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Texas home energy rebates (2026)

Texas 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.

Checked against Texas’s own pages on October 12, 2026

HEEHR · electric appliances

Texas Home Energy Rebates — Home Electrification and Appliance Rebate (HEAR) program

Not open yet not launched (planning and design phase)

Run by
Texas Comptroller — State Energy Conservation Office (SECO); APTIM Federal Services LLC hired April 2026 to help design and implement
Amounts
Planned: rebates by technology, up to $14,000 per income-qualified household.

Official page ↗ · verified October 12, 2026

HOMES · whole-home upgrades

Texas Home Energy Rebates — Home Efficiency Rebates (HOMES) program

Not open yet not launched (planning and design phase)

Run by
Texas Comptroller — State Energy Conservation Office (SECO)
Amounts
Planned: all income levels, up to $8,000 based on income and expected savings.

Official page ↗ · verified October 12, 2026

What Texas’s pages say

SECO 'Current Status (Updated August 21, 2026): Rebates are not currently available. The programs are currently in the planning and design phase, and a future launch date will be established once the state has approval from DOE.' DOE allocated $690 million to Texas. Public comment form open through the end of October (2026).

The Building Performance Association's June 2026 map, a trade-group source and the only national list since DOE stopped publishing one, lists Texas as “Applied & Funds Awarded (not launched)”.

Local programs in Texas

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.

Dallas–Fort Worth

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Electric: Oncor Electric Delivery; Retail electric providers (REPs), chosen by the customer
Gas: Atmos Energy (Mid-Tex Division)

Open programs

5 more listed for this area are closed, paused or unconfirmed.

Status checked October 12, 2026 · Dallas–Fort Worth guide →

San Antonio

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

Electric: CPS Energy
Gas: CPS Energy (natural gas)

Open programs

4 more listed for this area are closed, paused or unconfirmed.

Status checked October 12, 2026 · San Antonio guide →

Austin

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Electric: Austin Energy
Gas: Texas Gas Service (a division of ONE Gas, Inc.)

Open programs

Plus 1 more open program on the Austin guide.

2 more listed for this area are closed, paused or unconfirmed.

Status checked October 12, 2026 · Austin guide →

Federal programs in Texas

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 Texas’s weatherization agency. Who qualifies → DOE ↗

Open LIHEAP: funded for FY2026; helps pay heating and cooling bills through Texas’s LIHEAP office. LIHEAP →

Open ENERGY STAR Rebate Finder: searches offers on certified products by ZIP code. Rebate Finder ↗

All verified October 12, 2026

Common questions

Are Home Energy Rebates available in Texas right now?

Texas 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 (planning and design phase). HOMES: not launched (planning and design phase).

Who runs Home Energy Rebates in Texas?

HEEHR: Texas Comptroller — State Energy Conservation Office (SECO); APTIM Federal Services LLC hired April 2026 to help design and implement. HOMES: Texas Comptroller — State Energy Conservation Office (SECO).

Can I still get a federal tax credit for energy upgrades in Texas?

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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