”: a participating contractor is optional, and the manual confirms that water-heater-only installers need a state licence, not Clean Heat enrolment. National Grid publishes no purchase window, no deadline after purchase and no one-per-address rule on this page; Con Edison, by contrast, pays $1,500 only through November 30, 2026. A geothermal desuperheater earns $100. Our water heater guide sets National Grid beside the other utilities.

Thermostats: $50 plus $25 a year on the page, “$20” in the page’s own description, “up to $75” in search answers

National Grid does not pay a rebate for buying a thermostat in Upstate New York; it pays for enrolling one. ConnectedSolutions, read October 8, 2026, lists $50 at sign-up and $25 a year on the electric program, for thermostats on central air conditioning, and $25 plus $25 a year on the gas program, for homes that heat with natural gas; eligible brands include ecobee, Sensi, Honeywell Home, Google Nest, Alarm.com and Trane. National Grid calls about fifteen events a summer on the electric side, on the hottest days, and up to five a winter on the gas side, on the coldest, and pays for the energy saved during them. The same page’s meta description, the summary search engines show, says “$20 instant incentive and a $25 annual incentive”; a search engine’s answer box says “up to $75 upon enrollment.” We publish the table. The answer to “can I get a free thermostat from National Grid” is no: the program pays you for one you already own.

Gas rebates are closed: furnaces, boilers, water heaters and the in-store discounts

The search “National Grid furnace rebate 2026” has a short answer. National Grid’s Gas Heating & Water Heating page for Upstate New York, read October 8, 2026, says “the Gas Prescriptive Rebate (HEHE) program is no longer accepting applications” and that “our in-store Midstream rebates are no longer available,” with no end date and no reopening date. The Long Island page carries the same closure for in-store rebates and adds the sentence that matters downstate: National Grid “partners with ConEdison and PSEG to offer” heat pump incentives, so a Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island or Long Island gas customer gets the heat pump rebate from the electric utility, Con Edison or PSEG Long Island, never from National Grid. The Metro New York gas page returned a missing-page error at two addresses on October 8 and has not been read. The statewide manual adds that, since September 1, 2026, installing new fossil-fuel heating alongside an incentivised heat pump disqualifies the project.

Priority Electrification: 25% more, and up to $5,000, for gas-heated homes in listed Upstate zip codes

The link labelled “higher incentive tiers for DAC communities” on National Grid’s geothermal page opens a flyer, CM8934 dated August 2025, titled NYS Clean Heat Priority Electrification Incentives, read October 8, 2026. It is not a DAC document. It says eligible accounts with gas heating in listed zip codes may receive an additional 25% on the incentive for a new high-efficiency heat pump — central air-source, mini-split, air-to-water or geothermal — and that customers in highlighted locations may also qualify for a bonus incentive “up to $5,000.” The zip codes sit in Albany, Columbia, Cortland, Fulton, Jefferson, Madison, Montgomery, Onondaga, Oswego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Warren and Washington counties; the flyer lists them, and the contractor checks the address. Air-source and air-to-water installations must decommission the gas heating; geothermal need not; new construction does not qualify; heat pump water heaters are excluded. The flyer carries no end date. Read it with the manual’s rule that rates can change at any time, and get the bonus written on the quote.

Income-eligible: no-cost health and safety repairs after an EmPower+ application; Total Home Comfort closed

National Grid’s income-eligible offer in New York is the Weatherization Health and Safety Program, read October 8, 2026: “you may qualify for no-cost home safety improvements,” performed by pre-selected contractors after a no-cost assessment. Eligibility follows NYSERDA’s EmPower+ income guidelines, the home must be a single-family house or a rental of four units or fewer, renters need the landlord’s approval, and the improvements are available only after you apply to EmPower+ and complete its Health and Safety Assessment; the administrator is CLEAResult, at 631-228-7221. Buildings of five or more units go to the Affordable Multifamily Energy Efficiency Program run by Willdan, 1-844-316-4288. The insulation offer for everyone else, Total Home Comfort, “is not accepting new applications” on the Long Island page read the same day, and the Upstate hub no longer lists it. The income-qualified heat pump money itself comes from NYSERDA, through EmPower+ and the Sustainable Futures adders on our New York page, not from a separate National Grid tier.

How to apply: the contractor files it, the cap is 70% or 85%, and a signed contract protects the rate for two weeks

There is no customer application for a National Grid heat pump incentive. Air-source, air-to-water and geothermal installers must be NYS Clean Heat participating contractors, enrolled with a utility agreement, a state application, a W-9 and at least $1 million of insurance; geothermal drillers must be participating drillers. The contractor sizes the system against the building heating load, files the application with the customer acknowledgment form, the decommissioning checklist for Category 2b and the weatherization evidence for the higher tier, and the incentive is taken off the invoice or paid back after installation, whichever the contractor offers. The manual caps the total at 70% of project cost, or 85% in a Disadvantaged Community, checked on NYSERDA’s map. If National Grid announces a cut, a customer with a signed contract keeps the old rate when the contractor submits within two weeks. The water heater is the exception: the instant code or the online form, no contractor required. The line for status questions is 1-844-212-7823, answered by ICF for the program.

How to apply, step by step

1. Confirm you are a National Grid electric customer in Upstate New York; downstate gas-only customers apply to Con Edison or PSEG Long Island for heat pumps.
2. Check two things before any quote: whether the address is in a Disadvantaged Community (NYSERDA’s map) and whether the home can meet the Weatherized Tier (built 2011 or later, or the Performance Pathway) — together they move a single-family air-source job from $4,000 to as much as $14,000.
3. Choose a NYS Clean Heat participating contractor from the state finder; ask whether your zip code is on the Priority Electrification list (25% extra, bonus up to $5,000 for gas-heated homes).
4. Decide on decommissioning: removing the furnace or boiler from service lifts the single-family incentive from $4,000 to $7,000 ($8,000 to $12,000 weatherized) and requires the checklist; installing any new fossil-fuel heating with the heat pump disqualifies the project.
5. Have the contractor show the incentive as its own line on the quote, with the tier named, and sign; the signed contract keeps the rate for two weeks if National Grid announces a reduction.
6. For a heat pump water heater, take the $1,250 instant code at Lowe’s or The Home Depot, or file the online application after installation — no contractor needed. For a thermostat, enrol in ConnectedSolutions for $50 (electric) or $25 (gas) plus $25 a year.

Deadlines for National Grid

• Closed — no reopening date published — National Grid’s gas furnace, boiler, water heater and in-store rebates are closed in New York; Total Home Comfort is not taking applications; no reopening date
• March 1, 2028 — New York: weatherization becomes a Clean Heat prerequisite
• Passed — Weatherized Tier goes live

What others get wrong about National Grid

• A search engine’s AI answer for “national grid heat pump rebate ny” says the thermostat pays “up to $75 upon enrollment” and geothermal rebates “average about $9,200.” National Grid’s pages say $50, and “an average of $7,000.” (October 8, 2026)
• National Grid’s ConnectedSolutions page pays $50 at sign-up for an electric thermostat. The same page’s own search description says $20. (October 8, 2026)
• National Grid’s geothermal page says “Save up to $25,000.” The NYS Clean Heat Program Manual of September 1, 2026 lists National Grid’s geothermal incentives as $18,000, $23,000 or $28,000 — no $25,000. (October 8, 2026)

Sources and method

Each source below carries the date it was read in full, the latest on October 8, 2026; the amounts on this page are the utility’s own unless marked reported, in which case they come from the utility’s participating contractors and are flagged for confirmation. The official page is re-read automatically every day; a change reaches this page, the New York page, the deadlines and the news feed together, after it is read again by hand. Data for this page are in utilities.json (CC BY 4.0).

• National Grid — Electric Heating & Cooling: Heat Pumps, Upstate NY (“up to $12,000” / “$25,000”; tier tables as images; read in full Oct 8)
• National Grid — Ground-Source Heat Pumps, Upstate NY (“Save up to $25,000”, tooltip “average of $7,000”; read in full Oct 8)
• NYS Clean Heat Statewide Program Manual, version 3, September 1, 2026 (section 2.2.5 National Grid incentive tables; 2.1.4 Weatherized Tier; read Oct 8)
• National Grid — NYS Clean Heat Priority Electrification Incentives flyer, CM8934 (8/25): +25%, bonus up to $5,000, 14 counties (read Oct 8)
• National Grid — Electric Heat Pump Water Heaters, Upstate NY ($1,250 instant or by application; read in full Oct 8)
• National Grid — ConnectedSolutions thermostat and battery programs, Upstate NY ($50 + $25 electric, $25 + $25 gas; read in full Oct 8)
• National Grid — Gas Heating & Water Heating, Upstate NY (HEHE closed; midstream closed; read in full Oct 8)
• National Grid — Weatherization Health and Safety Program, Upstate NY (no-cost, EmPower+ guidelines; read in full Oct 8)
• National Grid — Energy Saving Programs hub, Upstate NY (read in full Oct 8)
• National Grid — Gas Heating & Water Heating, Long Island (midstream closed; heat pumps via Con Edison and PSEG; read in full Oct 8)
• National Grid — Total Home Comfort, Long Island (“not accepting new applications”; read in full Oct 8)
• National Grid — Services & Rebates listing (source of the “average of $4,000” snippet; loads only in a browser, NOT read as text)
• National Grid — Heat pump incentive form EE8161 (9/22): the 2022 per-10,000-Btuh structure, superseded by the manual’s flat tiers (read Oct 8)
• NYS Clean Heat — Find a Participating Contractor (ICF)
• NYS Clean Heat — Heat pump water heater application portal (ICF)
• NYS Clean Heat — Contractor toolkit: program documents (manual, forms; read Oct 8)
• NYSERDA — Disadvantaged Communities map

Frequently asked questions

What is the amount of the National Grid heat pump rebate in New York in 2026?

For a single-family home in National Grid’s Upstate electric territory: $4,000 for a cold-climate air-source heat pump that keeps the old system, $7,000 when the old system is decommissioned, $8,000 or $12,000 at the Weatherized Tier, and $6,000 to $14,000 in a Disadvantaged Community; apartments and homes under 1,000 square feet get half. Geothermal pays $18,000 to $28,000. The figures are the NYS Clean Heat Program Manual’s, version 3 of September 1, 2026; National Grid’s own page shows the tables as images.

How do I apply for a National Grid heat pump rebate in Upstate NY?

You do not file anything for a heat pump: a NYS Clean Heat participating contractor files the application and the incentive comes off the invoice or back as a reimbursement, capped at 70% of cost (85% in a Disadvantaged Community). The heat pump water heater is different — claim the $1,250 instant code at Lowe’s or The Home Depot, or apply online after installation. Questions: 1-844-212-7823.

Is there a National Grid furnace rebate in 2026?

No. National Grid’s Gas Heating & Water Heating page, read October 8, 2026, says the Gas Prescriptive Rebate (HEHE) program is no longer accepting applications and the in-store midstream rebates are no longer available, with no reopening date. The money in 2026 is on the heat pump side.

Can I get a free thermostat from National Grid?

Not in New York. ConnectedSolutions pays you for enrolling a thermostat you already own — $50 at sign-up and $25 a year on the electric program, $25 plus $25 a year on gas — in exchange for a few degrees of adjustment during peak events. The page’s own search description says $20, and answer boxes say up to $75; the table on the page says $50.

Does the National Grid rebate apply in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island or Long Island?

Not for heat pumps. There National Grid supplies only gas; its Long Island page says it partners with Con Edison and PSEG to offer heat pump incentives, so the rebate comes from the electric utility — see our Con Edison page. National Grid’s own gas rebates downstate are closed.

Why does National Grid say “up to $25,000” for geothermal when the manual says $28,000?

The two official sources disagree. National Grid’s geothermal card, read October 8, 2026, says “Save up to $25,000” and “an average of $7,000”; the September 1, 2026 program manual lists $18,000 or $23,000 for a single-family retrofit and $23,000 or $28,000 in a Disadvantaged Community, with no $25,000 cell. We publish both; the contractor files against the manual, and rates can change at any time.

Are there federal tax credits to add to a National Grid rebate in 2026?

No. The 25C and 25D federal credits ended for equipment placed in service after December 31, 2025. New York still offers a 25% state geothermal income tax credit, capped at $10,000, covered on our New York page; NYS Clean Heat’s own pages still link to “tax credits,” so ask a tax preparer before counting on anything federal.

What are Disadvantaged Community and Weatherized Tier, and how much do they add?

A Disadvantaged Community address, checked on NYSERDA’s map, adds $2,000 to single-family air-source cells and $5,000 to geothermal, and lifts the cost cap from 70% to 85%. The Weatherized Tier — a home built in 2011 or later, past participation in a weatherization program, or a measured heating load below the threshold — adds $4,000 to $5,000 on air-source and $5,000 on geothermal. Both together take a decommissioned single-family air-source job to $14,000.

Related

The full picture for the state — every program, the federal status and the corrections log — is on New York heat pump rebates. All utilities we cover: utility rebate pages.