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High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate (HEEHR)

Also called: HEEHRA · High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebates · High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program · Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates · IRA section 50122 · HEAR

An Inflation Reduction Act rebate run by states for efficient electric equipment and envelope upgrades in lower- and moderate-income homes.

What it means

HEEHR offers point-of-sale rebates, taken off the price by participating contractors or retailers, of up to $14,000 per household for items such as heat pumps, heat pump water heaters, insulation, air sealing, ventilation and electrical upgrades, for households under 150% of area median income. It's available only where your state, territory or tribe has launched a program. DOE's May 2026 revision removed rebates for replacing gas, oil or propane equipment with electric, so HEEHR now covers electric-to-electric upgrades and new construction, and it requires insulation and air sealing before heating and cooling upgrades unless the home already meets a state-set level.

Why it matters in an audit

If you heat with fossil fuels, HEEHR may no longer cover a heat pump switch, though the HOMES rebate still can; check your state energy office for what's open.

Typical numbers

Reference values with their sources. Your auditor’s report gives the figure for your own house.

What	Value	Source
Status (checked 2026-10-26)	Available in select states (DOE page updated July 8, 2026); revised rules in effect since May 29, 2026	energy.gov ↗
Maximum and income limit	Up to $14,000 per household; households below 150% of area median income	energy.gov ↗
May 29, 2026 changes (Program Notice 26-2)	Renamed from 'Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates'; fuel-switching rebates removed; weatherization first; existing fossil systems may stay when a heat pump is added; Justice40 rules dropped; programs already running had three months to comply	energy.gov ↗
National funding	$4.5 billion	energy.gov ↗

Sources

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Related terms

HOMES rebates (Home Owner Managing Energy Savings) A federal rebate, run by states, that pays $2,000 to $8,000 based on the modeled energy savings of whole-home upgrades.
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) The 2022 US law that created state-run home energy rebates and expanded home energy tax credits, which a 2025 law later cut short.
Area median income (AMI) The middle household income for your area; rebate programs set eligibility as a percentage of it, such as under 80% or 150% of AMI.
Heat pump An electric system that moves heat instead of making it: out of the house in summer and into it in winter, using a refrigerant loop.
Air sealing Blocking the hidden gaps where air leaks in and out of a house, which cuts drafts, heating and cooling costs, and moisture problems.
Dual-fuel (hybrid) system A heat pump paired with a gas, propane or oil furnace or boiler; controls switch to the fuel when it's colder or cheaper to do so.

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