Home Energy Rebates · KY
Kentucky hasn't launched either federal Home Energy Rebate program: HEEHR for electric appliances or HOMES for whole-home upgrades. Federal tax credits for home energy upgrades ended after 2025; income-qualified households can still apply for weatherization.
HEEHR · electric appliances
Not open yet not launched (application and plan submission stage; completing documents required by DOE's new guidelines)
HOMES · whole-home upgrades
Not open yet not launched (same)
Program site alert: 'Kentucky Home Energy Rebates are not yet available. Anyone that is offering these rebates is misinformed.' 'According to new DOE guidelines, to launch, Kentucky must complete additional documents and receive approval from DOE.' Status tracker marks Step 2 'Application & Plan Submission' as 'WE ARE HERE'.
The Building Performance Association's June 2026 map, a trade-group source and the only national list since DOE stopped publishing one, lists Kentucky as “Applied & Funds Awarded (not launched)”.
Closed Federal tax credits (25C and 25D): ended for work after December 31, 2025 (Public Law 119-21). 2025 work is claimed on 2025 returns with IRS Form 5695. What ended → IRS ↗
Open Weatherization Assistance Program: funded for FY2026; pays for efficiency work, starting with an energy audit, for households at or below 200% of federal poverty guidelines. Apply through Kentucky’s weatherization agency. Who qualifies → DOE ↗
Open LIHEAP: funded for FY2026; helps pay heating and cooling bills through Kentucky’s LIHEAP office. LIHEAP →
Open ENERGY STAR Rebate Finder: searches offers on certified products by ZIP code. Rebate Finder ↗
Kentucky hasn't launched either federal Home Energy Rebate program: HEEHR for electric appliances or HOMES for whole-home upgrades. As checked on October 12, 2026, HEEHR: not launched (application and plan submission stage; completing documents required by DOE's new guidelines). HOMES: not launched (same).
Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Office of Energy Policy (OEP).
No. The federal 25C and 25D credits ended for work after December 31, 2025, under Public Law 119-21, in every state. Work done in 2025 is claimed on 2025 returns with IRS Form 5695. Income-qualified households can still apply for the Weatherization Assistance Program.
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