Home Energy Rebates · SC
South Carolina 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 ('rebates are not yet available'; anticipated availability in 2026)
HOMES · whole-home upgrades
Not open yet not launched (program still being developed)
SC Energy Office: 'While rebates are not currently available in South Carolina, program development is underway, with anticipated availability in 2026.' Page undated; does not mention DOE's 2026 Program Notices. The SC Energy Office is also a DOE Home Energy Score partner.
The Building Performance Association's June 2026 map, a trade-group source and the only national list since DOE stopped publishing one, lists South Carolina as “Applied & Funds Awarded (not launched)”.
Utility and local programs from our metro research that are open now, each linked to its official page. Terms, limits and weatherization agencies are on each metro guide.
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · the South Carolina side
Electric: Duke Energy Carolinas
Gas: Piedmont Natural Gas
Part of the Charlotte metro area reaches into South Carolina. None of the programs in our Charlotte research are specific to South Carolina.
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 South Carolina’s weatherization agency. Who qualifies → DOE ↗
Open LIHEAP: funded for FY2026; helps pay heating and cooling bills through South Carolina’s LIHEAP office. LIHEAP →
Open ENERGY STAR Rebate Finder: searches offers on certified products by ZIP code. Rebate Finder ↗
South Carolina 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 ('rebates are not yet available'; anticipated availability in 2026). HOMES: not launched (program still being developed).
South Carolina Energy Office (Office of Regulatory Staff).
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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