Home Renovation Savings — direct rebates (no assessment)

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Heat pumps up to $7,500 ($12,000 ground-source), solar with battery up to $10,000, plus attic, thermostat and appliance rebates — no assessment needed

Run by Enbridge Gas + Save on Energy (IESO) · verified against the official page 2026-10-08

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What it pays

up to $7,500Cold-climate air-source heat pump ($1,250/ton; electric, oil, propane or wood heat)
up to $12,000Ground-source heat pump ($2,000/ton; electric, oil, propane or wood heat)
up to $2,000Air-source heat pump in an Enbridge gas-heated home ($3,000 for ground-source)
up to $2,000Rented heat pump, any heating fuel ($500/ton air-source; $3,000 flat ground-source)
up to $5,000Rooftop solar ($1,000/kW, at most 50% of cost)
up to $5,000Battery storage with new solar ($300/kWh, at most 50% of cost)
up to $1,250Attic insulation to R-50, from R-12 or less (50% of after-tax cost; participating contractors)
up to $1,000Attic insulation to R-50, from above R-12 to R-25
up to $800Attic insulation to R-50, from above R-25 to R-35
$650–$750Cathedral ceiling or flat roof (to R-20 or R-28)
$125Smart thermostat (one per household)
$25–$200 eachENERGY STAR Most Efficient appliances replacing electric ones

The audit question

No audit required

No EnerGuide assessment needed. Heat pumps and solar need written pre-approval before you buy, and heat pumps and attic insulation have to be installed by participating contractors.

Who qualifies

Ontario homeowners. Heat pump amounts depend on how you heat today; gas-heated homes qualify at lower amounts and can keep the furnace as backup. Replacing an existing heat pump doesn't qualify, homes occupied for less than 6 months are excluded, and solar has to power the home itself (no net metering).

How to apply, step by step

Fill in the eligibility form for the upgrade you want on homerenovationsavings.ca.
Heat pumps: choose a participating HVAC contractor, who submits the pre-installation application. Solar and batteries: any licensed electrical contractor can apply for you. Wait for written approval before buying anything.
Have the work installed. The contractor files the completion paperwork within 30 days.
Heat pump rebates arrive by cheque within about 60 days of approval.
Smart thermostats and appliances are simpler: buy, then upload your receipt within 60 days — or get a thermostat discount code before you buy.

The gotchas

The $12,000 headline is for ground-source systems. A cold-climate air-source heat pump tops out at $7,500, or $2,000 if you heat with Enbridge gas.
Anything installed before written pre-approval gets no heat pump or solar rebate.
A battery on its own doesn't qualify, and solar systems can't be net-metered.
Oil-heated homes must size the new electric heating (heat pump plus any electric backup) to replace the oil heat completely, and have a TSSA-registered contractor deal with the oil tank. Homes heated by electricity or wood need a heat pump sized mainly for heating (NRCan sizing option C or D); gas-heated homes can keep the furnace as backup.
Attic rebates are 50% of the after-tax cost, up to the tier maximum ($1,250 only if your attic is R-12 or less today), and have to go through one of the program's participating contractors. Registration for new attic contractors is closed, so confirm one serves your area before you plan around it. The work must cover 100% of the roof assembly.
Gas-heated homes qualify through Enbridge: the program is written for Enbridge Gas customers heating with natural gas, or for homes heated by electricity, oil, propane or wood. If your gas comes from Kitchener Utilities or Utilities Kingston, your home fits neither group, so confirm eligibility with the program before you plan around it.
You can't claim the same upgrade from another Enbridge, Save on Energy or Ontario program, and total funding can't exceed your cost.
Replacing an existing heat pump doesn't qualify; the rebates are for first-time installations, and new homes must have been occupied for at least 6 months.

Worth knowing

Even without a required assessment, audit-first usually changes what you buy: a proper heat-loss calculation right-sizes the heat pump, and insulating first can shrink it. The program's attic and smart thermostat pages no longer list the installation and submission deadlines (November 30 and December 31, 2026) that we showed earlier, and the heat pump page lists no end date. The smart thermostat rebate is $125 on its current page, as an instant code (The Home Depot in-store; Best Buy, Copeland Sensi, ecobee or Mysa online) or by uploading your receipt within 60 days; the program's help page still says $100.

Common questions

Does a gas-heated home get a heat pump rebate?

Yes: up to $2,000 for an air-source heat pump or $3,000 for ground-source, and you can keep the furnace as backup.

Is the Ontario heat pump rebate really $12,000?

Only for ground-source (geothermal) systems in homes heated by electricity, oil, propane or wood. Cold-climate air-source heat pumps get $1,250 per ton, up to $7,500.

Do I need an energy audit for these rebates?

No, but heat pumps and solar need written pre-approval before installation — and an audit's heat-loss calculation is still the best way to size a heat pump.

Is there a rebate for a home battery on its own?

No. Storage only qualifies when it's installed with new rooftop solar, and the system can't be net-metered.

How much is the attic insulation rebate?

It depends on what's there now, and you have to reach R-50: up to $1,250 if the attic is R-12 or less, $1,000 from above R-12 to R-25, and $800 from above R-25 to R-35. Cathedral ceilings and flat roofs get $650–$750. The rebate is 50% of your after-tax cost, up to those amounts, and the work has to be done by a participating contractor. The attic page doesn't currently list an installation deadline.

Do rented heat pumps qualify?

Yes, whatever fuel you heat with: $500 per ton up to $2,000 for a cold-climate air-source heat pump, or $3,000 for a ground-source system. Pre-approval is still required before installation.

How much is the smart thermostat rebate?

$125, one per household, on the program's smart thermostat page (its help page still says $100). Get an instant code before you buy (The Home Depot in-store, or Best Buy, Copeland Sensi, ecobee or Mysa online), or buy anywhere and upload your receipt within 60 days.

When do the Home Renovation Savings heat pump rebates end?

The heat pump page lists no installation deadline, submission deadline or end date (checked October 8, 2026). The assessment path is different: its follow-up assessment must be done by December 31, 2026.

Official program page ↗ Always confirm details there before spending — programs change faster than any tracker.